172 spinning?

[W17GLE]

has anyone else had an experience of the 172 spinning unexpectedly with no warning? was driving the other night (when it was raining) went round a tight left hander at an average speed and the next second i was facing the other way. was near a petrol station so it could have been diesel but i'm a little bit wary now don't want it happening again. luckily i didn't hit anything has this happened to anyone else?

 

[al]

Puddle?

 

[W17GLE]

no there was no puddle. there was no warning of it going just went.

 

[Dash]

Happened to me once. It was rainy and the road had rainbows on it.

 

[alexbleubolt]

probably petrol on road, is your ture tread and pressures ok

 

[W17GLE]

tyres are brand new mate plenty of tread on them, the pressures are also fine.

 

[Laura]

just mabe i little more causios when going round tight corners in the wet

 

[alexbleubolt]

what tyres u got

 

[cliobritt]

wont drive too fast in the wet......

 

[W17GLE]

some michelin something or others

 

[alexbleubolt]

i would say more likely oil / petrol on the road, just go out next time its raining and experiment on a different roundabout where their is no traffic

 

[Brand86]

Yeh, must have been something to do with the road conditions, cars don't just spin for no reason. Maybe you accelerated just as the back wheels were coming round? The short wheelbase of the Clio probably doesn't help though!

 

[John D]

Yeh, must have been something to do with the road conditions, cars don't just spin for no reason. Maybe you accelerated just as the back wheels were coming round? The short wheelbase of the Clio probably doesn't help though!

Would'nt that pull you out of the slide? (if you applied opposite lock of course!). Braking just as the back wheels slipped might send you round pretty quick

 

[Brand86]

If the front wheels are over/ past the spill, and are not in a straight line (as I presume not if entering a roundabout) if you accelerate at this point the back wheels can skid round.... can't really remember why this happens, not the techiest of drivers. Short answer- don't speed in the wet!:approve:

 

[MarkCup]

Wet manhole cover?

I learnt to avoid those when I was a biker, and they're just as lethal in my Cup.

 

[chris509]

major lift off oversteer?

 

[ChrisR]

where's dan?

 

[christurbo]

major lift off oversteer?

Ding!

 

[Iain C]

was the traction on?
We had a spin sunday but that was due to a slippy road and the tc made things worse

 

[Gavin_x2c]

this happened to my mate a week ago

 

[Fletcher]

I had that happen to me last year, after it rained, and the road was drying up, not nice.