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Old 02-22-2008, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by tankdriver View Post
I drive a very good handling FWD car.
FWD is supposedly better in the snow for reasons stated already, and also because letting off the accelerator is an instinctive reactin for most people, which aids FWD cars when slipping, but not so much RWD.
However, I find it much easier and intuitive to correct an oversteer situation. It is much harder to me to point the car right at what I'm sliding at in order to regain traction than it is to counter steer to oversteer.
Now I am really lost. I have no idea what you are trying to say.

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