DEFINITION
'Sideways' is the everyday word for what drift does — the car is travelling in one direction but pointed in another. Any drift is, by definition, sideways.
The term mostly appears in casual commentary ('he's fully sideways through the chicane!') rather than in formal scoring. Judges measure the same thing under the name 'angle'.
HISTORY & ORIGIN
An English motorsport idiom from circuit racing's pre-drift era. Adopted into the drift vocabulary as the activity grew.
TECHNIQUE BREAKDOWN
There is no specific technique — the term simply describes the visual state of any ongoing drift. Bigger slip angle equals 'more sideways'.
PRO TIPS & COMMON MISTAKES
• Don't chase 'maximum sideways' — chase the prescribed angle for that section. They are not always the same number.
• Common mistake: holding extreme angle on a section that calls for a moderate angle, costing speed and proximity.
He came past the judging tower fully sideways and on full lock.