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In article <MS-C.724567097.662824084.mrc@Ikkoku-Kan.Panda.COM> Mark Crispin <mrc@Ikkoku-Kan.Panda.COM> writes:
>Laura Halliday suggests backing off on the power to recover from a skid in a
>rear drive car.
>
>Not good, unless your skid is in an American Piece of Junk (APoJ) that tends
>towards understeering.  Backing off on the power in an oversteering skid will
>cause more weight transfer to the front of the car, which is exactly what you
>don't want.
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>The right thing to do in an oversteering situation is to apply enough steering
>to straighten the car out, KEEP OFF THE BRAKES, and wait until you are pointed
>in the direction you want to go, with your rear wheels behind your front
>wheels.  Then, PUNCH the throttle -- this will cause a sudden transfer of
>weight to the rear wheels, which will dig in and your car will happily go
>where you want it to go.

I agree with you *mostly* here. But DON'T "PUNCH" the throttle. Instead,
apply the correct amount of throttle to maintain the proper line around the
curve. I'm sure the author didn't litteraly mean to put the accelerator to
the floorboard, but I thought this need clarifying for those literal minded.

Disclaimer: My newsreader/poster has been screwy lately. If this gets
attributed to the wrong person, it's not my fault... REALLY!

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