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Re: [bay-dsms] Ahhh...Oversteer!~Autox Report

To: "Chris Warner" <jabrwoky@pacbell.net>, <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [bay-dsms] Ahhh...Oversteer!~Autox Report
From: "Debbie" <bartsmom@mindspring.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 16:43:24 -0700
Ah...I get it...step on the gas  when you are facing where you want to be
going in order to transfer the weight back to the rear end and get those
front wheels working to help rehook the rear wheels...Am I correct, Mr. Wise
Ass?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Warner" <jabrwoky@pacbell.net>
To: "Debbie" <bartsmom@mindspring.com>; <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Cc: <bay-dsms@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 3:09 PM
Subject: RE: [bay-dsms] Ahhh...Oversteer!~Autox Report


> (who
>
> finished 3 seconds faster than me on street tires, damnit ;) gave me some
>
> pointers on how to drive an AWD with oversteer. I paid close attention and
>
> next event I plan on putting him in his place ;^].
>
>
>
> WE'll see about that....  I got third place, on street tires, so I guess I
> did good...:)  I need rims for my race rubber now, the the slush will be
> mine!
>
>
>
> Chris
>
> 95 talon TSI AWD
>
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Debbie [mailto:bartsmom@mindspring.com]
>   Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 1:21 PM
>   To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
>   Cc: bay-dsms@yahoogroups.com
>   Subject: [bay-dsms] Ahhh...Oversteer!~Autox Report
>
>
>   HA!!  I've been struggling with understeer since I've had my car.  Today
I
> found the cure!  I put my bald race tires in the rear and the bigger ones,
> with tread, on the front.  Now I have all the oversteer I can handle, and
> much more, as evidenced by my "performance" today ;0)...Now all I have to
do
> is learn how to drive with it...:-p
>
>   I did very poorly today but I had a great time nonetheless!!  I had one
> pretty spectacular spin on the back stretch and a few almosts...Chris
Warner
> (who finished 3 seconds faster than me on street tires, damnit ;) gave me
> some pointers on how to drive an AWD with oversteer.  I paid close
attention
> and next event I plan on putting him in his place ;^].
>
>   I really enjoyed the course and the view of San Francisco , along with
the
> nice breeze and friendly folks in ESP made for a real good time, and
> hopefully, a really good learning experience pour moi...
>
>   Debbie, who felt like she was ice skating with her AWD Talon, right down
> to the spins (I give that one a 10!)...
>
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