Maybe it's just the fact that everyone BUT the mini nailed the brakes as soon as they started skidding. No brakes lighting up on the mini, they just watch it play out and then steer around the mess.
I'm constantly amazed by how few people ever bother to learn how to drive in a 4 wheel skid. As far as I'm concerned countersteering out of a skid should be a mandatory part of everyones driving exam.
I grew up on a gravel road, I was practically an expert on countersteering by the time I turned 17, and it's saved my hide numerous times since.
Heck just a few weeks ago I inadvertantly discovered that my rear tires (now at ~70psi) won't hold nearly as many G's as they used to at 45psi.
4 wheel skid around a roundabout turns into massive oversteer
I almost countersteered out of it too, but friction had a way with ol' Harold first. Came to a stop a little crooked in the roundabout, fired up the engine and went on my merry way.
I've been a little more careful about how much speed I'm coasting into the turns with since then though...
