Re: Oversteer?

[Mike VanAmburgh <vwvr6r@fiber.net>]

That happened to me in my Mom's Scirocco when I was 16.  Holy crap,
that's 11 years ago already.  But anyway, I was coming down a 270 degree
off ramp and the car swung completely around.  Weird.  Scared the crap
out of me too!

Also, when you're experimenting with tire pressures and you have just a
bit too much in the rear and you go too fast thru the slalom, oversteer
becomes a slight problem if you're not used to that kind of thing.  :-)
That was a fun spin tho...

-Mike

Jason wrote:
> 
> I lost it in m,y 16v Stock Roc a couple of months ago, big time. Didn't
> think I was seriously over doing it on dry pavement, but come to find out,
> my tie rod was shot...I could have made that turn damnit, I know I could....
> Check out your suspension, maybe something is loose or worn...
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <DNK006@aol.com>
> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 10:03 PM
> Subject: Oversteer?
> 
> > I thought oversteer was a thing for mid-engine Porsches and such!  I took
> a
> > corner a little quick tonight, on wet pavement, and instead of the front
> > loosing grip the back did!  Very violent!!!  I had to corect for massive
> > oversteer.  I have okay struts, Yokohama 13 tires, basically a stock
> setup.
> > This has never happend to me before, was very unexpected, and makes me
> > wonder, what the hell happened?  BTW, this was on smooth new asphalt.
> >
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