Oops... Just I just enter into a 4 wheel drift?
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Actually, I was in Central Texas (Austin), and close to home... I just happened to know the roads well in my area. In persuit, I dunno.. but after my radar lit-up at 90mph+, I decided not to stick around to find out if I was busted.
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I managed to get sideways once, more than a year ago, on a mountain road (Calaveras). Hopefully, this map link gives an idea of the kind of road I was on:
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I was driving in to work in Silicon Valley, taking the "more interesting" route and generally passing anybody I caught up to, usually within half a mile or so. I caught up to a second generation RX-7 that didn't want to be passed, but when I came to one of the few straight sections on the road, I hit VTEC and went by. I feel a sort of duty to pull away from people I pass, so about four corners later as I was pulling away from the RX-7, I went in a bit too hot on a left hand turn and ended up sideways, or in a 4-wheel drift, if you prefer that term. I was easily able to control the car and continue on at a slightly more reasonable pace.
The RX-7 didn't catch up to me, but in similar situations, I would just follow the other car if they're keeping an interesting pace. Most fast guys around here will let you by after a few miles if it is obvious that you're having no trouble keeping up with them. It's the occasional slow clueless driver that is sometimes hard to pass on the real tight roads.
It's my goal to never get into another situation where I lose traction like that on a public road. Do that too many times and you'll eventually go off the road and bend up a beautiful car. It's nice to know that the car is easy to control even when it gets sideways. I managed to spin a Viper once, and it was like driving on ice once it started to slide. I'll take my S2000 any time.
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"I may get older, but I refuse to grow up". (Just ask my grandsons)
http://www.geocities.com/srnelson_s2000/Day06.html
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I was driving in to work in Silicon Valley, taking the "more interesting" route and generally passing anybody I caught up to, usually within half a mile or so. I caught up to a second generation RX-7 that didn't want to be passed, but when I came to one of the few straight sections on the road, I hit VTEC and went by. I feel a sort of duty to pull away from people I pass, so about four corners later as I was pulling away from the RX-7, I went in a bit too hot on a left hand turn and ended up sideways, or in a 4-wheel drift, if you prefer that term. I was easily able to control the car and continue on at a slightly more reasonable pace.
The RX-7 didn't catch up to me, but in similar situations, I would just follow the other car if they're keeping an interesting pace. Most fast guys around here will let you by after a few miles if it is obvious that you're having no trouble keeping up with them. It's the occasional slow clueless driver that is sometimes hard to pass on the real tight roads.
It's my goal to never get into another situation where I lose traction like that on a public road. Do that too many times and you'll eventually go off the road and bend up a beautiful car. It's nice to know that the car is easy to control even when it gets sideways. I managed to spin a Viper once, and it was like driving on ice once it started to slide. I'll take my S2000 any time.
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"I may get older, but I refuse to grow up". (Just ask my grandsons)
http://www.geocities.com/srnelson_s2000/Day06.html
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