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July 9th 03, 11:23 PM
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*Really* sideways in an FWD car?
John Fitzgerald wrote in message ... "Doki" wrote in message ... I watched the video of Tiff Needel driving the Ford Puma around a wet track again today. He got the car massively sideways (I'd say about the same as he got the RWD M5). Any ideas on how he managed it? P'raps I need to get someone to watch me make the car go sideways to tell me how sideways I am... Or maybe I need to practice a lot. On an empty runway. :P Tiff favours a bit of handbrake to loosen the back end and high corner entry speed to keep it there. RWD is much more biddable and controllable IMHO. I noticed when I had about 5 minutes of driving a Caterham on grass... I doubt I'll be getting a Caterham soon though. 
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July 9th 03, 11:27 PM
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*Really* sideways in an FWD car?
"Doki" wrote in message ... John Fitzgerald wrote in message ... "Doki" wrote in message ... I watched the video of Tiff Needel driving the Ford Puma around a wet track again today. He got the car massively sideways (I'd say about the same as he got the RWD M5). Any ideas on how he managed it? P'raps I need to get someone to watch me make the car go sideways to tell me how sideways I am... Or maybe I need to practice a lot. On an empty runway. :P Tiff favours a bit of handbrake to loosen the back end and high corner entry speed to keep it there. RWD is much more biddable and controllable IMHO. I noticed when I had about 5 minutes of driving a Caterham on grass... I doubt I'll be getting a Caterham soon though. Build a locost - you know you want to..........go on go on go on go on.............
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July 9th 03, 11:30 PM
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*Really* sideways in an FWD car?
John Fitzgerald wrote in message ... "Doki" wrote in message ... I noticed when I had about 5 minutes of driving a Caterham on grass... I doubt I'll be getting a Caterham soon though. Build a locost - you know you want to..........go on go on go on go on............. I might do it this year, got a BFO shed I can work in, and a fair bit of time. How many hours does it take to build (obviously this is going to be rather variable)?
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July 9th 03, 11:32 PM
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*Really* sideways in an FWD car?
"John Fitzgerald" wrote in message ... "Doki" wrote in message ... John Fitzgerald wrote in message ... "Doki" wrote in message ... I watched the video of Tiff Needel driving the Ford Puma around a wet track again today. He got the car massively sideways (I'd say about the same as he got the RWD M5). Any ideas on how he managed it? P'raps I need to get someone to watch me make the car go sideways to tell me how sideways I am... Or maybe I need to practice a lot. On an empty runway. :P Tiff favours a bit of handbrake to loosen the back end and high corner entry speed to keep it there. RWD is much more biddable and controllable IMHO. I noticed when I had about 5 minutes of driving a Caterham on grass... I doubt I'll be getting a Caterham soon though. Build a locost - you know you want to..........go on go on go on go on............. Build a westy Megabussa.
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July 9th 03, 11:34 PM
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*Really* sideways in an FWD car?
Doki wrote in message ... I watched the video of Tiff Needel driving the Ford Puma around a wet track again today. He got the car massively sideways (I'd say about the same as he got the RWD M5). Any ideas on how he managed it? P'raps I need to get someone to watch me make the car go sideways to tell me how sideways I am... Or maybe I need to practice a lot. On an empty runway. :P Where exactly could I practice becoming sideways? I imagine they don't take kindly to it on trackdays, and the nearest car park isn't exactly the brightest idea in the world.
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July 9th 03, 11:46 PM
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*Really* sideways in an FWD car?
"Depresion" wrote in message ... "John Fitzgerald" wrote in message ... "Doki" wrote in message ... John Fitzgerald wrote in message ... "Doki" wrote in message ... I watched the video of Tiff Needel driving the Ford Puma around a wet track again today. He got the car massively sideways (I'd say about the same as he got the RWD M5). Any ideas on how he managed it? P'raps I need to get someone to watch me make the car go sideways to tell me how sideways I am... Or maybe I need to practice a lot. On an empty runway. :P Tiff favours a bit of handbrake to loosen the back end and high corner entry speed to keep it there. RWD is much more biddable and controllable IMHO. I noticed when I had about 5 minutes of driving a Caterham on grass... I doubt I'll be getting a Caterham soon though. Build a locost - you know you want to..........go on go on go on go on............. Build a westy Megabussa. Or a Locost CBR1000 - 90% of the fun for 20% of the cost. A locost chassis is a direct 100% rip-off of a live axle westfield chassis. Mine is an IRS chassis.
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July 9th 03, 11:51 PM
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*Really* sideways in an FWD car?
John Fitzgerald wrote in message ... "Depresion" wrote in message ... "John Fitzgerald" wrote in message ... "Doki" wrote in message ... John Fitzgerald wrote in message ... "Doki" wrote in message ... I watched the video of Tiff Needel driving the Ford Puma around a wet track again today. He got the car massively sideways (I'd say about the same as he got the RWD M5). Any ideas on how he managed it? P'raps I need to get someone to watch me make the car go sideways to tell me how sideways I am... Or maybe I need to practice a lot. On an empty runway. :P Tiff favours a bit of handbrake to loosen the back end and high corner entry speed to keep it there. RWD is much more biddable and controllable IMHO. I noticed when I had about 5 minutes of driving a Caterham on grass... I doubt I'll be getting a Caterham soon though. Build a locost - you know you want to..........go on go on go on go on............. Build a westy Megabussa. Or a Locost CBR1000 - 90% of the fun for 20% of the cost. A locost chassis is a direct 100% rip-off of a live axle westfield chassis. Mine is an IRS chassis. If I build a Locost, can I be a cheeky git and nick the plans for an IRS cha ssis? 
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July 10th 03, 12:03 AM
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*Really* sideways in an FWD car?
"Doki" wrote in message ... Where exactly could I practice becoming sideways? I imagine they don't take kindly to it on trackdays, and the nearest car park isn't exactly the brightest idea in the world. Nice big empty round-abouts are my favourite :-) -- ..: Clothes by Yves Saint Laurent :. :: Hair By Gillette :: :: http://www.baldy*******.co.uk ::
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July 10th 03, 12:21 AM
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*Really* sideways in an FWD car?
My 405 takes a lot of provoking, especially on the 205 tyres to get it to slide anywhere, sideways takes deliberate and excessive intent. pass me the keys.... -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
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July 10th 03, 12:25 AM
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*Really* sideways in an FWD car?
On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 23:34:36 +0100, Doki wrote:
Where exactly could I practice becoming sideways? I imagine they don't take kindly to it on trackdays, and the nearest car park isn't exactly the brightest idea in the world. Skid pan, deserted airfield, M6 in rush hour... -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
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