Guys, come on. Our cars have power but not that much. Even with VDC off, I have to WANT the tail to break loose. That usually requires a throttle stop that my mind is saying "careful, you're doing this on purpose....carefuuuuuul" while I'm doing it. Driving around with VDC off in a spirited manner with smooth braking, cornering and acceleration won't suddenly whip-snap the car around on you. I've done multiple autoX events in the rain this summer, and it still takes a premature throttle mash coming out of a corner to get the backend loose. The short of it is this: we have very stable, capable cars. Even with VDC off, it takes an error in judgement or sheer determination to break the back end loose. Even on a track at the limit, it's very predictable and requires foolishness to upset the car. We'll see if I eat my words at the PDX this afternoon...
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2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z
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