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Originally posted by EveryShadeofBlue
Hey Ryan....explain how you use the hand brake. I'm totally a novice about this stuff.
Jeff
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Well...honestly I've never rallied AWD cars before, but I've heard they are much like FWD...which I have rallied.
The only way to describe it is....have you ever done doughnuts in a parking lot before? If your from Florida...the lack of snow/ice probably hinders this, but you may have. Basically just give the wheel a turn, and yank up the e-brake while still under power. This will whip your butt end around in the corner.
If you have ever watched WRC or the like, you will see the guys doing it in hard corners. Anythign with a 90 degree or more, the e-brake is the main way they are getting around it. The idea is to do the following....it works great in FWD....someone please correct me if the technique is different for AWD:
For a right hand turn (lets say 90 degrees)
1. start at the right side edge of the roadway until about 50 feet from the turn
2. jerk the wheel over to the left and head towards the left edge (righ at the beginning of the corner)
3. jerk the wheel back towards the apex of the turn, yank the e-brake, stamp on the gas.
4. release the e-brake and accelerate straight
Basically the idea is to get your momentum away from the turn, then into it quickly with the e-brake up. This will slide the rear end while under full forward moving power.
This will let you cut the apex of the corner without sliding out due to poor road conditions (ie, dirt, snow, ice, etc).
BIG CAUTION!!!! Try it out LONG before you go do it in a race. You will find your car will make a pretty big lateral slide. The last thing you want to do is have your car slide into a tree, in a ditch, or something like that.
Best bet is to find a large gravel area, or loose dirt, and play with it for about an hour. It's a lot of fun, so it's worth doing.
Remember, bring your camera!
Ryan