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Old 01-10-2014, 08:38 AM   #1
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Old 01-10-2014, 09:40 AM   #2
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Old 01-10-2014, 10:15 AM   #3
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Old 01-10-2014, 10:17 AM   #4
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That was really funny
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Old 01-10-2014, 10:58 AM   #5
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Old 01-10-2014, 11:00 AM   #6
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Hahaha yet another example of why they are the best!

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Old 01-10-2014, 11:32 AM   #7
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Old 01-10-2014, 11:43 AM   #8
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One of our esteemed members on here put it very succinctly a while back:

Understeer: You see what you are going to hit through the front windshield.
Oversteer: You see what you are going to hit through the rear view mirror.
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Old 01-10-2014, 11:47 AM   #9
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and...oversteer scares passengers; understeer scares drivers.
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Old 01-10-2014, 01:08 PM   #10
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I saw this episode, great show. entertaining for all yet educational for non car folk
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Old 01-10-2014, 01:47 PM   #11
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In NASCAR speak:
Understeer = Tight
Oversteer = Loose
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