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New_guy

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« on: January 21, 2005, 10:41:18 pm »
How much damage is done to the car when you hit the e-break on snow to slide around?
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Mdxtasy

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« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2005, 10:49:49 pm »
Depends on what you hit.  :-)
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Sterling

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« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2005, 10:52:32 pm »
The car is nearly destroyed by doing that.

Actually, it doesn't harm anything. That is, until you lose control and slide into a curb (or car).

(BTW, it's brake not break)
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New_guy

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« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2005, 10:52:53 pm »
lol, lets say you don't hit anything ;)
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New_guy

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« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2005, 10:54:17 pm »
alright, thanx for your help  

p.s. I am a moron spelling it "break"
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« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2005, 10:58:11 pm »
Not much at all! I do this a lot! Besides, you can adjust the e-brake cable when it becomes too loose. If the parking lot is big enough, and you leared to master the throttle in your car and release the e-brake in a timingly fashion, you can drift the car very easily, even with fwd. The beauty of the Canadian winter!
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Sterling

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« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2005, 11:01:52 pm »
Yup, it's fun making those compact 90 degree turns using the e-brake in a front driver.
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New_guy

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« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2005, 11:06:04 pm »
yeah it is lots of fun, I was just worried about damaging the car/ the e-brake. Just another quick question though, how does the e-brake work?
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New_guy

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« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2005, 11:24:50 pm »
sorry, I just realised I asked this in the Buying and Selling thread and it does not really belong here
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« Reply #9 on: January 22, 2005, 12:13:35 am »
E-brake, handbrake, or parking brake is just a cable connected to the rear brakes of the car, when you pull the handle, the rear brakes are engaged. Applying the e-brake will change the car's momentum, shift the weight to the front of the car. Depends of the speed of the car, the wieght shift could cause the rear wheels to loose (some} traction, hence could make the "tail swing out". Some people use it to induce oversteer, some uses it to slow down the car before a turn. That is how it works in a nutshell, I think.
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« Reply #10 on: January 22, 2005, 04:39:27 pm »
I thought the proper term was “Parking Brake”…I use it when I park….and to induce oversteer ….if letting off the throttle does not work.
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« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2005, 09:25:04 pm »
You're correct Snowman. 'Parking Brake', is the correct terminology.
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« Reply #12 on: January 24, 2005, 12:27:32 pm »
i just cant do that in GC...it never slides
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« Reply #13 on: January 25, 2005, 02:12:46 am »
Trade your GC with a FWD 95 Mazda!

Carry good speed before the corner, steer slightly into the corner (same direction), easy off throttle, wait for the rear end to swing out a bit, quick steer the opposite direction, hammer throttle, pull the brake ...

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(Message edited by initial_d on January 25, 2005)
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