My bog standard hawk eye doing what it's supposed to :-)
04 June 2011, 11:50 AM
#1
My bog standard hawk eye doing what it's supposed to :-)
05 June 2011, 10:41 AM
#7
Thanks for the comments folks, glad you like the vids.
Really pleased to see how agile these things can be, even in standard trim.
If you drive it very smoothly it will understeer at the limit, but with a bit of a flick it'll slide quite easily :-)
Really pleased to see how agile these things can be, even in standard trim.
If you drive it very smoothly it will understeer at the limit, but with a bit of a flick it'll slide quite easily :-)
Trending Topics
07 June 2011, 04:56 PM
#12
07 June 2011, 05:02 PM
#13
Last edited by g7prs; 07 June 2011 at 05:03 PM.
08 June 2011, 10:32 AM
#14
I've seen that one on YouTube a few times and I must admit it does sometimes creap into my head during a slide - it's a good reminder to get back on the power and wind the opposite lock off in good time!
Is the driver of that car a regular forum user? I'm sure it's been discussed to death, but I'd like to find out:
a) was he able to fix the car (I'm fairly sure he wasn't injured)
b) what does he think went wrong? It looks like he didn't have any throttle in and was perhaps a bit too late winding the opposite lock off (easy to say afterwards, much less easy to think of during a slide!)
c) was the slide intentional or did he lose control of the car mid-corner
Actually it was a very nice slide and he did well to hold on to it, just a shame it flicked back on him!
Is the driver of that car a regular forum user? I'm sure it's been discussed to death, but I'd like to find out:
a) was he able to fix the car (I'm fairly sure he wasn't injured)
b) what does he think went wrong? It looks like he didn't have any throttle in and was perhaps a bit too late winding the opposite lock off (easy to say afterwards, much less easy to think of during a slide!)
c) was the slide intentional or did he lose control of the car mid-corner
Actually it was a very nice slide and he did well to hold on to it, just a shame it flicked back on him!
09 June 2011, 07:37 PM
#15
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (4)
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: MY99UK-MY02STi-MY99Type R-MY06 T20-MY11 340R-MY05 TYPE25
Posts: 11,468
Received 22 Likes
on
19 Posts
Oh just for the record before the muppets start 
I WAS NOT TRYING TO DRIFT THE CAR. I just drove it very badly
Hi welcome Yes I am
Yes my Road insurance covered me on the Track (they no longer do that for new customers) about £10K bill
my friends wife was passenger and tyre wall did its job no-one hurt
What went wrong here isa list of **** poor excuses
1) I was using a little flick to dial out the understeer (no DCCD) but doing this on every corner for four laps heated up the tyres and Pressures through the roof.
2) The fatal corner a little too fast in, a little too late on the Brakes, the tyres giving up grip and I'm now sideways and missed apex by a country mile. ( Purely driver error)
3) visiting a senario I had not encountered in 4 years of trackdays I do two further mistakes, 1) I frooze for a second and looked where the crash was going to happen,. 2) I lost were the steering wheel was by using push pull technique
4) As the speed is being scubbed off, i apply more power and wheels start to get grip back BUT the front wheels are on lock and not straight ahead as i thought. 300bhp now pulls the Car into the tyre wall, but too late no tarmac left, just grass and BANG
no it was not intentional, meant to be just a little flick, overheated tyres, tooo much enthusiasm and not enough Skill
I have had some training since and my hands NEVER leave the wheel so ALWAYS know where front wheels are pointing. I could save that car now, OK it wouldn't be a pretty "drift" but would be saved.
my car now is a Type20 06 JDM with DCCD so not the same issues as the 2002 UK Sti NON-DCCD
IMHO
TONY
I WAS NOT TRYING TO DRIFT THE CAR. I just drove it very badlyHi welcome Yes I am
my friends wife was passenger and tyre wall did its job no-one hurt
1) I was using a little flick to dial out the understeer (no DCCD) but doing this on every corner for four laps heated up the tyres and Pressures through the roof.
2) The fatal corner
a little too fast in, a little too late on the Brakes, the tyres giving up grip and I'm now sideways and missed apex by a country mile. ( Purely driver error)3) visiting a senario I had not encountered in 4 years of trackdays I do two further mistakes, 1) I frooze for a second and looked where the crash was going to happen,. 2) I lost were the steering wheel was by using push pull technique
4) As the speed is being scubbed off, i apply more power and wheels start to get grip back BUT the front wheels are on lock and not straight ahead as i thought. 300bhp now pulls the Car into the tyre wall, but too late no tarmac left, just grass and BANG
I have had some training since and my hands NEVER leave the wheel so ALWAYS know where front wheels are pointing. I could save that car now, OK it wouldn't be a pretty "drift" but would be saved.
my car now is a Type20 06 JDM with DCCD so not the same issues as the 2002 UK Sti NON-DCCD
IMHO
TONY
10 June 2011, 06:15 PM
#18
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: South Wales
Posts: 416
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Got to admit, as a competent (I think) road driver through 20 years of driving experience, but not a racing or even track driver since I've never done it, it was interesting to hear a detailed description of what actually went wrong, as this was an almost identical crash as one I had back in 1994 when I just passed my test, and being honest, to this day I had no idea what I'd done wrong!
12 June 2011, 12:28 AM
#19
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (4)
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: MY99UK-MY02STi-MY99Type R-MY06 T20-MY11 340R-MY05 TYPE25
Posts: 11,468
Received 22 Likes
on
19 Posts
Got to admit, as a competent (I think) road driver through 20 years of driving experience, but not a racing or even track driver since I've never done it, it was interesting to hear a detailed description of what actually went wrong, as this was an almost identical crash as one I had back in 1994 when I just passed my test, and being honest, to this day I had no idea what I'd done wrong!
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Jonny mac
ScoobyNet General
10
09 October 2015 12:25 PM
