Fwd Handling
11-22-2005, 10:34 PM
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Anyone have tips/techniques/tutorials on handling front drive cars (e.g. Tiburon)? You know, something that explains understeer and oversteer, etc, and the physics and dynamics of taking turns, braking, steering...... you get the picture! Any good advice or guides out there? I love to improve my driving skills, I just need to find some good material.
11-23-2005, 12:47 AM
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well basically when going into turns hard, dont' break while in the turn it'll shift the wieght of the car forward and send you into a spin.
don't hit the turn to hard or you will have under steer and just slide since you will loose traction with your front wheels.
break into the turn, accelerate through the turn.
that's pretty basic, but a good start.
don't hit the turn to hard or you will have under steer and just slide since you will loose traction with your front wheels.
break into the turn, accelerate through the turn.
that's pretty basic, but a good start.
11-23-2005, 06:22 AM
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The terms themselves are pretty easy to grasp...
Understeer.. when the front wheels of the car loose traction first while cornering. This makes the car want to go "Straight" instead of following the turn.
Oversteer.. the rear wheels of the car break traction first.. this results in the rear of the car sliding towards the outside of the turn instead of following the fronts.
Things to keep in mind. When understeering, do not crank in more steering lock. This will only put the tire more sideways to the direction the car is trying to go in. Doing this only makes it harder to recover from the understeering condition. The only thing you can do is allow the fronts to scrub off the speed and they will recover on their own.
BTW.. understeer is the default steering "condition" most cars in the US will default to when pushed beyond their limits. Thank the lawyers, but it is easier to prove in court that it was driver error when the car goes off of the road in a straight line.
When oversteering, you need to turn the steering wheel INTO the direction of the slide. This will widen your turn and allow the rear wheels (if recoverable) to tuck back into the direction the car wants to go in. Like in the understeering condition.. the rear wheels are scrubbing off speed as they slid. If you have enough room and are in no danger of spinning, you can continue to allow them to slide and eventually they will have slowed the car enough to tuck back into the direction of travel.
Somebody mentioned braking while cornering. This can actually be a useful thing to do in certain situations. By applying the brakes in a corner, you are shifting the weight of the car forwards toward the front wheels. This unloads the rear wheels and can cause them to slide, putting the car into an oversteer condition. IF you are currently understeering, a brief tap of the brakes (not too hard!) can load the front wheels up enough that they will regain traction. Learning this takes time and more time.. not to mention a large enough space that if you lock up the fronts, you do not understeer into something heavy and immobile.
Understeer.. when the front wheels of the car loose traction first while cornering. This makes the car want to go "Straight" instead of following the turn.
Oversteer.. the rear wheels of the car break traction first.. this results in the rear of the car sliding towards the outside of the turn instead of following the fronts.
Things to keep in mind. When understeering, do not crank in more steering lock. This will only put the tire more sideways to the direction the car is trying to go in. Doing this only makes it harder to recover from the understeering condition. The only thing you can do is allow the fronts to scrub off the speed and they will recover on their own.
BTW.. understeer is the default steering "condition" most cars in the US will default to when pushed beyond their limits. Thank the lawyers, but it is easier to prove in court that it was driver error when the car goes off of the road in a straight line.
When oversteering, you need to turn the steering wheel INTO the direction of the slide. This will widen your turn and allow the rear wheels (if recoverable) to tuck back into the direction the car wants to go in. Like in the understeering condition.. the rear wheels are scrubbing off speed as they slid. If you have enough room and are in no danger of spinning, you can continue to allow them to slide and eventually they will have slowed the car enough to tuck back into the direction of travel.
Somebody mentioned braking while cornering. This can actually be a useful thing to do in certain situations. By applying the brakes in a corner, you are shifting the weight of the car forwards toward the front wheels. This unloads the rear wheels and can cause them to slide, putting the car into an oversteer condition. IF you are currently understeering, a brief tap of the brakes (not too hard!) can load the front wheels up enough that they will regain traction. Learning this takes time and more time.. not to mention a large enough space that if you lock up the fronts, you do not understeer into something heavy and immobile.