powerslide
Controlled lateral slide
A powerslide is a controlled skid where a vehicle's rear wheels lose traction while the driver maintains steering control, used in racing and stunt driving: He hit the gas and threw the car into a powerslide around the corner.
The term also applies to a similar maneuver in skateboarding, rollerblading, or ice skating where the skater turns sideways to brake while sliding forward.
In video games, especially racing and kart games, the powerslide is often a core drifting mechanic that builds speed boosts.
Excessive rear rotation
- countersteerTurning toward a skid
- sidewaysToward one side
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
- handbrakeStationary vehicle lock
feint · angle · donut · e-brake · tandem · initiation · correction · rotation
Arranged in sequence
- rollerbladesWheeled boots for gliding
- iceWater's solid form
- wheelsCircular rotation devices
- urethaneOrganic ester compound
aggressive · slalom · parallel · speed · braking · technique · balance · stance
Emergency response hormone
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- speedRate of motion
- rushQuick sudden movement
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
daredevil · stunt · heart-pounding · edge · limit · showoff · spectacle · crowd-pleaser
oversteer
Excessive rear rotation
- countersteerTurning toward a skid
- sidewaysToward one side
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
handbrake · feint · angle · donut · e-brake · tandem · initiation · correction · rotation
inline
Arranged in sequence
- rollerbladesWheeled boots for gliding
- iceWater's solid form
- wheelsCircular rotation devices
urethane · aggressive · slalom · parallel · speed · braking · technique · balance · stance · friction
adrenaline
Emergency response hormone
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- speedRate of motion
- rushQuick sudden movement
exhilaration · daredevil · stunt · heart-pounding · edge · limit · showoff · spectacle · crowd-pleaser · audacity
circuit
Closed electrical pathway
- checkpointInspection station on route
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- chicaneDeliberate tight turns
overtake · hairpin · rally · gravel · tarmac · asphalt · motorsport · karting
- motorsportsracing, race, race tracks, Daytona 500, racing teams
- racing gamesGran Turismo, Need for Speed, The Crew, drift racing, Blur
- maneuversmaneuver, feint, sidestep, dodge, evasion
- Skateboardingskateboard, ollie, skateboarding, kickflip, grind
- Driftingdrift, drifting, countersteer, countersteering, counter-steering
- Rollerbladinginline skates, rollerblades, rollerblading, skates, wheels
powerslideracing line
Optimal path through corners
traction · planted · hooked up · sticking · understeer
power, slide, powerful, empower, sliding, powerless, slider, powerfully, powered