<VV> Road Racing 101 - Little Corvair

[John Kepler]

Subject: Road Racing 101

UNDERSTEER is when you hit the  wall with the front of the car.
OVERSTEER is when you hit the wall with the  rear of the car.
HORSEPOWER is how fast you hit the wall.
TORQUE is how  far you move the wall when you hit it.
 
Todd in TX


As exemplified by the old "Porsche 911 Surprise!", and the "learning-curve"
associated with trailing throttle over-steer (TTO)!  If you stayed in the
power when you "over-cooked" a corner, you "under-steered" and went in
nose-first, if you lifted/braked you instantly discovered the "wonders" of
TTO, and went in ass-end too!  The former took LOTSA balls and even after
the resulting crash, the car was generally repairable....the later was
forgivable and understandable, but almost always "totaled| the car!

I suspect that a "late" pushed VERY hard would behave in much the same way!

John