[jaykay]

Originally Posted by stephen wilson

There's a fine line between too much power and too little! It also depends on how much torque is available at the rear tires, first gear will have lots, 4th, not so much.

Applying power shifts weight to the rear, adding grip. But nothing is free, acceleration reduces grip available for cornering (lateral acceleration), too much can create "power oversteer". Conversely, if you lift off of the throttle, or apply the brakes, weight (and grip) will shift to the front tires, also causing oversteer.

So, if you get loose while cornering, either maintain your throttle position and counter-steer to correct, or if needed reduce power slightly while still maintaining positive throttle.

Thanks Stephen......this is great and make sense. I guess It all depends what envelope you analyze.....in this case small throttle changes are in order.............I have over counter steered and reduced throttle drastically on occasion and found myself in a fishtail......very hard to get out of at speed in the wet...