What went wrong here?

[Perfectlap]

I spun my Boxster in the first week. At that time I was in my third season of autocross, previous car was FWD.
If there's any moisture on the ground and you're sloppy with the throttle it can break loose without warning.
The one downside to mid-engine car...the whole polar inertia thing...

[jacabean]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

I spun my Boxster in the first week. At that time I was in my third season of autocross, previous car was FWD.
If there's any moisture on the ground and you're sloppy with the throttle it can break loose without warning.
The one downside to mid-engine car...the whole polar inertia thing...

it's a lot worse in the 911 .

[keysguy]

Originally Posted by jacabean

it's a lot worse in the 911 .

Truer words we not spoken....I haven't spun my Boxster...yet but my old 911 used to love to swap ends. God help you in the rain.

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by jacabean

it's a lot worse in the 911 .

well maybe with the antique 911's. With the modern 911's (964 onwards) you get much more of a heads up when you're gonna swap ends. With the Boxster, when it spins, it spins, by the time you realize the rear's broken loose... too late.
And the spin itself is not like a pendulus 911 spin where you end up on the side of the road. More like a top pulled from a string.

I'm glad I spun it that first week of ownership it made me respect that the throttle and take it EASY when the ground was damp and cold.