Sliding

[Rip3z]

Well, it's snowing tonight.

Thinking of practicing some slides in the car park.

What's the easiest way of getting your car into a slide?

 

[Dash]

Got out in the snow and drive like an ejit ?

 

[dick]

turn and pull ya handbrake?

 

[David_Snaresbrook]

turn and pull ya handbrake?

You need to pull the handbrake first, then turn.

Its much easier that way, as the back wheels lock up much easier going straight than they do when going sideways.

Once they have locked, you turn and the back end should follow it round nicely. Its much easier to control too, as it doesnt tend to snap the back round on you.

 

[Rip3z]

I want the back end to go out, I'm trying to learn to control slides that happen in normal driving.

 

[White16valver]

I want the back end to go out, I'm trying to learn to control slides that happen in normal driving.

Slides in normal driving?

Should we be scared?



lol

 

[Adam]

lol...had some much fun im me old car ice skating...

 

[ant]

left foot on the brake

 

[Chad]

Easiest way I find is to leave my 172 at home and take the womans MX-5 out.

 

[Dan@SJM]

Yea, becareful you dont hit any kurbs. mine ended up in a ditch, and it wasnt evenm diliberate!

 

[White16valver]

doh! lol

 

[Rip3z]

By normal driving I meant if you hit a patch of ice or something =P.

 

[tameracingdriver]

First turn traction control off.

Find a big (preferably empty) roundabout. Drive around it fast, turn the steering wheel hard towards the kerb on your right hand side (obviously dont get too close!!!) and release the throttle. Control slide with steering inputs and throttle.

Dont blame me if you crash though

 

[Cam]

I can see the thread 'Just crashed my car' coming!!!

 

[Akira2506]

Drive in a constant arc (same radius as ur average roundabout...say... 1/3 a turn of lock) drive as fast as you can without loosing traction in 2nd gear...then...suddenly lift off the accelrator... this takes the weight off the back wheels, and the back should slide around...

If it doesnt, then a gently yank of the handbrake would do it :]

But...yea... accelerate around an "island" and just before you feel it understeer, rapidly lift ur foot off the acclerator.

Should do the trick.


-Akira

 

[Akira2506]

Pbirkett beat me to it.

Lift-off oversteer for the win.


-Akira

 

[Ad]

Easiest way I find is to leave my 172 at home and take the womans MX-5 out.

thats cheatin.. haha

 

[Day]

Can't you go sledging down a hill on a bit of plastic instead?

Saves f**king your car up when you silde into a kurb you cant see

 

[Rip3z]

First turn traction control off.

Mk1 - none of this pansy stuff.

 

[Akira2506]

^ LOL.


ABS... was ist das? Human ABS = better than Reno's shite.



-Akira

 

[Floodie]

hehe i was trying this trick the other night actualy... turn in, let off accelerator and the back end comes round but then the car just snaked the other way and i ended up perpendicular to the traffic, and out side the old bill station too... glad i did it AND nothing wrong happened as its made me never want to try it again.. its too easy to f**k up!!..

 

[Dan@SJM]

i did all i could to pull it out the skid, tried accelarating, but it just had no affect just spun the wheels and i ended up in a ditch. and yes, it was an icy road @ 10mph, slid in total 115ft.

 

[ollie_yesclio]

go to a big empty car park, handbrake, then turn and put the throttle down! turn various ways, letting the handbrake off and putting it on/'tweaking' it as you wish! it results in great fun! i put some vids up a while ago. do a search, snow vids i think it was...

 

[Akira2506]

Follow-up question... Handbrake tightening... how?


-Akira
-No...wait...I'm being serious! Meep!

 

[Andy.]

I was out in my girlfriends 205 and it is great in the snow. You can jab the handbreak, get complete opposite lock on and hold it around the corner easily. Even she was having a go. I took my 172 out to try it and it just slides sideways and any throttle input just means that you carry on sliding. It is only when you back off that you get control back.

Better to find that out in an empty car park than on the open road though.

 

[ollie_yesclio]

^^^ yeah thats what i was doing! seeing how far i cud go! tought i may aswell as there is nothing to hit aswell as being in a private place

 

[theduck]

theres island near me i slide round, drive round it quite fast, once it starts to slide keep foot on the accelrator untill i want to stop sliding then lift off and the car will skip back the other way, get control back and acclerate away again

 

[daviebroon]

again everyone just about has it..... list off oversteer is the best way to go, and most controllable. The 172 cup certainly is a breeze to control under these conditions. Steer in sharply, tap brake hard, straight onto throttle, steet against slide, feather touch on brake and throttle accordingly (preferably with left foot braking) Can slide for a very long time if you master it. The look on other drivers faces is always the funniest part.

... the only other option is run your rear tyres till they are near the fail mark.

This is always fun... especially when you are not expecting it.

 

[Rip3z]

I tried some last night, fkin crazy stuff lol.

 

[LegoHead]

are there any really big places to try this out around wolverhampton? All i got is a supermarket carpark. I dont want to practice on the road and f**k up.

also, what sort of speeds are you doing when you slide?

 

[Rip3z]

I wasn't going very fast at all just stuck my foot down in first - experiment with slower speeds and build up?

Nothing wrong with supermarket carpark lol.

 

[LegoHead]

1st gear, good idea, i was trying it in second and couldnt get the back to break free.But did manage a dodgy 180degree spin on a roundabout at uni

all perfectly safe as well.