When did you last do a handbrake turn ?

When did you last do a handbrake turn ?

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J4CKO

Original Poster:

41,287 posts

199 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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As per the question, when, why, and was it any good ?

For me, last night in our C1 as I needed to turn it round and thought why not, was on private property so all legal, went quite well, good handbrake on them.

Perhaps throw in Burnouts and J turns as well.

Dave.

7,324 posts

252 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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A month or two ago when it snowed, work carpark, nailed into a parking space.

:likeaboss:

Glasgowrob

3,232 posts

120 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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Not since i changed to a new Mondeo with an electronic handbrake frown



shake n bake

2,221 posts

206 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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Work carpark, neatly in to the charging bay for the Zoe.

DaveH23

3,230 posts

169 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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I'm 30 and have never tried one.

getmecoat

HustleRussell

24,602 posts

159 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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Current Corsa which I'm not particularly sympathetic towards. Unfortunately the handbrake is as st as the rest of it and couldn't even overcome the grip of the 'Fullrun' tyres.

Motorrad

6,811 posts

186 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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Panda hire car, last year parking at the kerbside. Looked like it had been done by a drunk but it was legal so happy enough to leave it there. Overall was pretty satisfied with it. My passengers seemed somewhat underwhelmed with my efforts though biggrin
fkers should try doing the taxi run themselves instead of getting pissed up if they don't like it.

MG CHRIS

9,077 posts

166 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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Well ages Ago my one car doesnt have a handbrake and the other has such a st handbrake design it couldn't lock the wheels on the move. However the torsen diff does make going sideways extremely fun.

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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In my van when a few of us contractors pulled into a gravel 'private property' wink car park, one bloke said I was childish while the others were pissinf themselves laughing, smiling just writing this hehe


walsh

652 posts

158 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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Handbrake turn - about a week ago. Golf has a good handbrake, best of any car I have owned, about the only thing I like about it. Was demonstrating how good said handbrake was to a friend...

J turn- about 5 years ago, in snow, in the work Astra van

Burnout- not including wheel spin, but actual static, brake stand style burnouts, I have only ever done one, in the 330i. Basically to see if it would do it.

Donuts - I was partial to a few in both of the bm's I have had smile

I am a child, apparently.


HustleRussell

24,602 posts

159 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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Last burnouts were on Saturday, gridding up at Oulton.

PositronicRay

26,957 posts

182 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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I tried one in my BX, didn't work very well. frown

crusty

752 posts

219 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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DaveH23 said:
I'm 30 and have never tried one.

getmecoat
How do you look at yourself in the mirror - Oh the shame

Konan

1,817 posts

145 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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I don't think I've ever had a handbrake that doesn't just about scrape by the MOT minimum effort.

TooMany2cvs

29,008 posts

125 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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Most of my vehicles don't have their handbrakes on the rear wheels, so fairly pointless even trying.

S0 What

3,358 posts

171 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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2 days ago, pug 106 1.5D, i miss rear drums on my cars, this is light as fook on the ar5e end and drum equiped, also as it has no P/S it's actually the easy way to do a tight turn tank.
wheel spin? 2 hours ago, same car.
J turn no idea some time last year.
48 if that matters ?

Edited by S0 What on Thursday 23 March 22:40


Edited by S0 What on Thursday 23 March 22:40

Tannedbaldhead

2,952 posts

131 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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PositronicRay said:
I tried one in my BX, didn't work very well. frown
I had an Alfasud and Xantia with the same problem.

essayer

9,011 posts

193 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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Top deck of the station car park last time it snowed, in a Renault ZOE

Heavy car..took a while to stop hehe

Tannedbaldhead

2,952 posts

131 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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crusty said:
DaveH23 said:
I'm 30 and have never tried one.

getmecoat
How do you look at yourself in the mirror - Oh the shame
It's like a motorcyclist who's never popped a wheelie. A life with no joy.

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

254 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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TooMany2cvs said:
Most of my vehicles don't have their handbrakes on the rear wheels, so fairly pointless even trying.
Do it in reverse, you 'tard...hehe