Drift map for beginner?

[dreign]

I would really like a beginner style map (like enough space in curves to allow for non-perfect drifting through the curve) to practice. The game is really fun, but for me - as a total beginner - most maps are pretty hard to drive properly.

For example in hillclimb Pikes has some really nice dirt maps with lots of space. Unfortunately (I don't know why?) I could not get the typical co-driver and could only choose from 3 different super fast cars in custom mode. Why?
The map looks perfect for me and is fun to drive, I would really like to drive my BMW Evo downhill there with a co-driver (I *really* need this information -- without it even this map is too hard for me).

Any other suggestions for beginners?

There aren't any Workshop / Modded maps right?

[Eagleizer]

No Workshop maps, but plenty of Workshop setups for the cars. The stages in Finland is wide.
Just be careful on the jumps. Kick the brake just before takeoff ;) If you try the short stages
(Sprint) it should be possible for you to find a stage that are nice for learning to slide.

Don`t try to set world records. Drive like you would in real life, with full control. The speed will
come by itself as you get used to it. Don`t restart every time you crash, only do if your car is
undrivable.

Learn to drive 1 stage by memory, and turn off everythng except your speedometer.

Keep high RPM, but not max. That will help you to control the slide with the accellerator.

Stay away form the most powerful cars, and choose one you like to drive.
Stick to 1 car until you feel you know how to control it. (You can drive all cars in Custom Event)

Good luck!
(Dont forget there are lots of setups in the Workshop)


Cheers :)

[The Icecream Snowman]

I'd recommned learning by driving fairly slowly and learning how to use the co-driver calls to get you around the stage. Learning the stages sort of takes the fun out of drving them 'blind' but different people enjoy a different approach. Setting up your car is easy and there are some excellent guides detailing what each component does. Workshop setups are not necessarily very good.

If you're trying to learn in the BWM, don't. It's one of the harder vehicles, being rear wheel drive. Personally I just started the open championship in the Mini and muddled my way through. I didn't win, but I still progressed to the next rank. The Impreza 1995 is really easy to drive. It's kind of big and heavy but it goes eactly where to want and isn't so fast that it will get away from you.

Front wheel drive is easy to control but always understeers. If in doubt, use more power and the handbrake to drag the car around the corners.
Rear wheel drive is the hardest to use. You have to use very careful throttle control to initiate a power slide, then keep it under control.
Four wheel drive is the easiest and essentially the best. You get more traction and control of the cars motion than the other configurations.

Each country has unique challenges. Finland has fast stages and moderate grip but has a lot of crests, jumps and roadside ditches. Concentrating on what the co-driver is saying is its own challenge in Finland, there are so many calls.

Sweden is snowy. Very low grip but with almost no obstacles. The courses are fairly easy, you just have to drive carefully. Easy to drive slowly but the snow drifts can bog you down or spin the car.

Germany is on concrete and has the fastest straights. Lots of heavy braking sections and very tight corners, lots of trackside obstacles. More challenging than it might initially seem.

Monaco is tarmac, the highest grip surface but very narrow and with loads of obstacles. Near the top of the mountain the road turns to ice. This is the lowest grip surface of all. This is the closest to road racing but you have to absolutely nail the braking points and racing lines to set a podium time. Car setups are very different here.

Wales is muddy loose gravel, low grip, low speed twisty, bumpy tracks. Easy to drive slowly, easy to crash at speed.

Greece is loose gravel, also low grip. Very windy with complex corners leading into each other, many roadside hazards like rocks, trees, cliffs (up and down). Also bumpy and incliced to throw the car off the track if you're too fast.

Pikes Peak is a hillclimb event with 1980s cars. It's fast and difficult, you have to be spot on with drifts and know how to use some more advanced techniques to even stay on the road, let alone get a good time.

TLDR - Try using the Impreza 1995 to drive slowly through some Wales stages and learn what's what.