jcochrane wrote:Two excellant posts from JamesAllport and stefan einz.
Agreed, but I still wonder if this limit handling business is being a bit oversold; e.g. a 5 mph slide is hardly going to be life threatening, unless there are some very exceptional aspects to it, and that doesn't seem likely in a roundabout incident. Sorry, James.
I can see more justification for the spending of money on expert tuition in limit handling where one owns a very powerful car and wishes to use most of its performance, but again how much of that is really legitimate on a regular basis on public roads? I appreciate that it will permit more use of the performance, but with some drivers it might lead to things being pushed too far too often, in which case the overall effect might not be an improvement as far as safe driving is concerned.
Anyhow, just so that you don't think I dismiss the subject completely, I took Eileen's MX-5 out for a bit of fun on a deserted stretch of very icy road this morning. I tried a few experiments with excessive throttle opening on slight curves and cambers, and re-established my quick application of opposite lock skills (such as they are) and it all worked quite reliably at speeds of up to about 40 mph, beyond which I did not go. I think I'll stick with what I've gained from my 52 years.
Best wishes all,
Dave.