now that i've had my elise for a few months i'm finding it quite natural to let the back end drift out around corners in the dry. does anyone else do this or am i heading for a crash?
i'm used to motorbikes and rearwheel steering those little buggers but in fairness i did over step the mark on 3 occassions and have the ducati skidding down the road..... so i'm not what you would call a good judge of "limit"
ninja
drifting the back end...
How are you drifting the back end out in the dry? To do that in mine takes a lot of provoking. Either a very late turn in to a corner on a trailing throttle, trailbraking or lifting off mid-corner. I've learnt all of these on a Walshy day or at KH and I wouldn't want to be doing any of them the on public roads, it's asking for a crash IMO.
normally just turning in late and flooring it tbh.
used to do it regularly in my old mx5 - bit harder to do in the elise tho, as it seems a bit more planted than the mx5.
only really do it on my way home thru eurocentral, well that's a lie tbh as i also do it off the bat at the traffic lights at elderslee st, small quiet roundabouts etc etc. all in very controlled situations tho - honest!
ninja
used to do it regularly in my old mx5 - bit harder to do in the elise tho, as it seems a bit more planted than the mx5.
only really do it on my way home thru eurocentral, well that's a lie tbh as i also do it off the bat at the traffic lights at elderslee st, small quiet roundabouts etc etc. all in very controlled situations tho - honest!
ninja
<<<<<<<<I'm partial to this style aswell. 
(see my thread on S2 suspention.) As all the folk who've followed me at Kh will vouch for. On track i like the rear to be moving slightly on the way in, i find i can control the car thru the turn better like this. (i done motocross for a while, so sliding is locked into my brain i think) But i've got S1 
. Tend to do it in the wet coming off roundabouts, but if there's a deserted roundabout i just go in hard on neulral throttle, then it steps out smooth on the way in and just keep it out on the throttle. ( not for long though) I dont do it on anything faster than 2nd gear though. When the you powers slide a std Elise it you have to be on it as it's got lots of grip and there's a fine line between out and in. You cant just use grunt to get it out, so it's a lot to do with momentum. I find that on a roundabout once you've got the wheel 90deg to the left eg, half a turn) thats about the limit, any more and the weight in the rear pulls the back round.
(see my thread on S2 suspention.) As all the folk who've followed me at Kh will vouch for. On track i like the rear to be moving slightly on the way in, i find i can control the car thru the turn better like this. (i done motocross for a while, so sliding is locked into my brain i think) But i've got S1 . Tend to do it in the wet coming off roundabouts, but if there's a deserted roundabout i just go in hard on neulral throttle, then it steps out smooth on the way in and just keep it out on the throttle. ( not for long though) I dont do it on anything faster than 2nd gear though. When the you powers slide a std Elise it you have to be on it as it's got lots of grip and there's a fine line between out and in. You cant just use grunt to get it out, so it's a lot to do with momentum. I find that on a roundabout once you've got the wheel 90deg to the left eg, half a turn) thats about the limit, any more and the weight in the rear pulls the back round.