Drifting Porsche Cayman GT4 Spins on Soaking Wet Nurburgring, a Driving Lesson

Since the weather at the Ring is moodier than a snorting Wolf of Wallstreet, drivers making their way through Adenauer Forst sideways are a rather common sight. And we're here to tell you that, if you're going to do it, at least you should do it with the right dancing moves.

We'll use the Porsche Cayman GT4 in the footage at the bottom of the page as an example. The driver of the GT division machine had clear slip angle shenanigan intentions from the very moment he entered the section.

The only problem is that the man played the drifter role while being too loud-pedal-happy. From the first part of his "S" sliding, you can see he uses too much gas.

Once the rear end of the GT4 steps out, the hefty wheelspin means the Porsche is a bit more stubborn when it comes to changing direction. The driver continues his overly deep throttle interaction and, despite showing decent countersteering action, the momentum excess gained by the Porscha sends the car spinning once the velocity beast starts sliding the other way.

When it comes to drifting cars that have not specifically been prepped for slip angle adventures (read: they don't pack, say, 60+ degrees of steering angle), the driver must be moderate when stepping on the gas to initiate or correct a slide.

We also have an example oh how balanced gas pedal interactions should be. While this takes places in the dry (the conclusion above still stands), it involves the other current big star of the GT division, namely a GT3 RS PDK. And while the Neunelfer is manhandled by a Porsche instructor, the man's experience is partially counterbalanced by the tightness of the Porsche Experience Center Silverstone course he's using to drift the Rennsport animal.

P.S.: Yes, the clip below shows that Cayman GT4 whose owner who went down the aftermarket path to build his own Cayman GT4 "RS". And if you're in a hurry, you should know the action we've discussed above starts at the 1:33 point.