It seems to be a dying art but it is most important for the following reasons especially in a Front Wheel Drive vehicle with a manual transmission.
When the brakes are applied there is an immediate weight transfer to the front wheels which helps reduce stopping distances by giving the front tyres more grip BUT the rear end is suddenly lightened as the nose dives and the rear lifts and reduces the grip of the rear tyres. This can be especially dangerous if the car is turning and can result in a spin/loss of control.This is what is called "lift off oversteer" and most will brake harder if possible when in a FWD one needs to add power to pull the car back into line.
An experienced driver can use lift off oversteer assist turn in.
If one is down shifting at the same time and does not rev match then when the clutch bites the motor will be at idle and it will be instantly increased to say 3500 revs this will suddenly add even more the weight on the front and increase lightness to the rear due to compression braking.
I have spoken to many drivers and some are oblivious as to which end drives it so is it any wonder when they say "the car suddenly lost control" when in reality they "lost control" due to their ignorance and lack of understanding of the basics ??
When the brakes are applied there is an immediate weight transfer to the front wheels which helps reduce stopping distances by giving the front tyres more grip BUT the rear end is suddenly lightened as the nose dives and the rear lifts and reduces the grip of the rear tyres. This can be especially dangerous if the car is turning and can result in a spin/loss of control.This is what is called "lift off oversteer" and most will brake harder if possible when in a FWD one needs to add power to pull the car back into line.
An experienced driver can use lift off oversteer assist turn in.
If one is down shifting at the same time and does not rev match then when the clutch bites the motor will be at idle and it will be instantly increased to say 3500 revs this will suddenly add even more the weight on the front and increase lightness to the rear due to compression braking.
I have spoken to many drivers and some are oblivious as to which end drives it so is it any wonder when they say "the car suddenly lost control" when in reality they "lost control" due to their ignorance and lack of understanding of the basics ??