spider Bite in ur-A6q???

[Todd Phenneger <phen9461@uidaho.edu>]

Ok,
	I'll bite.  No Pun Intended. :-)  I've been reading the posts
forever now.  I ownt offer my opinions as I dont have a type 44 (although
I've driven quite a few) but I do drive a 96' A6 quite often.  It ahs a
torsen but has EDL on both ends.  When the torsne thread first came round
(a year or more ago??)  some thought that was why EDL was introduced was
to rid the "bite"..  I said Cool, so the A6 ownt bite.  But now Scott???
claims that at road America (I'm NOT discounting this)  But supposedly
many Torsen equipped cars Including A4's got bitten.  These have EDL
right??  And Brendans A4 got bitten at PP97??  Or was that a different
event? Anyhow, so it seems that even EDL equipped cars are prone to it.
Has anyone experienced Spider Bite in an A6/S4/S6 vehincle??  Or even an
A8???Wondering if these cars are much less susceptible to it? 
	THe reason I ask is I drove the A6 all weekend last weekend.  We
had plently of rain (ie...Low CF conditions) and I spent much time on dirt
roads.  Despite trying to duplicate it where I had open space to do so I
cold not.  (Now, if I understand this bite right, I'll know when I get it,
and I WONT want it to happen arond a corner with no Run Off Room.  RIGHT?)
That said, There are some deserted open corners I found to try it on.
Uphill, downhill, Neutral throttle at the limit, Full Throttle through it
with car fighting for grip, even trailing throttle or slamming throttle
shut mid-corner and drifting.  But I never got the car to go into any sort
of un-controllable behavior)  I even did a circle at full throttle skid
pad style untill the car jsut started understeering and I had to back off
for fear of going straight.  But it was jsut constant understeer.
Suddenly close throttle while doing this and the tail moves out a bit and
closes circle but not uncontrollabley so.  
	Now, It seems that both fronts leading this argument are good
drivers so that must not be it.  Probably better drivers than me  I'm no
Shumacher but I'm decent and very comfortable in Low CF conditions.  Just
wondering what I need to do t induce this thing.  I want to feel it.
Maybe Shane and I can take out the 91' 200 or V8 soon and try to get it.  
	so again, has anyone felt this in Long Wheelbase EDL equiped
cars??
thanks
	Oh, and for what its worth, I think Jouko is right in his
comments. on the TT Recall.  Maybe they should just send everyone to
drivers school.  i doubt lift Throttle Oversteer or (lightly htting the
brakes mid corner at 200kph)  can be justified as un-controllable ehavior.
I be the boxter would go off track f you did this as well.  But who am I
to say.  I'm not a professional) :-)
	L8R

	Todd Phenneger
	1983 ur-q / black / getting a MC
	1984 4000 quattro / modified/ turbo conv almost done.
	1987 4000 quattro / Saphire Metallic Blue/ Girlfriend's
	1996 A6q / Volcano / Dads Car
   *****1985 5kt / PARTING OUT!