They did not even make it to the corner yet. Looks like DB #2 in the right lane decided he was man enough to drive without the traction control and over corrected when the arse end got loose.
Hilarity ensues.
What's the point in disabling traction control or electronic stability control for street driving anyways? Mine tends to stay enabled. About the only time I hit the disable switch is for when it's track time, when I don't want the safety net.
For street driving in those cars there is no advantage. Actually it's a disadvantage, if you have a Vette you know how easy it is to get the arse end of that style Vette to break free with the TC off.
I think the driver felt like the computer might be a little over cautious and limiting his potential. He was wrong. Looks to me like he either power shifted and got loose or held a gear and actually got into the powerband and broke it free. His over correction screams of inexperience and it's usually the cocky inexperienced ones who think they know better then the computers. Im not saying I would fair any better in that same situation, but i'd like to think I would.
What's the point in disabling traction control or electronic stability control for street driving anyways?
Don't have a Vette, but the V8 in my CLK easily breaks the back end loose in straight-line acceleration on dry pavement, never mind on corners. I've tried it without on the track, but even there it seems like there's little point. The car's ESP and traction control contains the car's power quite well, better and more consistently than I could do, especially in the wet or on uneven surfaces. The V8 in my previous SL, well, massive vehicle weight looked after traction "control" on that one. ;-)
My MINI is horrible in the snow trying to take off with the traction control on. As soon as it feels the slightest slip it kills the power, then you gotta try all over again. After the first winter of having I heard about disabling it and from then on I've never had an issue.
What's the point in disabling traction control or electronic stability control for street driving anyways? Mine tends to stay enabled. About the only time I hit the disable switch is for when it's track time, when I don't want the safety net.
I love these kinda videos, I feel guilty... Is that wrong?
The guy on the right in the C5 is a spode. The guy on the left in the C6 that got punted into the trees is a known parts scammer on the LT1 boards. What's there to feel guilty about?
The guy on the right in the C5 is a spode.
Don't have a Vette, but the V8 in my CLK easily breaks the back end loose in straight-line acceleration on dry pavement, never mind on corners. I've tried it without on the track, but even there it seems like there's little point. The car's ESP and traction control contains the car's power quite well, better and more consistently than I could do, especially in the wet or on uneven surfaces. The V8 in my previous SL, well, massive vehicle weight looked after traction "control" on that one. ;-)