Here we're looking for a way to exploit the pendulum effect easier, but rather than loading up the extreme ass end of the car with ballast Rogers says most pros tend to front bias that weight (as in, move most of it ahead of the firewall). It is for reasons of weight distribution that most drivers prefer conventional front engine, rear-wheel-drive (FR) platforms for drifting, instead of mid or rear engine machines.
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