How can a 911 3.4 have so much more HP than a 3.2 Boxster S?

[steved0x]

Originally Posted by jaykay

I have not experienced this....so ABS active roll backwards? Yikes! Do you drop the clutch nowadays?

Yes, here:

https://youtu.be/ex41Q8B_w8o



As soon as it goes and I know I'm not going to recover I got both feet in, clutch and brake. And I am hard on the brake. Watch the car leisurely [edit: watching it again it is not so leisurely, it is really rolling fast] roll back across the track, inside the car I can hear (and feel) the ABS clicking like mad. I guess I should have let off and reapplied the brakes? Also I have added a new step to "In for a spin, both feet in" and that is to center the wheel so I don't curve back around across the track if my braking is unsuccessful.

[Porsche9]

Originally Posted by steved0x

Yes, here:

https://youtu.be/ex41Q8B_w8o



As soon as it goes and I know I'm not going to recover I got both feet in, clutch and brake. And I am hard on the brake. Watch the car leisurely [edit: watching it again it is not so leisurely, it is really rolling fast] roll back across the track, inside the car I can hear (and feel) the ABS clicking like mad. I guess I should have let off and reapplied the brakes? Also I have added a new step to "In for a spin, both feet in" and that is to center the wheel so I don't curve back around across the track if my braking is unsuccessful.

Would applying the handbrake as you come close to being stopped prevent rolling back?

[steved0x]

Originally Posted by Porsche9

Would applying the handbrake as you come close to being stopped prevent rolling back?

Maybe but I doubt I could successfully pull that off... I think pulsing the brake pedal once to maybe "reset" the ABS when the car switched from rolling forwards to rolling backwards would probably work better. Although it all happens so fast...

[Porsche9]

Originally Posted by steved0x

Maybe but I doubt I could successfully pull that off... I think pulsing the brake pedal once to maybe "reset" the ABS when the car switched from rolling forwards to rolling backwards would probably work better. Although it all happens so fast...

It does happen fast that's for sure. With the Miata running into the Corvette I was watching and thinking "pull the hand brake" but when you are in the situation and the world spinning it not always easy to think clearly and react accordingly. It usually has to be practiced and almost automatic.