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Old 09-03-2008, 06:07 PM   #35 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by whitevette View Post
NASCAR drivers refer to "tight" and "loose" - this is the same thing. "Tight" is over-steer, "loose" is under-steer. Question: NASCAR drivers seem to favor "loose"...do we ex-kart racers know something they don't? LOL! I much prefer to be able to steer than to just slide into trouble....
Whoops, you got that backwards--tight means the car is pushing, or going straighter than the steering input would dictate. Loose means oversteer.

I think most drivers prefer understeer because it's more predictable, and easier to compensate for (these cars are very well balanced so understeer in NASCAR isn't like understeer in a street car). You can induce TBO or TTO but I don't know of any way to "make" the car understeer.

That being said, the very fastest drivers can drive a loose race car, and you often see Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards coming out of the turns "sideways."

One thing I will agree with is that oversteer is way scarier and harder to handle, especially in a panic situation.
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