Having watched the MM1 DVD and seen some folks doing doughnuts in their S's, I got to wondering what the exact process is for pulling off the perfect doughnut!. Never done one before and have heard snippets from various sources.

I assume it is more than just putting car into full lock and flooring it?. I've heard about dipping clutches and so on but no real idea how to do them!.

I'm sure there are plenty of experts out there!!!!...............so come on, how do you do the perfect doughnut?!!!.

 

i think dipping the clutch could be a recipe for a nasty smell and an inability to select gears...

either use the rev limiter or more tricky i guess, feather the throttle once you are spinning.

no doubt an 'expert' will be along in a moment or two

 

Don't think you need to dip the clutch. Also best to practise on the grass or wet smooth tarmac.

Put on full lock and turn at a steady speed, once the car is turning simply nail the throttle. Control the doughnut on the throttle. IMO this is the best way to do it if you want to cause the least problems.

Alternatively, dial up 7k with full lock, side step the clutch and enjoy... not something I would do though unless on grass.

Doing them on dry tarmac will cause much more stress on the transmission.

 

Neil, it literally is just slapping on a load of revs, decent amount of lock and dumping the clutch. Back end will instantly skip out, and bob's your uncle.

If they can teach a bunch of old grannies to do it in an S2000 on Top Gear, I'm sure you can do it.

 

Yeah, snow is where I honed most of my "skills" of the lunatic variety. A lot less strain on the transmission etc. However, I did manage to destroy a power steering pump on one of my first cars because I dialed in too many revs for too long a period.

 

Find some wet grass, full lock on the steering and floor the throttle - then as Rob says, feather the throttle to keep the momentum without spinning too fast and use the wheel to keep the front of the car in one place or describing a small circle.
When you get good at constant radius circles at a controllable speed, go for figure of 8's (but if rralston is lying across the back of the seats, check you haven't lost him off the back.....someone please find 'that' LM picture).

If you want to progress to tarmac, you need to be more aggressive to get the back end sliding, but once it's going it's the same principle.

Ah, the joys of company car ownership

 

Agreed I'm off to my tyre place at lunchtime to order my 4th set of rears and 3 set of fronts in 28k / 18 months

 

Of course you can't do this in the new Aston as one of the belts keeps popping off as anyone who saw Fifth Gear can testify

 

Couldn't find 'that' photo Mark, but I did find one of me trying to push Mike into the fire


I think this appears to be taken about the same time as the one you're on about.

 

This is how you end up if you fall from a donutting car, let that be a warning to you all.

He still looks like this 6 months on.