The art of drifting that we are sure that many gearheads would love to perfect. Nothing looks more fun than throwing a car around a track or course, going sideways all around, and creating a lot of smoke. NASCAR truck driver Hailie Deegan clearly thinks that as well, as she has been down to the Freedom Factory to link up with automotive YouTuber Cleetus McFarland, who is going to teach her the art of drifting, and no doubt have an awful lot of fun while doing it. This was Deegan’s first time drifting, and she documented it all in a vlog on her YouTube channel.
Taking Drift Lessons At Freedom Factory
Deegan first has a look around McFarland’s workshop, which is next to the Freedom Factory, before heading over to get ready for the day. McFarland talks Deegan through her car, an LS 240, that he has dubbed “Rocket.” McFarland takes Deegan out in his drift Corvette initially to help her get her eye in, while teaching her how best to get the drift going, such as saying if she understeers in, it will come naturally. Deegan clearly enjoys herself, while also trying to get her head around being so close to the wall, intentionally.
NASCAR Racer Deegan Gets Her Shot At Drifting
Next up it was Deegan’s turn to have a go on her own in the 240 drifter. She had a bit of a practice run but spent a lot of time going around in circles. What didn’t help is that she needed more padding to reach the brake. Her second attempt at it was much, much better and she at the very least was having an awful lot of fun, which was really what the day was about. As she went on run after run, Deegan was very clearly getting the hang of it.
Final Runs Before Nissan 240SX's Sensor Failure
Deegan goes out for a few more runs towards the end of the video, this time venturing out off the skidpad with McFarland in the car, and she was getting better with every run. However, her day sadly ended a bit earlier than she would have hoped for as the mass airflow sensor failed, and then the car seemingly overheated, and the water pump stopped working. Deegan turned the car off when it was hot, so the car couldn’t cool down. Not ideal, but it still looked like Deegan had an awful lot of fun and learned a lot throughout the whole day.
Source: YouTube