Boy aren't we being a little rough on this guy? If you're against street racing or even pushing it on the street then, okay, you're telling him the right thing. But I have to imagine most of us have screwed-the-pooch out on the road at one time or another. I think a little more sympathy is called for.

The problem with being at the limit on the street and heavy countersteering is I rarely see enough room between the curbs, as I am usually starting and ending a turn in a single lane. The countersteer does throw you wider than you may have intended on.

My advice to someone in this situation would be, once you KNOW you're going in too hot you should brake as hard as you can in a straight line (toward the curb if necessary) and THEN get off the brakes and turn in. Same advice is given for panic stops on motorcycles.

Someone else talked about the transition from driving FWD to RWD cars. I'm going through the same thing. FWD allows full power earlier in the turn (you're scrubbing w/FWD understeer anyway). I find I need to ease the throttle a bit more driving the S2K in a tight fast turn. That and I'm trying to be ready with that fast countersteer. I agree with what someone else said, past a certain point of rear drift (12 degrees?) you're cooked.

Yeah, definitely go autocross or do some regular track time with an instructor. You'll be amazed at what the car can do and what you MAY be doing wrong.