[Beginner] Arcady Kart drift Help!

Unity Engine
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Hi,

i’m on a Kart Racing project(as many out there, using mario kart as a basis), and after reading a bunch around here, i decided to not use the wheelcolliders and more realistic stuff.

i tried looking for Youtube tutorials, but none were similar to what i wanted.

Right now my code for the Kart control is like this:

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class CarDrive : MonoBehaviour {

    private Rigidbody car;
    public Transform wheels;
    public Transform turn;
    public Transform Center;

    public float Speed;
    public float RotationSpeedWheels;
    public float RotationSpeedCar;
    public float DriftForce;
    public float Y;
    public float X;
    public float Rotation;

    public bool Drift;



    void Start () {
        car = GetComponent<Rigidbody>();

    }

    void Update () {
        X = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal");
        Y = Input.GetAxis("Vertical");

        car.velocity = transform.right * Y * Speed;

        wheels.rotation = Quaternion.Slerp(wheels.rotation, Quaternion.Euler(0, car.rotation.eulerAngles.y + X * Rotation, 0), Time.deltaTime * RotationSpeedWheels);

        if (car.velocity != Vector3.zero && Y>0 && Drift == false)
        {
            car.rotation = Quaternion.Slerp(car.rotation, wheels.rotation, Time.deltaTime * RotationSpeedCar);
        } else if (car.velocity != Vector3.zero && Y < 0 && Drift == false)
        {
            car.rotation = Quaternion.Slerp(car.rotation, Quaternion.Inverse(wheels.localRotation), Time.deltaTime * RotationSpeedCar);
        }

        if (Input.GetButton("Jump"))
        {
            Drift = true;
            car.AddForceAtPosition(turn.forward * DriftForce, turn.position);
        } else
        {
            Drift = false;
        }
       
    }
}

So i have 2 questions:

1- How do i implement drift? i know a bit about the Math behind a drift, but have a hard time putting it in code. I’m trying to do as close as possible of mario kart, as it’s a learning project.

I tried playing with some “Turn” point behind the car and appllying a force into it, so the car would spin…and tried to move the center of gravity…but i’m not sure what’s the best solution…any ideias?

I was thinking of rotating the car sideways when drifting but keep applying the force in the same direction, however it didn’t work out and was a poor solution.

2- the solution i came up for rotation was something i made on my own, and i know there are probably many other that are better without being realistic. However, following the idea that i’m using, can you give me any pointers regarding what i can do better?

I know i have some things to work on regarding going backwards, but it’s not the focus right now :stuck_out_tongue:

i will also change from car.velocity to simple add.force later…maybe that’s what’s causing some problems?

Sorry for any(many) grammar mistakes, English is my second language.
Thanks for any help/time!

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Someone can help me?