hey guys
i want to know abit about throwing a turn with handbrake?
if i am driving at 60 and want to chuck a sharp turn is it wise to pull the handbrake?
if so how far should i pull???
all the way up or 3/4 way up?
thanks!
for all those with experience with handbrakes please show me the light!!!
and wats with parking by throwing the car into the spot with the handbrake???
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Plan #1 - Fit disposable tyres (2nd set of rims is good). Go find a skidpan. Practice regularly. Have a laugh.
Plan #2 - Bugger around yanking on the handbrake mid-corner on the street. Have an accident. Ruin your car. Run over nuns. Look like a tool.
For a start, I recommend Plan #1.
Once you've decided on that course of action, it comes down to practice and "feel". You won't need anyone to tell you much at all, as you'll be able to try out different stuff.
Assuming you're NOT going to "Plan #2" it, the idea is to be cornering already, then pull on the handbrake enough so the back end breaks away, then release it. A bit of tape/something over the lock button is good, as you will spend less time screwing around pressing the button, and more time concentrating on car control!
The instant the back end comes around, you'll need to apply opposite lock. Too late, and you'll spin and come to a stop facing the wrong way. To little, and you won't catch it. Any combination of "too early/late", "too much/little" will have wildly different consequences, ranging from a boring early catch to a terrifyingly incompetent display of tankslapper madness. Mix in different tyre temps, brakes that get hot, road surface inconsistencies to the equation - they change the outcome too.
And all this in a 1.1 tonne hurtling chunk of metal, loaded with petrol, and you sitting in the middle of it. Again... skidpan.
Even after a lot of practice, I'm still not ahead of the car sometimes, and get it totally wrong. It's the sort of thing where I'm good at the end of a morning's practice session, but have lost the touch a couple of weeks later.
Of course, I should say.. I've got no innate car control skills. I just learn through practice. If you were a born stunt driver, you'll be fine. Of course, if you only THINK you're a born stunt driver, but are mistaken, yanking on the handbrake is an excellent "reality check"!!!!
- Rich
Plan #2 - Bugger around yanking on the handbrake mid-corner on the street. Have an accident. Ruin your car. Run over nuns. Look like a tool.
For a start, I recommend Plan #1.
Once you've decided on that course of action, it comes down to practice and "feel". You won't need anyone to tell you much at all, as you'll be able to try out different stuff.
Assuming you're NOT going to "Plan #2" it, the idea is to be cornering already, then pull on the handbrake enough so the back end breaks away, then release it. A bit of tape/something over the lock button is good, as you will spend less time screwing around pressing the button, and more time concentrating on car control!
The instant the back end comes around, you'll need to apply opposite lock. Too late, and you'll spin and come to a stop facing the wrong way. To little, and you won't catch it. Any combination of "too early/late", "too much/little" will have wildly different consequences, ranging from a boring early catch to a terrifyingly incompetent display of tankslapper madness. Mix in different tyre temps, brakes that get hot, road surface inconsistencies to the equation - they change the outcome too.
And all this in a 1.1 tonne hurtling chunk of metal, loaded with petrol, and you sitting in the middle of it. Again... skidpan.
Even after a lot of practice, I'm still not ahead of the car sometimes, and get it totally wrong. It's the sort of thing where I'm good at the end of a morning's practice session, but have lost the touch a couple of weeks later.
Of course, I should say.. I've got no innate car control skills. I just learn through practice. If you were a born stunt driver, you'll be fine. Of course, if you only THINK you're a born stunt driver, but are mistaken, yanking on the handbrake is an excellent "reality check"!!!!
- Rich
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In Turkey, handbrake turns are regular thing for drivers. So, many people do so many stupid things, and so many accidents.
Honestly, best way to learn is that somebody shows it to you while in the car. You definitely need a manual car for this. Auto/Tip is not as much fun.
While I was learning to drive, I was in many cars when my friends were playing with handbrake. This is how I got the theory. Then I hired many cars to trash. This is still the way I do it.
Get a manual car, preferably rear wheel drive, find a wet road, or even icy is better with lots of space around. Dry roads are OK as well, however, makes to much noise, scrapes the sh*t out of tyres and rims.
I used to do this on a huge car park with 2â€
Honestly, best way to learn is that somebody shows it to you while in the car. You definitely need a manual car for this. Auto/Tip is not as much fun.
While I was learning to drive, I was in many cars when my friends were playing with handbrake. This is how I got the theory. Then I hired many cars to trash. This is still the way I do it.
Get a manual car, preferably rear wheel drive, find a wet road, or even icy is better with lots of space around. Dry roads are OK as well, however, makes to much noise, scrapes the sh*t out of tyres and rims.
I used to do this on a huge car park with 2â€
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I would suggest never trying this on an actual ROAD....
this kind of thing should be left to skid pans/tracks/your mates MASSIVE driveway....
if you really want to get the back end out, BUY a real wheel drive car
and while im at it
*As online representative of FTO Australia, the site, nor its organisers, condone such behaviour on public roads!*
this kind of thing should be left to skid pans/tracks/your mates MASSIVE driveway....
if you really want to get the back end out, BUY a real wheel drive car
and while im at it
*As online representative of FTO Australia, the site, nor its organisers, condone such behaviour on public roads!*
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A good place to learn control is at motorkhana's - depending on the club hosting, these are usually well run events on open flat surfaces. Worst thing you can do is knock over a flag and lose time...... They are a good way to try different techniques, improve your driving skills.
Having recently gone to a couple of these events, they're quite a bit of fun - and not as easy as they first look. If you find you want a bit of a challenge, you can register as a state competitor in motorkhana and pit yourself against other drivers in the state on a point score basis.
Worst thing you could do is practice on public road. Best case scenario - you lose control, hit gutter and wreck your mags - worst case - you hit someone else.......
Having recently gone to a couple of these events, they're quite a bit of fun - and not as easy as they first look. If you find you want a bit of a challenge, you can register as a state competitor in motorkhana and pit yourself against other drivers in the state on a point score basis.
Worst thing you could do is practice on public road. Best case scenario - you lose control, hit gutter and wreck your mags - worst case - you hit someone else.......
