Rear end stepping out
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[QUOTE=plokivos,Mar 31 2008, 12:14 PM]oversteer is something that RWD does naturally. It's a common sense that if you have rwd and if you load power on to it, it'll go crazy.
have you seen babies fall?
have you seen babies fall?
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Autocrossing has helped me out alot. I always thought i was a great driver but you cant practice that kind of driving legally on the street. A group of 20 S2ki members went to a go cart track with really fast carts. The kind that you have to slow down for in corners. I ran 2nd fastest that day and it's from what i have learned autocrossing.
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Originally Posted by boyguan,Mar 31 2008, 10:29 AM
How long did it take before you got comfortable with the rear end coming out?
It took me about 1.5 years before i got use to the end stepping out and controlling it pretty comfortable.
I am talking about accidental and not induced oversteer.
It took me about 1.5 years before i got use to the end stepping out and controlling it pretty comfortable.
I am talking about accidental and not induced oversteer.
I've been driving an S2000 for four years now. It has stepped out ONCE, without me inducing it, and I'm including all street driving, autocrosses, and track time. When the back end steps out accidentally, unexpectedly, the outcome is unpredictable and if it's happening on the street, it's hazardous.
Instead of having momentary losses of control so often that you get use to it, I think it makes more sense to learn to keep the car under control. Am I missing something?
EDIT:Induced oversteer is another matter, at least if you do it in a safe place. I'm use to it enough to do stuff like this when I get a wild hair.
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1 rainy night when i first purchased the car.
You should be able to tell the limits of your car's traction just by feeling how and what the car wants to do.
If not.. go to a track and practice, it shouldn't take too much time getting used to.
You should be able to tell the limits of your car's traction just by feeling how and what the car wants to do.
If not.. go to a track and practice, it shouldn't take too much time getting used to.
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Originally Posted by babowc,Mar 31 2008, 10:50 PM
You should be able to tell the limits of your car's traction just by feeling how and what the car wants to do.
If your S2000 has never startled you with a sudden tail slide, either you drive more conservatively or carefully than most, or you've been lucky.
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Originally Posted by boyguan,Mar 31 2008, 07:12 PM
mainly in the rain is where it steps out. And when it did a long time ago, man it got my heart beating.
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Originally Posted by boyguan,Mar 31 2008, 08:29 AM
How long did it take before you got comfortable with the rear end coming out?
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Originally Posted by babowc,Mar 31 2008, 11:41 PM
Or you're driving well
either way.. you need to get used to it to counter the spin in a bad situation.
Just go practice.
either way.. you need to get used to it to counter the spin in a bad situation.
Just go practice.
Even those who drive conservatively can benefit from learning how to deal with the situation when the car starts to "slip away." And since the only way to learn a car's limits is to exceed its limits, it's important that any "practicing" be done in a safe place.
LOL, why counter the spin; It's more fun to complete it and keep on going.