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Re:oversteer/understeer



>OK, I'm sick of trying to remember what someone told me once.  What is the
>definition of oversteer and understeer please?  I keep trying to figure it
>out from context....

To paraphrase the old racer's joke, "understeer" is when you go off course
and take out the front end of your car; "oversteer" is when you take out the
back end and a "four-wheel drift" is when you take out the side...
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