Can't seem to get trailing throttle oversteer in the GTi FWD . . . Shouldn't
this be rather easy?
I remember once getting severe TTO in my parents' Jetta and the experience
was so scary that I quickly learned proper FWD cornering technique & have
not done it since!!!
Ryan
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"Ryan Mitchley" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Can't seem to get trailing throttle oversteer in the GTi FWD . . .Shouldn't
> this be rather easy?
Well - I think this car's basically a 1.4 Fiesta.
I have a 1.1 Fiesta - And the only time it's oversteered is in a turn,
lifting off heavily. The weight goes to the front right, which unloads the
back which can then come round.
Doug
Yes, thats possible todo in the game, i use it on some
corners on rallycross. The one after the long straight seems a good place
for this
"Douglas Ellison" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> > "Ryan Mitchley" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Can't seem to get trailing throttle oversteer in the GTi FWD . . . > Shouldn't > > this be rather easy? > > Well - I think this car's basically a 1.4 Fiesta. > > I have a 1.1 Fiesta - And the only time it's oversteered is in a turn, > lifting off heavily. The weight goes to the front right, which unloads the > back which can then come round. > > Doug > >On Wed, 21 Aug 2002 10:26:00 +0200, "Ryan Mitchley"
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>Can't seem to get trailing throttle oversteer in the GTi FWD . . . Shouldn't
>this be rather easy?
Ryan,
Yes it should and no I'm not either. This product has potential but is
still way off in terms of real-life handling. I've tried it in some
depth and have had communication with the developers on it
(where I praised them for what is great about the product but also
stated my views on the physics). Having raced a FWD Fiesta in
the Willhire 6hr endurance race at Snetterton on Saturday and in
2 races at Brands on Sunday I had a pretty good idea what to
expect from the handling of the FWD car.
There is so much that is good about it that I hope they can
sort out the physics.
Maxx
"Andreas Nystrom" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Yes, thats possible todo in the game, i use it on some
> corners on rallycross. The one after the long straight seems a good place
> for this
The right hander off the tarmac intot he dirt again? - I like that one
Getting slowed down for the right-left back onto the tarmac again is very
difficult at the end of that one
DOug
Yeah thats about the only time ive gotten a fwd to slide.. apart from
handbrake :). The best place to get a bit of a drift is the esses before the
start finish, really effective if you do it just a little bit, but with
these cars because they are so under powered neat is sweet....
Just had a few awesome online races with the GTI's, absolute blast.
Sometimes i even go to wave my hand at people when im passing them for a
joke, only to realise they cant see me! Thats what i call being immersed
(however u spell it) in a game! Top job guys, want a beta tester?
Luke
-=87=-
"Douglas Ellison" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> > "Ryan Mitchley" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Can't seem to get trailing throttle oversteer in the GTi FWD . . . > Shouldn't > > this be rather easy? > > Well - I think this car's basically a 1.4 Fiesta. > > I have a 1.1 Fiesta - And the only time it's oversteered is in a turn, > lifting off heavily. The weight goes to the front right, which unloads the > back which can then come round. > > Doug > >Please share some more of your observations with us here, Maxx. Glad to see
you're back at it on the track; how'd the race weekend go, anyway? ;-)
I'd thought LFS simulated FWD pretty well, myself, but it's been a while
since autocrossing my old Scirocco. The LFS GTI did seem to respond
accordingly to some of the old setup tricks, and I could get the tail out a
bit on lift throttle and bring it back with some right foot. Since evolving
to mid-engine cars for my jollies, my recollection of FWD TTO is that is was
SO benign... ;-)
Cheers,
SB
"Maxx" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 21 Aug 2002 10:26:00 +0200, "Ryan Mitchley"
> <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
> >Can't seem to get trailing throttle oversteer in the GTi FWD . . .Shouldn't
