04-13-2011, 11:07 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Williamsburg,
VA
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF #2920 w/ Keith Craft 408
Posts: 250
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My 2 cents…
Start w/ practicing oversteer (both throttle induced & TTO) in a less powerful, less expensive car.
Not exactly the same, but gives you the right flavor.
I have a highly modified Miata and it’s fairly simple to induce push, power oversteer, TTO and 4 wheel drift. Practice in a wet, deserted parking lot.
On the road, if you find yourself entering a corner too fast, don’t panic lift approaching the apex, and definitely don’t hit the brakes. Pretend you are on ice, ease off some and cut as wide a turn out as you can. Be prepared to modulate the throttle back on to push the rear end down and get a bite.
Why practice with another car? I thought I was a pretty good driver until the first time I floored the Cobra. I got power oversteer, followed by TTO…all within 3-5 seconds. If I had been on a public rode, it would have been ugly.
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