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Old 12-25-2009, 12:01 AM   #4 (permalink)
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great post, thanks

+1 on autocross... this came up recently on another thread and it is a structured and low-risk way to practice car control... some clubs have 'autocross clinics' too, which are great for beginners

I remember on my old boxster, it was so easy to 'catch' an excessive yaw angle (or drift or slip angle or whatever) but an absolute bitch trying to get / keep control on the way back... there was almost always a big reverse oscillation, then another, etc despite getting the steering wheel back to 'zero'... whereas with the Z, I can hang it out all day long and find it easy to manage... the mid-engine car was great for being at the limit, not as great for recovering beyond the limit... didn't help that it was an open diff of course
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