Car driving tips and theory » Oversteer http://definedriving.com Car driving tips and theory. Here you will get tips about automobile parts, how to do driving, driving techniques, how to maintain your car ,its mileage etc Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:54:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Oversteer in race cars http://definedriving.com/oversteer/oversteer-in-race-cars/oversteer-in-race-cars http://definedriving.com/oversteer/oversteer-in-race-cars/oversteer-in-race-cars#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:35:16 +0000 driver http://definedriving.com/?p=18 Related posts:
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]]> A car is said to be neutrally handled, if the car is pushed neither to the limit of oversteer nor to that of understeer. It is quite natural that the racing car drivers prefer their car to be in a slight oversteer condition to rotate the car around a corner. But still this seems to be wrong for two reasons. The main reason is that, in racing, the most important thing is to accelerate early as the car passes the apex. The driver who accelerates harder and/or sooner gains the advantage. In this critical phase of the corner, the rear tires of the car need some excess traction to accelerate while the front tires can dedicate all their traction into the turning of the car. This should make the car to slightly understeer. Also, it would be virtually impossible to trail brake an oversteering car, as the trail braking will induce more overstter on the car and might spin out the car. Though trail braking is considered to be a faster way through many corners, it is not recommended for all corners. While exiting a corner, if a race car shows a noticeable oversteer, the trailing car behind will accelerate better off the corner and make ground or pass the former car. This is applicable only in pavement racing and when it comes to dirt racing, it is a different matter.

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]]> In contradiction to the common opinion, the modern rear wheel drive cars are much user friendly in regards of oversteer, as they are set up to understeer, and the powerful cars have onboard computer systems which can even brake the car automatically or override the throttle inputs by the driver. This is simply since understeer is normally much safer for novice drivers, whereas oversteer is much difficult to correct if the driver is not prepared for it. Naturally a driver try to slow down the car in case if the driver looses control either by braking or by lifting off the driver’s feet from the gas pedal. The control of an understeering car can be regained by either of these but in case the car is oversteering, these can have disastrous effects on the car. This is because the entire weight of the car is transferred towards the front while braking, thus by further reducing the traction on the rear wheels. The right way to correct the oversteer is to gently steer into the slide, then take away the power away as required. Indeed, cutting the power mid corner thereby inducing oversteer even in a front wheel drive car is known as “Lift off oversteer”. Oversteer can be induced by transferring weight off from the rear wheel tires by “Trail braking” or continuous application of brake after turning the car into the turn, regardless of whether it is a front wheel drive car of a rear wheel drive car. It is often better to simply accelerate to correct a slide in front wheel drive cars.

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When the rear tires have a loss of traction while cornering, thus causing the rear of the car to head towards the outside of the corner. Drifting is actually a popular form of motor sport that originated in Japan, and is done by deliberately sending the car sideways through a series of corners. Technically speaking, oversteer is the condition when the slip angle of the rear tires exceed that of the front tires. Particularly when applying power in a tight corner, rear wheel drive cars are generally more prone to oversteer.

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