DRIFTIT

Track 07 · Red Mesa Raceway · Intermediate

Kidney

“An oval with a kink. Do not lift too early.” Kidney is track 7 of 20 in DRIFTIT, set in Red Mesa Raceway (afternoon). Three laps, 1:50.00 to beat.

target (3 laps)
1:50.00
per lap
36.7 s
record
0:52.33
lap length
356 m
width
20 m
corners
5

The map as the game's menu draws it, seen from above like the in-game camera. The dot is the start line.

In-game screenshot of the Kidney track in DRIFTIT from the top camera, with the lap timer, speed and drift score
Kidney in the game, from the default top camera: lap timer and target at the top, total score top right, drift angle and speed bottom left, the current drift's points and multiplier bottom right. A simple test bot is driving, much slower than a good player.

Overview

Kidney has 5 corners, 3 right-hand and 2 left-hand, turning through 600° in total on a 356 m lap. The tightest corner has a 18 m radius. At 20 m wide it is mid-width: space for a slide, not for a wide one.

To beat the target you need an average of 36.7 s a lap. Corners swap direction, so the transitions between them decide the lap.

Corner by corner

#CornerTurnsAngleRadiusHow to take it
1Sweeperright180°22 mFast sweeper. Enter with speed and a small angle; too much angle here only costs time.
2Kinkleft60°18 mKink / flick. Barely a corner: a quick weight swing, keep the throttle pinned and link it into the next one.
3right120°18 mMedium. Tap in before the apex and hold a moderate angle with the throttle.
4left60°18 mKink / flick. Barely a corner: a quick weight swing, keep the throttle pinned and link it into the next one.
5Sweeper 2right180°22 mFast sweeper. Enter with speed and a small angle; too much angle here only costs time.

What hairpins, chicanes and sweepers are and the line through each: corner types and how to drift them.

The record

The current record on Kidney is 0:52.33 by @AndrewCourtney7, 57.7 s under the target, with 21 drivers on the board. Think you can beat it? Sign in with X in the game and your fastest run goes up under your @handle.

Tips

  • Drive one clean lap first: any wall contact restarts the run, and your ghost only records runs you finish.
  • Once you have a personal best, race its ghost and watch the checkpoint splits to find the corner that costs you time.
  • Use the width: a wide entry lets you start the slide early and carry more speed through the apex.
  • New to the technique? How to drift with a keyboard covers handbrake entry, counter-steer and linking.

Ready to slide?

Free, in your browser, no download. Keyboard or gamepad. Also on Steam for Windows, Mac and Linux, $4.99.