ass stepping out on me. Just got back from giving a co-worker a ride and there is a long straightaway right before our work that we always race on. I hold the current record with 117 mph on the straight so I decided to take a crack at the record. The entrance to the straight is a tight right hander that you can take in 2nd gear. Well, to go for the record I figured I'd try to carry that corner faster than usual. As I was coming out of the corner I was in the gas a little too hot and the ass stepped out on me. I lifted and pulled it back in. Little bit spooky. Lesson learned, no harm, no foul.

 

You will learn that this is a feature of the car, not a drawback - use it.

Wesmaster

 

I have a question about if the back end starts to slide, I thought you were supposed to give a RWD car a little more gas and turn toward the slide to get the car to recover. I thought letting off the gas could put you into a worse situation then you already are in.

Am I mistaken?

ERIK

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by erik
[B]I have a question about if the back end starts to slide, I thought you were supposed to give a RWD car a little more gas and turn toward the slide to get the car to recover.

 

...also known as lifting

 

Don't Lift!

 

Think you mean drifting.

 

From what I understand, you are absolutely right. It seems to be generally held that understeer is "safer" for those without performance driving experience, which is probably why most cars understeer. The oversteer of the s2k seems to be the preference of the more "serious" drivers.

 

*controllable* and *predictable* oversteer is, indeed, the choice of experienced drivers.

check out the video of Stefan Roser driving the 'ring for an example of perfectly controlled oversteer.

 

I call it drift. Just hold the throttle or back off just a tiny bit, tuck in your sphincter and control the drift. She'll recover. Much more preferrable to understeer.