Car enthusiasts of my generation started doing their dift days shortly after getting their drivers license. The morning of first snowfall in winter we would all go straight to the nearest supermarket car park and spend a few hours skidding about with huge smiles on our faces, and as such I have never lost control of a car. Nowadays, supermarket security immediately phones the police 🙄
I'm now in my late 40s, but still love to powerslide my 1.2l FWD Vauxhall Corsa around corners in the snow. To be fair, it is THE ONLY time I can get my car to powerslide.
Hi Mick. I just watched a Jeremy Clarkson interview and he said that the way forward for the Grand Tour is young presenters that love cars instead of famous tv celebrities. I immediately thought of you. I have no idea how you'd go about it but if I was you I'd be getting in touch with Jeremy. You would be amazing on that show.
I think it's the perfect system for motorways and more countries should learn from the Germans. Even in cheap/slow cars, they usually stop much faster than they accelerate so it's probably fine.
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If you are going for a drive on country lanes, ensure your tyres are at the correct pressure. Understeer or oversteer can occur on wet, icy or slippery surfaces. I disagree with Mick about driving quickly at sunset or learning oversteer/understeer on car park at night. This is because the sun will blind you either from the front, side of rear. It's the same thing not long after dawn. You need to be careful of hazards, particularly junctions, either marked or not. You could have a tractor or other agricultural vehicle emerge from a farm track. If you really want to learn about understeer or oversteer, go on a track day. A car park at night has various pieces of road furniture which you can hit when you loose control. Not to mention speed bumps.
You said that putting more weight on the front causes more likely understeering, but it seems conterintuitive to me (i'm not saying it's wrong, i only have experience with motorcycles), since for example in motorcycling, you trail brake to load the front tire to have more grip and go in the corner faster, why this differs in cars?
Love this question! It's very similar to bikes. You gain grip... up to a point. Just like on a bike loading the front will progressively give you more grip until you go 1% too far and you lowside. It's the same in cars but you understeer when you go 1% too far. (There are some differences because of 4 wheels and anti-roll bar but it's largely similar)
@@jamiehopkins4353 the guy has absolutely zero qualification to be “teaching” people how to drive. Quite a few of the points he’s raised in this video alone are actually incorrect.
@@krzysztofjuszczak906 too many to list really, there is an interesting video where he explains “advanced driving” tips and straightening out roundabouts which was incorrect as if you followed this guys explanation on a public road you risk crashing due to his example of positioning doesn’t tell the other road users where you are going. An in correct explanation and use of advanced driving. All because he has zero qualifications or courses under his belt.
