Drift
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Template:Articleabout Drifting (also referred to as Powersliding) is a move in the Mario Kart series, allowing the kart to keep speed around corners, at a cost of a bit of handling. Beginning with Mario Kart 64, it is possible to use both directions of the D-Pad (left and right) simultaneously while in a drift to cause the kart to get a short, but helpful Mini-Turbo when the drift is ended. In most Mario Kart games, excluding Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, the player had to hop before being able to drift. Beginning with Mario Kart Wii, drifting had been simplified by becoming time-based rather than wiggling the control pad multiple times.
How to perform
In order to perform the drift most of the time press 
and the direction you want to drift to, however in Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart: Double Dash!! you can press 
and in Mario Kart 8 you can also press 
.
Properties
This is a useful move if you want to get around corners without losing too much speed. In most games this is proceeded by a hop with the exception being Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. You can also get a Mini-Turbo from doing this action. In 200 cc you can press 
while drifting to slow down a bit but not lose the mini-turbo. You can also press the button in the middle of the air to start the drift, But you will not hop. Starting with Mario Kart 7 when you try to hop when going off a ramp you do a Trick instead.
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