i raced my friends WRX in turns and his car was lowered too, I started behind him, i was behind until we reached half way before all the turns ended, i passed him really quick and still pulling away from him, i believe it was about 2-3 car lanes, but at the last part i almost went out of control because i was going too fast! thank the lord i didn't loose control because i don't wanna mess up my baby! MSP rules!
MSP vs. WRX in turns
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Actually...what you felt was a touch of over steer. The MSP is very balanced with a hint of oversteer, rather than understeer like most FWD cars. It's really amazing. Don't try that kinda stuff on the roads, though. join your local auto-x club...it's the best way to learn your car. And yes...the MSP will handle better than the WRX, out of the box. That's it's true purpose for being.
hopefully the damage wasn't too bad, it doesn't look terrible
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Yeah the oversteer on the MSP surprised me once...I took a turn too fast, and felt the back end swing out! I was like s***! This shouldn't happen in a FWD car! But it was good....very predicatable and progressive oversteer....easily countered.
servoeyes said:
doesn't oversteer usually happen to FWD cars ? if u were to oversteer in a RWD car, u'd end up making the tires squeal and initiate a donut. putting power into the steering wheels causes them to pull in the direction that they are going, so if u apply a lot of power to them, they'll cause the car to move to where u pointed them a lot quicker and probably pull the car towards that line rather than start to cause the outside part of the car to pull outside in understeering.
Ummm, well I went to the limits of my MSP a few weeks ago.
I had just left work, and I was taking a left onto a pretty big street(inside lane of the 2 turning lanes), well I was going way too fast and I felt the back end swing a little, I wasn't worried because it had happened before, but then it went more and I was 90 degrees to the left of where I was supposed to be. I didn't want to hit the curb, so I yanked the wheel right and spun a 270 degree turn and was then going backwards on the street that I turned onto. An old couple were looking at me (while they were going the right way in their car
); the stopped, then I rolled to the side of the road and got back on.
Scared the s*** out of me, but it was fun to think about after it was all over...my two friends in the car where scared shitless as well.
Point of this story, I guess I just needed a wake up call telling me that my car can't take any turn at any speed; though it can handle most. My tires were probably really cold too.
I had just left work, and I was taking a left onto a pretty big street(inside lane of the 2 turning lanes), well I was going way too fast and I felt the back end swing a little, I wasn't worried because it had happened before, but then it went more and I was 90 degrees to the left of where I was supposed to be. I didn't want to hit the curb, so I yanked the wheel right and spun a 270 degree turn and was then going backwards on the street that I turned onto. An old couple were looking at me (while they were going the right way in their car
); the stopped, then I rolled to the side of the road and got back on.Scared the s*** out of me, but it was fun to think about after it was all over...my two friends in the car where scared shitless as well.
Point of this story, I guess I just needed a wake up call telling me that my car can't take any turn at any speed; though it can handle most. My tires were probably really cold too.
Boxers are weaksauce! Overpriced averageness.
Anyway, to initiate oversteer "trail brake" a FWD. Very easy to do very hard to master ( i.e. maintain full momentum and trail brake to tuck the nose in)
The MSP is a blast to drive because it minimizes the limitations of a FWD car. They are still there but definately less than an average FWD.
Anyway, to initiate oversteer "trail brake" a FWD. Very easy to do very hard to master ( i.e. maintain full momentum and trail brake to tuck the nose in)
The MSP is a blast to drive because it minimizes the limitations of a FWD car. They are still there but definately less than an average FWD.
