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    Quote Originally Posted by Hotsauce
    If you watch the footage carefully you will see the front wheels at full lock. once you pass the point of slip angle, then brake hard enough to lock the tires the only way to turn again is to release the brake and straighten the wheel enough to regain grip.

    A common beginners error on sticky tires.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nocturnalVX
    If I spend $1,000,000+ on a car, it had better f***ing go where I point it. Understeer on an '88 Fiero in 6" of snow? OK. Trying like hell (and failing) to slow & turn a million dollar Ferrari flagship with "sticky tires"? B.S.
    Oh, it will if you know how to drive it! I think what Hotsauce is describing could occur with any automobile, sticky tires or not, but it's 100 times less forgiving when you've got 660 HP under the hood.

    It's sort of like a beginner motorcycle operator hopping on a 5000cc bike and hoping to survive the trip.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kpaske
    It's sort of like a beginner motorcycle operator hopping on a 5000cc bike and hoping to survive the trip.
    Good point... better have the know-how to push any high performance vehicle.

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