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HDi fun · 11-05-2008, 04:04 PM

Countersteering is the technique you'd generally use if the car is oversteering ie. the rear end is starting to ovecome the tyres' lateral grip, causing the front to turn in more tightly.

Basically, in this situation you'd unlock the steering slightly to maintain your chosen cornering radius; although there's a hundred million other things that apply as well.

Suddenly releasing the accelerator in this situation can send the car into a full spin, always modulate steering and pedal inputs gently. This is especailly important with a FWD car. FWD generally exhibits understeer when the limits are approached but if you do encounter oversteer you have to be very sympathetic with the controls. The Peugeot 205 GTi's were prone to lift off oversteer - the 1.9 was renowned for its tail wagging ability.

Yet other cars from the same era could be cornered so hard that an inside rear wheel would leave the ground with seemingly no effect upon cornering balance!!

The Golf GTi MkII was good at this.

11-05-2008, 04:04 PM	#17 (permalink)
HDi fun Moderator The Torque Meister Car: Peugeot 406 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SOUTH EAST Posts: 1,502	Re: Skid control Countersteering is the technique you'd generally use if the car is oversteering ie. the rear end is starting to ovecome the tyres' lateral grip, causing the front to turn in more tightly. Basically, in this situation you'd unlock the steering slightly to maintain your chosen cornering radius; although there's a hundred million other things that apply as well. Suddenly releasing the accelerator in this situation can send the car into a full spin, always modulate steering and pedal inputs gently. This is especailly important with a FWD car. FWD generally exhibits understeer when the limits are approached but if you do encounter oversteer you have to be very sympathetic with the controls. The Peugeot 205 GTi's were prone to lift off oversteer - the 1.9 was renowned for its tail wagging ability. Yet other cars from the same era could be cornered so hard that an inside rear wheel would leave the ground with seemingly no effect upon cornering balance!! The Golf GTi MkII was good at this.