Achievement Unlocked: No-handbrake FWD Oversteer!

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 10/07/2013 at 18:48 • Filed to: None

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And it was on tarmac, too! Granted, the rear didn't step out that much but it still happened!

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/07/2013 at 18:50

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Weight transition is a hell of a thing :)

Turner950 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/07/2013 at 18:52

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Do they sell an FWD car with an air brake yet? (To keep the ass end planted)

I'm looking at you, TT/TTS/TTRS

Hermann > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/07/2013 at 18:56

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I remember when it first happened to me, I was throwing the car in a corner in a dirt road near home. I didn't even know it was that easy. The car oversteered, the Oppositelock came into action, I entered the next corner like a pro.
#therallytakeover

Next day: more speed, more wheel turning. Result, me facing the wrong way of the street. Oppo wasn't oppo enough to countersteer. Lesson learned.

EL_ULY > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/07/2013 at 18:57

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Scandi flick it :]

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Hermann 10/07/2013 at 19:05

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I actually got it to happen on pavement thanks to this helpful video:

m2m, apex detective > Turner950 10/07/2013 at 19:08

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Solution: Ass-engined FWD car.

That'd be a huge success with the enthusiast crowd, I think!

Hermann > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/07/2013 at 19:12

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I'll try to watch the video as soon as I get home. Youtube is blocked here.

I managed to do it on pavement too a few weeks later, when I was aware of the car's balance.

But out of curiosity, what does the video say exactly? What car were you driving?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Hermann 10/07/2013 at 19:25

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I was driving my Neon but the video is Tiff Needell, driving a Ford Puma, showing you how to use the Scandinavian Flick to start a powerslide in a FWD car.

Hermann > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/07/2013 at 19:30

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Sounds awesome. I have to watch this.

Although, the scandi flick is pretty much what I was using, but some theory from Tiff can't hurt.

I did it in a VW Saveiro G3. The rear end was very light.

Giles007 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/07/2013 at 20:34

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I love hearing about people inducing oversteer.

If you like drop throttle, drive a Focus ST. You MUST!

DocWalt > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/08/2013 at 09:17

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Sure is fun! People seem surprised when I tell them I struggle with oversteer when my tires are cold on my GTI. Always a good feeling :)