[Tommy]

Thinking of it this way may help. Each tire has a limited amount of force that the driver can tap to either accelerate, deccelerate or turn. The amount of force available is determined largely by the road surface, the type of tire and the amount of weight pressing down on the tire. When you accelerate, there is an effective weight shift off the front tires and on to the rear tires. The harder you accelerate, the less weight you have on the front tires and the less force they can generate to help you turn. Hence, the push described above. The most common ways to put more weight on the front tires are to delay the point in the turn where you start accelerating, or alter your suspension to reduce the weight transfer during acceleration.