How do you correct lift-off oversteer in a rwd car?
03 February 2005, 06:13 PM
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you do something that generates a result that you don't want, just remove the cause!
Cheers for the advice
03 February 2005, 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Milamber
You'd be wrong, do the course.
Sorry, long day at work....
Really though, do the course its only cheap and could save your life. I thought I was senna incarnate until that course, now feel like a beginner.
03 February 2005, 08:45 PM
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First time I encountered lift off oversteer in a rwd car was in a high speed corner in a fisher fury I wasn't used to on an airfield track day. I discovered the solution was to wind on lots of lock, apply a bit of throttle, wind to lots of lock the other way as the back end came in too far too fast, and repeat in a gradually decreasing fishtailing action. Did have a small effect on a couple of cones, but didn't result in a spin. 
With a bit of practice and ideally some familiarity with the car it is possible to catch it a lot more neatly, with less road, and without effecting any local cones (or harder objects). The general gist is apply a little throttle, correct quickly, but don't overdo any of the inputs either. To do it well requires some feel for the car.
To have good feel and do it right reliably requires a degree of practice inversely proportional to your talent.
With a bit of practice and ideally some familiarity with the car it is possible to catch it a lot more neatly, with less road, and without effecting any local cones (or harder objects). The general gist is apply a little throttle, correct quickly, but don't overdo any of the inputs either. To do it well requires some feel for the car.
To have good feel and do it right reliably requires a degree of practice inversely proportional to your talent.
03 February 2005, 08:59 PM
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Generally a balanced throttle will get you out of it, but if it gets really smelly just dip the clutch to let the wheels freewheel. You will also need to point the front wheels in the right direction of course but relaxing your grip on the steering wheel will normally put the front wheels in the right place.
The main thing is not to panic and try to force the car into doing something it doesn't want to do. Easy to say in front of a keyboard, not so easy to do unless you have lots of space to sort it out!!
Mike
The main thing is not to panic and try to force the car into doing something it doesn't want to do. Easy to say in front of a keyboard, not so easy to do unless you have lots of space to sort it out!!
Mike
03 February 2005, 10:53 PM
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Cheers for the input 
Looking forward to a rwd car Provoked the backend in my dads 330d once in snow and that was fun although looking back stupid as I was in a fairly confined space with wide 17" wheels that were sitting on top of the snow and getting less than zero traction 
Other than that my tail out action has been caused by lift-off, fuel surge 
and 4wd power drifts in the scoooby which I found the diffs to be a little unpredictable from time to time (UK car, snapping the power about)
Looking forward to a rwd car Provoked the backend in my dads 330d once in snow and that was fun although looking back stupid as I was in a fairly confined space with wide 17" wheels that were sitting on top of the snow and getting less than zero traction Other than that my tail out action has been caused by lift-off, fuel surge and 4wd power drifts in the scoooby which I found the diffs to be a little unpredictable from time to time (UK car, snapping the power about)
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