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Originally posted by Lotus Fury
Lifting the Throttle during a turn can actually spin you the opposite way of the turn. If you're drifting (intentionally or not) through a turn and lift the throttle the back tires act like brakes and the car reacts like someone kicked the rear of the car in the opposite direction.
Example:
During a left hand turn I was massively oversteering the car. The rear of the car was spinning towards the right. As soon as I lifted the throttle the car immediately spun to the left. When I hit thewall I contacted with the front left bumper first then the car spun even harder to the left and hit the left rear corner. Very luckily no one got hurt and I managed to not even get a ticket for anything (despite me pretty much deserving one). That was a very expensive mistake.
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You know what? I've made the same mistake with a torquey and weighted car, Merc E430. However I lucked out and did not collide with anything except for the curb. No body damage at all! Just needed an alignment and new tired. One of my wheels got bent, but not enough to notice. I knew better than to go drifting on a public road. But school was tough that day, and so my head was not working.