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Originally Posted by Excaliber
Most often it's to much throttle in a corner. I've been driving Cobra's for YEARS, I'm as careful as anybody out there.
So last summer, morning coffee run, not really paying enough attention, shifted into 2nd in the middle of a sweeping intersection turn and sure enough, got it sideways. Didn't spin it, but darn close. I wasn't even giving it much gas, just a little. I KNOW better than to shift IN a corner,,, whew, the second you quit paying attention these cars will bite you.
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Yes!!! It happens to me frequently. I used to slow down coasting going into a turn, then downshift to 2nd when I needed to pick up again, which would be part way through the turn itself. The rear end will break loose sometimes when doing this - it is very dependent on temperature and other road conditions (e.g., damp or sand). The Goodyear tires suck but don't like to stay on the road very well...
Now I keep on the throttle, brake through the turn and downshift when I'm going straight(er), and haven't had the rear break loose for a long time...
Another thing, though, is even on straight runs, with the right road conditions, it can also break loose. I had turned off a rural highway cross road onto the main highway (speed limit 60) and was trying to get up to speed quickly. On the shift from 2 to 3 the rear started to break. Again, cold tires on cold pavement. This was about 3 weeks ago...
Yes, it's not the Cobra's fault. It's always the driver not knowing the limits of the hardware... The thing is those limits can and do change dynamically.
This is one place where traction control would be nice.... Anyone done it?
A man's got to know his limitations.
