OT: spin recovery

[roclist@accessconsulting.ca (Jason)]

That's why I said to get on the gas once you feel the tail start to come
back....

You're saying to get on the gas while the tail is moving outward?

I dunno... But I'm sure I'll have plenty of opportunity this winter whilst
ice racing the roc....

JAson.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scirocco-Al" <scirocco-Al@insight.rr.com>
To: "Scott F. Williams" <sfwilliams@comcast.net>; "Jason"
<roclist@accessconsulting.ca>; "Jorel Jackson" <jorel140@yahoo.com>;
"volkswagen scirocco" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 6:26 PM
Subject: Re: OT: spin recovery


> Agreed.  Point the wheels where you want to go and hit the gas.  12 years
of
> Auto-X can't be wrong.  :)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott F. Williams" <sfwilliams@comcast.net>
> To: "Jason" <roclist@accessconsulting.ca>; "Jorel Jackson"
> <jorel140@yahoo.com>; "volkswagen scirocco" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 7:40 PM
> Subject: RE: OT: spin recovery
>
>
> Jason, the only problem with what you just suggested is that letting off
the
> gas during a FWD oversteer condition will *increase* the spin. If anything
> you'd want to nail the gas. "When in doubt, power out."
>
> :^)
> --
> Scott F. Williams
> NJ Scirocco nut
> '99 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS
> Mazda 323 GTX turbo "assaulted" vehicle
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> ClubVAC: "Roads found. Drivers wanted."
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> > [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Jason
> > Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 6:35 PM
> > To: Jorel Jackson; volkswagen scirocco
> > Subject: Re: OT: spin recovery
> >
> >
> > here's what I would have done... not withstanding abs....
> >
> > ... I understand as the car was comming out of the corner, onto a
> > straight,
> > lost back end on ice...
> >
> > let off gas, correct steering wheel into slide, when back end strarts to
> > come back, straighten wheel, lightly apply gas....
> >
> > once straightend out, stop car and check my shorts....
> >
> > of course if you've overcorrected, repeat inital step, note
> > things begin  to
> > get harder to control after the inital fish tail....
> >
> >
> > Jason Adams....
>
>
>
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