Performance road driving articles

[R_U_LOCAL]

SuperKartracer said:

*On-limit vehicle handling* how do you manage this on roads with speed limits?

It's an essential skill that you should keep in reserve in case things go wrong. The thread is here...

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=368019&f=154&h=0

To answer your question, though - it's very easy to overstep a cars limits whilst still remaining within the constraints of speed limits, believe me.

[superkartracer]

R_U_LOCAL said:

SuperKartracer said:

*On-limit vehicle handling* how do you manage this on roads with speed limits?

It's an essential skill that you should keep in reserve in case things go wrong. The thread is here...

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=368019&f=154&h=0

To answer your question, though - it's very easy to overstep a cars limits whilst still remaining within the constraints of speed limits, believe me.

I'll have a look at that, but @ 30mph and @ 60mph there's not much to go wrong at those speeds in a modern car? when you say on-limit I mean 140mph down wet county roads on 99% of the vehicle's limit, that is more like on-limit driving *very deadly and likely to land one in prison on a road* hence the question.

[vonhosen]

superkartracer said:

R_U_LOCAL said:

SuperKartracer said:

*On-limit vehicle handling* how do you manage this on roads with speed limits?

It's an essential skill that you should keep in reserve in case things go wrong. The thread is here...

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=368019&f=154&h=0

To answer your question, though - it's very easy to overstep a cars limits whilst still remaining within the constraints of speed limits, believe me.

I'll have a look at that, but @ 30mph and @ 60mph there's not much to go wrong at those speeds in a modern car? when you say on-limit I mean 140mph down wet county roads on 99% of the vehicle's limit, that is more like on-limit driving *very deadly and likely to land one in prison on a road* hence the question.

Never tried drifting it around a roundabout (within the speed limit) in a powerful rear wheel drive car ?






(Disclaimer - Not suggesting you do, but just illustrating that it's quite possible to go beyond the limits of normal grip on a road & remain within the speed limit)

[leon_t]

Get an old 205 gti and try backing off/ braking in the wet on a deserted NSL/40 roundabout. If it still grips, it's better than my old one was!