I went to Deca this weekend and noticed a few interesting things about the way people drive around these short technical courses. My car has blistering straight line speed but I found getting around the corners in such a big car was extremely hard. I few points to note are the amount of drifting that was done and the constant handbrake turns that were used around the corners. These two driving styles alone could win or loose the battle against your oponent.
Two things that I didnt do were any handbrake turns as I wasnt sure what the effect would be on the driveline given everything is still mechanically engaged and then suddennly the rear wheels lock up it surely can't be good considering I have no clutch. Can anyone shed any light on the subject?
The other item is that I never drifted, the VDC was in Race Mode (Not off) so there was no real way to keep the wheels spinning. Is it possible to (4 wheel) drift these cars with the VDC off?
Another thing I noticed was how bad the car aquaplanes in the wet with even slightly worn tyres. I remember the original set of bridgestone was almost as good in the wet as the dry, this was the most dissapointing part of the whole day, the lack of traction, I basically had none.