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RWD cars allow you develop a much higher degree of skill at driving because of the requirement to separately manage traction on the drive and steering axles.
by singleshot_ 4y ago
RWD cars allow you develop a much higher degree of skill at driving because of the requirement to separately manage traction on the drive and steering axles.
- PaulHoule 4y agoFor one thing, you can enter and maintain a drift in an FR car. In a FF car you can easily enter a drift but the car will either straighten out or go into a spin. I’d tell you about my tactics for going around corners fast in a FF car but I’d get downvoted…
- klyrs 4y agoCome on, you have karma to spare, I'm dying to know.
- PaulHoule 4y ago“One foot on the brake, One foot on the gas”. You apply brakes and the gas simultaneously when going through a corner.
- winrid 4y agoLeft foot braking is indeed used to go fast in a FWD car. But you can use it in RWD too to manage balance.
- klyrs 4y agoThanks, I hate it. :)
- TacticalCoder 4y ago> “One foot on the brake, One foot on the gas”. Back in the days this could also be used for performance reasons, to keep the turbo on, preventing it from needing to kick in again upon re-acceleration out of of the corner (back then turbo lag was huge and the "kick" was hard to control). This technique was known to be very harsh on the engine but some races pilots would do it anyway.
- randerson 4y agoIt's a pity parking brakes are all electronic now. That used to be my go-to.
- yamtaddle 4y agoFF = Front-wheel drive FR = Rear-wheel drive For anyone else who couldn't puzzle out WTF those meant, I'll save you looking it up.
- kube-system 4y agoThe first letter refers to the location of the engine. The second letter refers to the drive wheels. FF = front engine, front wheel drive FR = front engine, rear wheel drive RR = rear engine, rear wheel drive MR = mid engine, rear wheel drive
- PaulHoule 4y agoHeard these for the first time in the Initial D anime.
- inkyoto 4y agoThere are also (rare nowadays and are mostly available in higher end / performance cars but used to be more frequent in late 80's and 90's): FF 4WS FR 4WS 4WS is for «four wheel steering» (the emphasis is on «steering», not «driving») where – depending on the travelling speed – the rear pair of wheels turns either in the direction opposite to the front wheels (≤ 20 kmh) or in the same direction (≥ 20 kmh). The former makes the parking easier and reduces a turnaround circle. The latter makes the car look moving sideways when going around a bend or disappearing from its lane and emerging in the neighbouring lane during the lane change. 4WS also handles a bit differently on slippery roads around the bends.
- singleshot_ 4y agoI race a Honda on an oval track so I’m absolutely here for this conversation.
- jasonwatkinspdx 4y agoYou can maintain a drift in an FF car. The overall concept of weight shift is the same. You can even selectively lock up the rears without using the hand brake by using throttle to overpower the brakes on the front but not the rear. Source: was taught this stuff by someone that won SCCA autocross nationals, as well as a few podiums in rally. Go to any rally event and you'll see plenty of FF cars doing every drift you can imagine through corners.