Having had no luck googling this potentially life-saving maneuver, I am going to try to explain it myself. I’ve done this before, with varying success. And, as you’ll see, I am terrible at diagrams on the computer. (Anyone who can find/present a better demo is welcome to.)
As we all know, in many cars and especially those with mid-engines, we don’t want to lift or brake in a fast turn.
But, if we go in too fast, we miss the apex, someone blocks us, or some other emergency arises, what can we do?
Well, we can use the (Stirling) MOSS EMERGENCY LINE. SM says to drive straight as far as you can, while braking as heavily as possible. You will lose enough speed to get the car under control before you have to turn (usually at the far side of the road). Remember, cars brake very quickly, more efficiently than they accelerate.
I’ve used this many times on track and street and I can tell you that it works.
Red (if it shows up) is the braking zone.
Many on ET really know how to drive (better than I) and comments & suggestions are welcome.
But, I hope this helps you as much as it’s helped me.
As we all know, in many cars and especially those with mid-engines, we don’t want to lift or brake in a fast turn.
But, if we go in too fast, we miss the apex, someone blocks us, or some other emergency arises, what can we do?
Well, we can use the (Stirling) MOSS EMERGENCY LINE. SM says to drive straight as far as you can, while braking as heavily as possible. You will lose enough speed to get the car under control before you have to turn (usually at the far side of the road). Remember, cars brake very quickly, more efficiently than they accelerate.
I’ve used this many times on track and street and I can tell you that it works.
Red (if it shows up) is the braking zone.
Many on ET really know how to drive (better than I) and comments & suggestions are welcome.
But, I hope this helps you as much as it’s helped me.