DRIFTIT

Track 10 · Maple Ridge · Intermediate

Snake

“Alternating sweepers. Link them into one long slide.” Snake is track 10 of 20 in DRIFTIT, set in Maple Ridge (golden hour). Three laps, 2:10.00 to beat.

target (3 laps)
2:10.00
per lap
43.3 s
record
0:59.10
lap length
439 m
width
20 m
corners
8

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 Snake track in DRIFTIT from the top camera, with the lap timer, speed and drift score
Snake 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

Snake has 8 corners, 6 right-hand and 2 left-hand, turning through 640° in total on a 439 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 43.3 s a lap. Corners swap direction, so the transitions between them decide the lap.

Corner by corner

#CornerTurnsAngleRadiusHow to take it
1Snakeright70°20 mKink / flick. Barely a corner: a quick weight swing, keep the throttle pinned and link it into the next one.
2left70°20 mKink / flick. Barely a corner: a quick weight swing, keep the throttle pinned and link it into the next one.
3right70°20 mKink / flick. Barely a corner: a quick weight swing, keep the throttle pinned and link it into the next one.
4left70°20 mKink / flick. Barely a corner: a quick weight swing, keep the throttle pinned and link it into the next one.
5Cornerright90°18 mMedium. Tap in before the apex and hold a moderate angle with the throttle.
6right90°18 mMedium. Tap in before the apex and hold a moderate angle with the throttle.
7right90°18 mMedium. Tap in before the apex and hold a moderate angle with the throttle.
8right90°18 mMedium. Tap in before the apex and hold a moderate angle with the throttle.

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

The record

The current record on Snake is 0:59.10 by @AndrewCourtney7, 70.9 s under the target, with 19 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.