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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 05:39 AM
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[QUOTE=Chrisbert,Aug 31 2007, 03:02 AM] If the rears stick better than the fronts, would this not cause understeer?
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 05:46 AM
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Originally Posted by armeN,Aug 31 2007, 07:39 AM
no it's oversteer not understeer. Understeer is when your rear gives out. Everybody always gets confused about that.....
Like you just did.
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 05:56 AM
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Originally Posted by armeN,Aug 31 2007, 09:39 AM
no it's oversteer not understeer. Understeer is when your rear gives out. Everybody always gets confused about that.....
Either you have a VERY refined since of sarcasm, or you're just wrong.

Also, boofster, I could see turning VSA off at the track where there is usually a run off. But mountain roads don't have run-offs, they have cliffs. I'd leave the VSA on...especially when driving aggressively.
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 06:26 AM
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Understeer = front won't go where you point it; won't turn in. Tight / Push.
Oversteer = rear tries to overtake the front. Loose.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Understeer

In racing, the joke is if you hit the wall with the front it's tight / understeer. If you hit it with the rear, it's oversteer.
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Old Sep 2, 2007 | 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by CobraTi,Aug 30 2007, 06:12 AM
Not worth it unless you drive like an a-hole on a regular basis. I have an AP1 that most people agree is more of a handful than AP2's and am usually on 400+ treadware tires on the street and I have to really be trying to be stupid to get the car out of sorts under normal driving.

Tires and knowing how to drive > VSA. Save the 4 grand and buy yourself a nice set of wheels and sticky tires for agressive driving.
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