was doing a u-turn and was a bit too spirited on the gas in 2nd gear and without warning i skid all the way across in opposite direction. but instead of aggressive countersteering since there was no traffic (it was too late by that point anyway) i opted to just let it take its course and do a full spin. it was hella fun but i definitely don't want to be doing that again in the streets. lesson learned..

 

AP1? Was the road wet?

 

ap1, dry pavement, new tires

 

if you stay at it you'll figure it out

 

take it to the track and stop endangering people's lives!

 

Done an Autox? If not, it' a great (and fun) way to learn the limits (while being safe).

 

^^ agreed with above. The rear end getting loose on a light rwd car should not catch you by surprise so much that you end up completely out of control. A little practice and you'll be able to handle it. Even go to a large empty parking lot and practice a bit...

 

New tires have a release compound on them, which takes a good 50-100 miles of hard driving before the tire is scrubbed in. Rookie move regardless. New tires are slick, which should be accounted for when making sudden maneuvers.

 

was def a rookie move, i didn't realize new tires were so slick.

smokey - i would love to be able to drive like that. skill goals..

i've done two runs of auto x in a 2017 cadillac ats (automatic, bleh) during a demo event, that was really fun but the car wasnt all that thrilling.

call me crazy but because i enjoy my S so much, i'd like to keep it as a daily driver (not abuse the crap out of it) and when i pay off the loan for it, i would like to sell most of my belongings to fund a first gen NSX to use strictly for track days.

 

Yeah I believe new tires require X miles to scrub off the mold/slime from the factory.

Glad you're safe man, could've ended up worse with hurting yourself and/or others.