Is the S a trickier car to handle?
08-10-2005, 06:36 AM
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Is the S a trickier car to handle?
If so does that mean that if you are experienced in driving the S close to the limit e.g. on track days (without spinning off) you will find other sports cars easier to drive on the limit right away assuming you take the Traction Control off?
08-10-2005, 07:03 AM
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The S is pretty tame compared to many cars to drive at speeds imo and theres a learning curve with every car you drive whether on track or highway, if you have got used to driving the S at its max it will help to a degree whipping around in an alternative nippy motor but you'll still need time to learn the other cars strengths and weaknesses imho
08-10-2005, 07:57 AM
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Mines talks to me - thats all I ever want from a car. It tells me when its happy and when its not and is gives me warning (99 times out of 100) when its about to do/not do something. I had a VTS so I'm used to snappy cars 
that car could tell when you were just thinking about lifting mid-bend and check the rear accordingly 
that car could tell when you were just thinking about lifting mid-bend and check the rear accordingly
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08-10-2005, 07:59 AM
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Moff, you read my mind, part of the reason for my question is the RX8 thing at Oulton Park this Sunday. I'll be curious to see how quickly I can get used to it and giving it some. I'm tempted to try it without the TC
08-10-2005, 08:05 AM
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it's an easy car to drive in the dry - almost benign
any difficulties in the dry will almost certainly be pure driver error rather than any magnification of its characteristics
in the wet and cold it requires much more concentration, and will punish your mistakes, because of some of its characteristics
any difficulties in the dry will almost certainly be pure driver error rather than any magnification of its characteristics
in the wet and cold it requires much more concentration, and will punish your mistakes, because of some of its characteristics
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Agree with gaddafi - you can really go quite wild in the dry and I'm much more comfortable trying to induce over and understeer in the dry but in the wet/damp/greasy conditions you need to give it waaaaaaaaaaaay more respect. It doesn't talk the same language when the rain is out!