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Old 08-15-2010, 10:51 AM   #21 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by spearfish25 View Post
I definitely had full right lock. The problem is that I lost traction in the rear. Mashing the accelerator would have worsened the situation. What I ended up doing was full right lock and clutch in...no brake or gas. As I slowed while sideways, I gently applied some brake and the car came back facing forward as I steered off and parallel to the track. I think being even faster with the right lock could have kept it on the track completely.
That's not completely true. Getting back on the throttle in a controlled manner would have shifted more weight onto the rear helping it find traction. Combine that with more opposite lock as soon as you start to feel the rear come around and you could have probably saved it completely. Still well done not putting it into the wall.
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