--- key: mechanic/vehicles-racing--t142 type: mechanic id: vehicles-racing--t142 lang: en title: 'Drifting, stunts and skid control' summary: >- Controlled skids and stunts turn reduced grip into scored actions with deliberate entry, sustain and recovery phases. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/vehicles-racing--t142/' jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/vehicles-racing--t142.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/vehicles-racing--t142.md aliases: [] tags: - 'Vehicles, racing and machinery' - Mechanics and variants sourceIds: - source-8cc54cd9f9a5c8e8 - source-a62ae5b62aeabe68 - source-8cba10e7ecbcbb1c sources: - id: source-8cc54cd9f9a5c8e8 title: 'Godot: Physics introduction' url: >- https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/physics/physics_introduction.html verifiedAt: null - id: source-a62ae5b62aeabe68 title: 'OpenTTD: About' url: 'https://www.openttd.org/about' verifiedAt: null - id: source-8cba10e7ecbcbb1c title: Assetto Corsa url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/244210/' verifiedAt: null relations: - type: uses direction: outgoing label: Sources in the selection key: resource/godot-physics title: 'Godot: physics introduction' url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/resources/#resource-godot-physics' jsonUrl: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/resource/godot-physics.json' markdownUrl: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/resource/godot-physics.md' placements: - catalogId: vehicles-racing id: t142 title: 'Vehicles, racing and machinery' url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/vehicles-racing/#t142' categoryIds: - mechanics supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: 'Drifting, stunts and skid control' description: >- Controlled skids and stunts turn reduced grip into scored actions with deliberate entry, sustain and recovery phases. image: src: images/mechanics/general-assetto-corsa-05.webp width: 1440 height: 810 game: Assetto Corsa sourceUrl: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/244210/' originalUrl: >- https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/244210/ss_a098061e7aaf52410030a012d07582b11ff4cb72.1920x1080.jpg?t=1782208838 credit: Kunos Simulazioni / 505 Games rights: >- Game imagery © its respective rights holders. Publisher-distributed screenshot from Steam; all rights reserved. Excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: Cars take a corner with lateral sliding alt: Cars take a corner with lateral sliding markers: - x: 49 'y': 61 label: Body and wheel orientation reveal the slide tips: - Score a drift through control and recovery rather than car angle alone. examples: - title: Assetto Corsa url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/244210/' endsAt: null provenance: >- Original bilingual editorial overviews authored for gamemechanics.pro on 2026-10-20 and reviewed on 2026-10-21. Scenarios are hypothetical design examples; prototype checks describe work to perform, not completed playtests. Primary sources support the stated techniques and implementation context, not every proposed variant. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/vehicles-racing --- # Drifting, stunts and skid control id: vehicles-racing--t142 type: mechanic key: mechanic/vehicles-racing--t142 lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/vehicles-racing--t142/ Controlled skids and stunts turn reduced grip into scored actions with deliberate entry, sustain and recovery phases. ## At a glance ![Cars take a corner with lateral sliding](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/general-assetto-corsa-05.webp) [Assetto Corsa](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244210/) · Game imagery © its respective rights holders. Publisher-distributed screenshot from Steam; all rights reserved. Excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. 1. Body and wheel orientation reveal the slide - Score a drift through control and recovery rather than car angle alone. - [Assetto Corsa](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244210/) ## How it works Controlled skids and stunts turn reduced grip into scored actions with deliberate entry, sustain and recovery phases. ## Variants ### Mechanic variants - Drift angle raises reward alongside risk. - Transitions require smoothly switching sides. - Landings test orientation and velocity. - Repeated tricks reduce the value of a safe pattern. ## Design example A player connects two drifts across a straight while preserving speed without wall contact. Prototype check: Test distinction between a controlled drift and ordinary sliding and explain why a chain ends. ## Context and limits Vehicle mechanics connect controls, momentum, routes and machine condition; the chosen simplifications should stay consistent. Each overview separates player actions, state changes and alternative rules. Examples are hypothetical design scenarios, not claims about a named game. A prototype check states an observable question for the next iteration. Existing detailed references remain separately linked from the direction map. ## Connected materials - Sources in the selection: [Godot: physics introduction](https://gamemechanics.pro/en/resources/#resource-godot-physics) (key: resource/godot-physics) ## Sources and provenance Original bilingual editorial overviews authored for gamemechanics.pro on 2026-10-20 and reviewed on 2026-10-21. Scenarios are hypothetical design examples; prototype checks describe work to perform, not completed playtests. Primary sources support the stated techniques and implementation context, not every proposed variant. - [Godot: Physics introduction](https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/physics/physics_introduction.html) (id: source-8cc54cd9f9a5c8e8) - [OpenTTD: About](https://www.openttd.org/about) (id: source-a62ae5b62aeabe68) - [Assetto Corsa](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244210/) (id: source-8cba10e7ecbcbb1c) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors