Technically RWD is better suited for racing for one particular reason. When putting the power down, particularly while exiting a corner, weight is transferred to the wheels applying the power.
HOWEVER, I strongly feel that the street is an entirely different story. Saving a mistake with RWD usually requires room to power yourself out of that mistake. There's no room on the street. I use to have oversteer envy. After years of tempting fate on the street, I'm actually happy to have some push in my setup. Mark --- Josh Karnes <[email protected]> wrote: > I drove 240Z's for a long time, still love that type of car (and I'm > sorta > in the market for another right now). > > Also had two A2's and a long string of other front-drivers. > > The other day I had to drive my friend's car, a '92ish prelude with > hopped > up wheels/tires/suspension, set up for autocross (so he says). The > car > understeers incredibly, dangerously, and this is with a suspension > setup > (springs, shocks, swaybars) from a well-known tuner and with big > wheels and > tires (like 245/35's on 17" wheels). > > My bone-stock '89 GLI with cheap rubber (pirelli HP 185/60-14) will > corner > faster and is much easier to modulate between oversteer (lift > throttle, > light brake) and understeer (throttle on), to neutral (very light > throttle). His car will NOT oversteer no matter how much brake. > > I think that's the big difference, so many FWD cars are built with a > ton of > front roll stiffness, which makes them feel quick and darty, like > they > handle great, at low speeds, while preventing their inexperienced > drivers > from making them oversteer into a guardrail. The veedub has the > chassis > tuned differently. > > With the rear drive car, the way you steer with the throttle is > different. The way you work the chassis for roll stiffness is > different. Just different, not really better. > > At 03:58 AM 1/18/00 -0800, you wrote: > >It's more like - Teach your kids how to drive when they turn 16 (or > >18). I've seen my share of > >FWD cars that have been curbed. Remember, he entered awkwardly, you > > >probably entered by braking > >hard and powering thru the apex. Of course you didn't lead him on, > right <g> > > > >--- Jassem <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I was following a kid in a 325i at moderately high speeds. We > came to a > > > small roundabout where the tarmac was not too grippy. He entered > awkwardly > > > and exited sideways, recovered, and finally spun out when the > thing snapped > > > into oversteer, hitting the curb and doing moderate damage to the > wheel + > > > suspension. The golf simply goes into that same roundabout, > throttle on and > > > the thing is out smoothly. Lesson learned: don't get your kids a > RWD when > > > they turn 18. > > -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > - - - - > Josh Karnes <>< "As long as the devil gives you slack in > Austin TX > your chain, you think you are free." > - Dick > Brown > > > > _____________ > List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com > To remove yourself from this list, send mail to > [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your > message > See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com > Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
