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Old 12-16-2013, 08:47 PM   #40 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MorphDaCivic on page one
Trailing throttle over steer has killed many a Porsche driver. It is counter intuitive to not let up on the throttle in a turn. But if you go into a turn fast in a rear engine car, you better hold or increase the throttle. Otherwise the car will dramatically over steer.
OTOH, it's handy for turning an intersection into an impromptu traffic circle.

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I'll always think of Paul Walker driving 80mph in reverse, while looking into the eyes of his passenger instead of the rear-view mirror.

Edit:
Here's a more pertinent example:
http://http://www.fr33aid.com/1311/a...phoon-victims/

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