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Yeah, my handbrake didn't do much more than provide some drag. Probably understeer, I always get those two mixed up. Basically, I meant the wheels are turned but the car still goes straight. Very frustrating when you're trying to screw around in a packed-snow parking lot.
Dan
Adam J Garside <adam.garside@uk.ibm.com> wrote:
When you say "pushed" I think you mean understeer, when the front wheels
lose grip, this mainly happens in FWD cars.
Oversteer is when the rear wheels lose grip, this is a trait of most RWD
cars.
It's usually difficult to lose the back end in a FWD car under normal
conditions. When it does happen it's usually due to lifting off the
throttle mid-corner (due to weight transfer from rear wheels), bad tyres at
the rear or application of the handbrake mid corner ;-)
Adam,
'92 Scala 1800 Injection (Understeer machine)
'88 325i (Perfect Oversteer Machine)
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Dan Smith
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My rocc handled like poop. Well, it handled good but I couldn't toss it
around. It just pushed (oversteer I think is the term). Couldn't make it
fishtail in snow or get the back end to swing. It was stock and I'm
guessing it had to do with the fact that all the weight in the car was in
the front.
Dan
"Tyler P." wrote:
I've always called them J-turns and I can do them pretty well in my
scirocco. On wet roads that is...
I practice it a lot though and my only problem is going from reverse to
first quickly because where reverse and first are in our cars its hard to
change quickly. Much easier when reverse is below 5th on the h pattern.
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From: VeeWdriver@aol.com [mailto:VeeWdriver@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 4:39 PM
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: *real* R/C car
In a message dated 04/01/2003 2:16:02 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
veedublu@prod.net writes:
> Walk up to any driving enthusiast over 25 and ask him what a Bond
turn is...
> you will most likely get a blank stare. Then mention a Rockford
and watch
> his (or her) eyes light up in recognition... don't even have to
say
> Rockford turn, just Rockford will suffice
Our driving instructors officially called it a "J-Turn", but out on
the track they all referred to it as a "Rockford".
Tom in Tucson
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<P>Yeah, my handbrake didn't do much more than provide some drag. Probably understeer, I always get those two mixed up. Basically, I meant the wheels are turned but the car still goes straight. Very frustrating when you're trying to screw around in a packed-snow parking lot.
<P>Dan
<P> <B><I>Adam J Garside <adam.garside@uk.ibm.com></I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"><BR>When you say "pushed" I think you mean understeer, when the front wheels<BR>lose grip, this mainly happens in FWD cars.<BR>Oversteer is when the rear wheels lose grip, this is a trait of most RWD<BR>cars.<BR>It's usually difficult to lose the back end in a FWD car under normal<BR>conditions. When it does happen it's usually due to lifting off the<BR>throttle mid-corner (due to weight transfer from rear wheels), bad tyres at<BR>the rear or application of the handbrake mid corner ;-)<BR><BR>Adam,<BR>'92 Scala 1800 Injection (Understeer machine)<BR>'88 325i (Perfect Oversteer Machine)<BR>http://www.geocities.com/little_log<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Dan Smith <BR><SAD_ROCC@YAHOO.CO <br scirocco-l@scirocco.org To:>m> cc: <BR>Sent by: Subject: RE: *real* R/C car <BR>scirocco-l-admin@s <BR>cirocco.org <BR><BR><BR>02/04/2003 08:50 <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>My rocc handled like poop. Well, it handled good but I couldn't toss it<BR>around. It just pushed (oversteer I think is the term). Couldn't make it<BR>fishtail in snow or get the back end to swing. It was stock and I'm<BR>guessing it had to do with the fact that all the weight in the car was in<BR>the front.<BR><BR><BR>Dan<BR><BR><BR>"Tyler P." <TY@FESTF.ORG>wrote:<BR>I've always called them J-turns and I can do them pretty well in my<BR>scirocco. On wet roads that is...<BR><BR><BR><BR>I practice it a lot though and my only problem is going from reverse to<BR>first quickly because where reverse and first are in our cars its hard to<BR>change quickly. Much easier when reverse is below 5th on the h pattern.<BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: VeeWdriver@aol.com [mailto:VeeWdriver@aol.com]<BR>Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 4:39 PM<BR>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org<BR>Subject: Re: *real* R/C car<BR><BR>In a message dated 04/01/2003 2:16:02 PM US Mountain Standard Time,<BR>veedublu@prod.net writes:<BR><BR><BR>> Walk up to any driving enthusiast over 25 and ask him what a Bond<BR>turn is...<BR>> you will most likely get a blank stare. Then mention a Rockford<BR>and watch<BR>> his (or her) eyes light up in recognition... don't even have to<BR>say<BR>> Rockford turn, just Rockford will suffice<BR><BR><BR>Our driving instructors officially called it a "J-Turn", but out on<BR>the track they all referred to it as a "Rockford".<BR><BR><BR>Tom in Tucson<BR>88 16 V Scirocco 80 Scirocco! S 80 Scirocco 79 Scirocco 76<BR>Scirocco FSP Project<BR>The Slowest, Rustiest, Crappiest and worst looking scirocco(s) in<BR>all of Tucson!<BR>www.area-53.com<BR>Armor Door Plates - $42.95 shipped to the lower 48<BR><BR><BR><BR>Do you Yahoo!?<BR>Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Scirocco-l mailing list<BR>Scirocco-l@scirocco.org<BR>http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l</BLOCKQUOTE><p><br><hr size=1>Do you Yahoo!?<br>
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