this video is definately a repost

 

he didnt know how to countersteer.. all he did was turn the wheel the other way and didnt to know what do do when the car turned directions

 

^^^ plus, the last few seconds of the video show the tread on the tires- those look like all seasons to me You can even see good sized chunks missing.

 

you know, the almost exact thing happened to me on an offramp, i posted pics earlier. right turn, into a drift, countersteer, and then spin left, didn't hit a wall but went through some bushes out the other side onto the on ramp. never quite sure what happened, but either i overcorrected, or the front left tire lost traction on the pebbles. i was pretty sure i never hit the brake though.....

 

On the last page of the feb. 21 auto week there's a picture of a sti completely submerged in water except for its *** and wing! Wish I had a scanner.

 

posted on here somewhere.

 

I really don't mind the occasional repost. I would have missed this video otherwise

 

I can't believe the spectators were laughing.

It looks like the rear stepped out as soon as he started turning in. That can happen if you stay on the brakes while turning ("trail-braking").

The video shows why trying to "save" a car can be worse than just accepting that you've messed-up a turn and driving straight off. The guy was all crossed-up, and then when he'd scrubbed off enough speed that the tires finally got traction, it took him off in a direction he didn't want to go.

But I can't tell from the video whether running straight off was an option. Doesn't look like it.

 

yes its a repost.

 

I just watched the video again. If you watch the driver's hands and helmet in the rear view you will notice that after he impacts the side his hands slip off the steering wheel and his head falls forward and to the side... I think the impact knocked him unconscious.

 

ha i noticed that an evo was trailing him by a grip at least 3.5 car lenghts.....but i guess that sti didnt have good handling because that evo would have made that turn

 

oh wait opps my bad thats not an evo. it's the same color as the MR model though... my bad...

 

That happened to me on the off ramp 2 216 in MD But I I was going about 85 into the turn like an idiot! But I kinda learned how to drift so I counter steered then turn the wheel straight and hit the gas when the car was pointing the direction ai needed to go, came outta my drift LUCKY ME! AWD and steering u will have control for dayz!

 

Ouch that brings back bad memories! I did almost the same thing in a turn.... and $18,300 in damage later I am a lil bit more carefull.
<---See the front end in the old pic in my sig? Crunch! Thats all been replaced...

 

I did close to the same thing last night in my '02 Lancer OZ, I was getting on an on ramp on I-79 south of Pittsburgh, and while being a little inebriated (my own fault) I drove too fast into the turn hit a puddle and hydroplaned into a 360 spin. No one was behind me, I pressed the clutch, down shifted to 2nd and took off, never going under 30mph. Lucky me. Never gonna drink and drive again. Too close for me.

Luckily, I just had my snow tires taken off earlier that day.