How do friction, centripetal force and inertia affect drifting?

[John Muller]

Hello,
I am making a project on the physics of drifting right now. I have searched the internet for a while now and have not found much about drifting. I am wondering how friction, the frictional force, the centripetal force, and how inertia impacts drifting.
I am also wondering if there is some way I could find the frictional force of a vehicle while drifting.

 

[jrmichler]

If you had high school physics, static, and dynamics behind you, this would be a straightforward problem. Start with a free body diagram (Google is your friend), and post that. Get that correct and complete, then (and only then) start working on the equations.

 

[berkeman]

I have searched the internet for a while now and have not found much about drifting.

When I do a Google search on your thread title, I get lots of useful hits. What search terms have you been using?

http://ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu/webproj...bbott/Brandon_Abbott/images/cars-drifting.jpg