Why do so many inexperienced drivers of powerful cars accelerate and lose control?

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What is so hard about it? What should one do to not have this happen but still take advantage of the car’s power?

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The wheels that steer are in the front of the vehicle and they need to be pressed down to have traction. When you accelerate hard the weight of the vehicle shifts backwards and takes away traction from the front wheels. The rear wheels have a huge engine spinning them, if they push too hard the rear wheels will spin out and lose traction. Race cars have smooth tracks and smooth tires to maximize the amount of surface area between the cars and the ground. Most normal cars don’t have enough torque to accelerate fast enough for these forces to become an issue. It’s sort of like driving in snow, the handling changes but it is possible to control if you know how

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