All of these reasons are good but there is another.

Should you (while spinning and probably in a panic) miss the brake and slam the gas, pushing in the clutch disconnects the drivetrain and prevents doing exactly the wrong thing. Better to hit the rev limiter than hit the wall.

 

On the track I think "when in a spin, both feet in" is the way to go. Especially in a race with cars darting this way and that trying to get around you. You don't want to be jumping out in front of them unexpectedly when your car hooks up with the brake released as it is slowing down to a stop.

But I'm worried about recommending this to people who don't have track experience for driving on the street. The spin probably is going to happen rarely, and you don't want the person thinking "what do I do, what do I do?" in this situation. Just slam on the brakes, which is what you would do naturally, in a bad situation. I think this proper response. Forget about complications, expecially if you are not going to be practicing them reasonably often.

So what if you stall the engine? Just that will not hurt the car.

 

The both feet in guideline is mainly for race cars that do not have ABS. The idea is that the car will at least predictably continue to slide in the direction/trajectory it started with (which may be good or bad) but at least for cars around you - it is consistent. But with cars with ABS, then the only reasons really is to diengage the drivetrain.

 

Another benefit to both feet in has to do with stuck accelerators. Sure you may blow the engine but better that than adding 240 HP (or whatever your race car has at rev limit) against your braking.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by DaRKCrow
[B]Well,

 

DaRKCrow ends his (relatively) long silence with a puzzling, if not bizarre, comment.

Are you lost in a thread of confusing allusions, DaRKCrow?

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by originale
[B]thanks a lot.