Would You Let Your Wife Do This...
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From: Martinez (Bay Area)
From this video, can anyone figure out why she spun out? It looks like she is going uphil and she wasn't on her brake. As well, she didn't look like she swerved? Makes me wonder how that happened.
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She probably exceeded her friction circle 
Hitting the top of the hill, her suspension probably unloaded which decreased her traction. Add to that she was in a turn (also decreasing traction if she was on the accelerator) and viola - spinout! Just my .02
BTW - my wife ALSO spun out Auto-xing...which told her the limits of our S, which makes her a better driver...she knows where the threshold is
Hitting the top of the hill, her suspension probably unloaded which decreased her traction. Add to that she was in a turn (also decreasing traction if she was on the accelerator) and viola - spinout! Just my .02BTW - my wife ALSO spun out Auto-xing...which told her the limits of our S, which makes her a better driver...she knows where the threshold is
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It was only a spin...it is not like she rammed another car...and even if she did, accidents happen. Oh well....that is how we all learn...at least she did it in a safe place like a closed track.
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