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Originally Posted by Emoto
Maybe you guys who have driven high performance cars more than I can answer a question for me. I keep seeing these vids where someone who does not have the car pointing straight hammers the gas and loses the back end. (That's what we're seeing, right?) the back end starts to swing around. Now, I compare this to my experience driving on a snow covered road. To reel it in, I steer into the direction of the skid until the wheels hook up again. Then I continue along on my merry way. Is there something else happening in these videos that I am missing? It looks like these guys don't steer into it far or hard enough. What am I missing? Sincere question. Thanks!
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You’re essentially right. Just as you’re doing in the snow, these guys are overpowering the rear tires with too much throttle for the available traction. The difference is you’re only using a little bit of power to spin the tires at a low speed on snow and ice, while most of these clowns are just nailing the gas pedal like it’s an on-off switch and unleashing hundreds of horsepower on a dirty street. This usually happens with the front wheels turned, since they’re leaving a parking lot; when the rear tires catch traction, the car goes in the direction the front wheels are turned, and by the time the clown driving the car figures out what’s going on, he’s already crashed.