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At a track day late last year- throttle lift oversteer saved my bacon (T3 Sears Point). Drove in the rain/ wet course in the morning for the first time. Was feeling out of sync on a dry course in the afternoon. Had a instructor jump in. He quickly pin pointed that there were a few turns, I was doing a early apex and pinching off the exit. So I come up to this turn (uphill approach, downhill exit). I pull a early apex, however this time I have the speed and throttle for a late apex. I'm coming up to the edge of the track and that outside wall is looking damn close. If I did a full fledge lift and tried to hit the brakes, I'd spin and be carried into the wall. If I let it go off, with the wet grass I may not avoid kissing the wall. I did a quick lift. By doing so I gave up traction on the rear tires, with that extra weight on them it allow the rear to swing around- getting me to turn in. Back on throttle and on my merry way.
So I'd agree knowing how to use throttle lift can be a good tool to have. But you better be pretty darn aware of how the car reacts to it. Higher speed turns your on a very tight rope. In my case it was more of a mid-speed. Have been driving mid-engines for a few year and already done a few lifts on the Elise and found it pretty benign. It was more of a reflex action.
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