Porsche 1 hour Crashed Unsure Why Can you help?

[shadrach74]

Originally Posted by Frodo

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm not sure this is true? My understanding (and, to some extent, my experience) is that, with the mid-engine design it's actually less likely to spin...BUT once she goes the figure skater phenomenon kicks in---the car then spins with reckless (and hopefully for the driver, "wreckless") abandon!

A mid engine car is more neutral and is somewhat less likely to "oversteer" than a rear engined car. However, when the word "spin" is mentioned that is what is really meant...as in like a top. I mid-engined car will spin unlike any other car because the CG is in the center.

[jacabean]

it does not take much to spin a boxster in the wet . PSM is a great system for those conditions . The damage he got is what you would get in any other car . no car can handle side impacts to the suspension and drive components .

[ekam]

Originally Posted by jacabean

it does not take much to spin a boxster in the wet . PSM is a great system for those conditions .

The trouble with stability control is that it is as good as the tires on the car. If you have bald tires the world's best stability control will not save you.

[Bruce Wayne]

unfortunately the roads in the Uk are not as good as they should, or could be..

in some areas they are not unlike some that could be found around Lagos. what with worn surfaces, often damp and debris accumulating on the roads it doesn't take much, i've managed to 270 mine like it seems other have done.

also a bit of diesel spill on a damp road can make the sphincter tighten.

[san rensho]

Originally Posted by shadrach74

A mid engine car is more neutral and is somewhat less likely to "oversteer" than a rear engined car. However, when the word "spin" is mentioned that is what is really meant...as in like a top. I mid-engined car will spin unlike any other car because the CG is in the center.

Boxsters, even though they are mid engine, the center of mass is still in the rear, not as much as a 911, but still rear biased. I think what happens, at least what happened to me, is that when the rear starts to come around, your natural reaction is to lift off the gas and grab the brakes, which slows the whole car down. But the car is now sideways, and since the center of mass is towards the rear, the rear has more momentum , which will push the rear out even further leading to a spin.

The fix is counter intuative, stay on the gas so the car doesn't slow and countersteer, but it happens so fast that its hard to resist lifting and braking.