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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Every instance of loss of control comes down to over braking, over accelerating or bald tyres.
Each of these variables is under the drivers control.
The transition from games console driving to real world driving is quite the learning curve. Most surprising to new drivers is the lack of respawning vehicles in real life.
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
Dodge Viper.
The original RT/10 roadster made 400 hp—with no airbags, ABS, or other safety nets. Hell, it didn’t even have exterior door handles. Legend has it that 30 percent of RT/10s were crashed on the way home from the dealer.
It’s a rear wheel drive problem.
RWD (Rear wheel drive) provides more control for an experienced driver. But for the inexperienced driver it’s actually harder to control than a Front Wheel Drive car.
Think of it like MS paint being easier to use than Photoshop, but for an experienced person Photoshop is much better. That’s the main problem between FWD (Front wheel drive) and RWD vehicles, FWD is better for “most people” but for knowledgeable and experienced people RWD is better.
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