All it takes is enough horsepower, a car set up to oversteer, and enough balls to do it in public. The current police state takes a dim view of actually having "fun" behind the wheel of a car...
Easy. Just have cheap tires with zero traction and lots of torque so that back wheels spin faster than the car is going. They will drift away from the turn. Front wheels stay pointed in the direction you want the car to go.
Not going to happen with the sort of tires that normally pass state inspections or with the sort of HP/torque most cars have. Maybe if the road has some friction-reducing coating, like water, oil, ice or oil on water.
Angel, 1. For starters find a wide open place with a loose but hard surface (gravel/slush etc.).
2. Put down a traffic cone or US equivalent, but don’t anchor it.
3. Approach the cone at a relatively slow speed in low gear and when about a yard from it put on a fast, hard lock (to the left in the US)to create maximum oversteer and push the loud pedal to the fire wall.
4. Practise, practise, practise until you can complete 360 degree rotations whilst keeping the front fender within a couple of feet of the cone (it will come, and once you’ve got it you will be surprised how easy it to control the car on its throttle).
5. Then try it without the cone on an open bit of tarmac until you get a total feel for the slip angle of your road tyres, both front and rear. Once you have the full feeling of what is happening at the interface between tyres and surface, transmitted through your backside directly to your hands and feet (wear thin knickers and tight jeans), you will be ready for such a controlled access from the freeway or a speedy exit from the Walmart parking lot, whatever takes your fancy.
6. Alternatively, if you have the dollars to spare, half a day at your nearest Rally Driving School should do the job.
Have fun and do let me know when I have your undying devotion :)
Depends, want to replace tires like most people change undies?
ReplyDeleteAll it takes is enough horsepower, a car set up to oversteer, and enough balls to do it in public. The current police state takes a dim view of actually having "fun" behind the wheel of a car...
ReplyDeleteEasy. Just have cheap tires with zero traction and lots of torque so that back wheels spin faster than the car is going. They will drift away from the turn. Front wheels stay pointed in the direction you want the car to go.
ReplyDeleteNot going to happen with the sort of tires that normally pass state inspections or with the sort of HP/torque most cars have. Maybe if the road has some friction-reducing coating, like water, oil, ice or oil on water.
I quit doing silly shit like that when I had to start buying my own tires.
ReplyDeleteAngel,
ReplyDelete1. For starters find a wide open place with a loose but hard surface (gravel/slush etc.).
2. Put down a traffic cone or US equivalent, but don’t anchor it.
3. Approach the cone at a relatively slow speed in low gear and when about a yard from it put on a fast, hard lock (to the left in the US)to create maximum oversteer and push the loud pedal to the fire wall.
4. Practise, practise, practise until you can complete 360 degree rotations whilst keeping the front fender within a couple of feet of the cone (it will come, and once you’ve got it you will be surprised how easy it to control the car on its throttle).
5. Then try it without the cone on an open bit of tarmac until you get a total feel for the slip angle of your road tyres, both front and rear. Once you have the full feeling of what is happening at the interface between tyres and surface, transmitted through your backside directly to your hands and feet (wear thin knickers and tight jeans), you will be ready for such a controlled access from the freeway or a speedy exit from the Walmart parking lot, whatever takes your fancy.
6. Alternatively, if you have the dollars to spare, half a day at your nearest Rally Driving School should do the job.
Have fun and do let me know when I have your undying devotion :)
Rgds, Seneca III
You'll have to get me drunk first.
ReplyDeleteDeal, srv. :-)
ReplyDeleteLooks like the chase/cam car did not have a problem with the exit?
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