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Originally Posted by Voyager
It is safer for me to learn/experiment with the Cobra’s characteristics by playing with slipperier tires than gripper tires.
Crazy?
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No, Bob, that's not so crazy. Of course, professional instruction is best, but in the meantime you should take your car out to a stadium parking lot, or similar place where there is
nothing to hit, drive around in a circle until about as fast as you can, then lift off the gas and touch the brake and learn what happens. Then try coming out of imaginary turns and get on the gas a little too hard. Finally, practice "stop light" burn outs, but have your wheels accidentally turned a little bit and see how tricky it can be to keep the car straight. Of course, if the pavement is wet it makes it even more fun. 90" wheelbase cars, even when set up just right, are still very twitchy.