What is the Difference Between Drifting and Fishtailing?

[LaKate]

Drifting and fishtailing are different in the following ways: Fishtailing: Fishtailing occurs when the vehicle is not out of control. At the turning point of a curve, the front wheels act as the dynamic pivot point for steering, while the rear of the car slides dynamically, aligning the vehicle's posture with the exit direction of the curve. It resembles a flat sector shape, where the vertex is the front of the car, the two sides represent the initial and final postures of the fishtail, and the arc is the sliding path of the rear. Drifting: Drifting, on the other hand, involves adjusting the car's posture to align with the exit direction of the curve upon entry, maintaining this posture until the drift ends, and utilizing the car's speed and inertia to slide through the curve. In this state, there is no fixed dynamic pivot point; instead, the entire car dynamically slides along the optimal path for the curve. During a drift, it feels as though the car is sliding sideways on ice.