Proof that americans and their cars have no idea what to do with a nice tight corner

[Butuz]

http://media.putfile.com/hov2



Butuz

[Shad]

Classic

[Atomic]

Eh? Monkey?

[BenW]

Seen it before somewhere. Should be a section before that with the ferrari upfront and the dodge following it, much better when you see the whole lot because it actually shocks you

[5lab]

tbh the lateral g's that a viper can push probably isnt much short of what a ferrari can do - it looks like he paniced, jumped on the brakes, locked up and slid off the corner..

[BenW]

I think as a general rule front engined cars oversteer and rear wheel understeer.

Guess it doesn't have ABS then. I thought cars had to legally have ABS now?

[unrealrocks]

Erm, american? The voiceover is Australian!

Also, BenW - its the other way round, and no cars don't have to have ABS by law ... just think how many cars are on the roads that haven't been even shown a microchip in theyre life!

[Howard]

I think as a general rule front engined cars oversteer and rear wheel understeer.

Guess it doesn't have ABS then. I thought cars had to legally have ABS now?

All wrong. Sorry. Lol

[J4MES]

I think as a general rule front engined cars oversteer and rear wheel understeer.

Guess it doesn't have ABS then. I thought cars had to legally have ABS now?

would have though front engined cars oversteer less that rear engined... unless they're front wheel drive too, in which case they'll tend to understeer unless provoked (lift-off oversteer)... rwd cars will oversteer regardless of engine location, if driven correctly... D)

but his ABS seems to have failed him like you said...

[synchro]

I guess english drivers never went off the road!

[BenW]

Oops, i got me driven wheels and engine location mixed up. Is the general rule not that front wheel drive oversteer and rear wheel drive understeer......or is that wrong too....lol

I swear i remember Clarkson saying on top gear that ABS now had to be fitted as standard when he drove the new TVR sagaris (Which didn't have it). Unless i took a joke wrongly!

[BenW]

well i would think the driven wheels has more of an effect. If its rear wheel drive its always trying to pull it straight forward but if its front wheel drive its trying to pull where the wheels are facing which could pull the back out

[Stoo]

Oops, i got me driven wheels and engine location mixed up. Is the general rule not that front wheel drive oversteer and rear wheel drive understeer......or is that wrong too....lol

FWD = Understeer

RWD = Oversteer

Drive a FWD car in anger and you'll see what I mean

[Shad]

Drive it without any form of throttle control, you mean?

[cm_uk]

yet again another amusing rip from high octane series...
yanks really dont have a clue when it comes to corners...

[J4MES]

well i would think the driven wheels has more of an effect. If its rear wheel drive its always trying to pull it straight forward but if its front wheel drive its trying to pull where the wheels are facing which could pull the back out

oversteer and understeer are what happens when traction is lost... the driven wheels tend to loose traction first if being driven hard, hence oversteer when a rear wheel drive car is nailed (you can steer with the throttle) understeer when a front (you can loose the ability to steer)...

what's happened to the Viper driver looks like understeer, but had been brought about by locking up the front wheels under braking (loosing the ability to steer)...