YouTube style wreck while leaving a car show in my town.

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Michael Harrington

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I read this Sunday morning. What makes it worse is a female friend of the owner is blaming everything except the owner/driver of the Duster. Shame.

Quote from friend defending the drivers' actions:
"He did a burnout yes but when he let off the throttle the back wheels broke loose. And because of the new black top and the fact that the Plymouth duster doesn’t have power steering he bumped the curb and lost control. I was there. It was after a car show."

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yeah, i figured that, but i dont recognize the intersection
thought it might be the new construction on 24th
 
diymirage said:
yeah, i figured that, but i dont recognize the intersection
thought it might be the new construction on 24th
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I believe Riley Street near the Advance Auto. It's bad enough the car wrecked and in front of people but the poster/friend of the driver making excuses makes it so much worse.
 
As far back as the 1980s we knew this about Dusters. They have very light rear ends and will get away from you quickly if you are doing something stupid.
 
If he was doing a burnout, the back wheels didn't "break loose" when he backed off. More likely, he wasn't quite pointed straight and when he backed off the back wheels regained traction and pushed him in the direction his front wheels were pointed.

Anyway, I see lots of videos of people deliberately spinning their tires and they don't back off soon enough when it starts fishtailing and lose control. Worst is when they give it full throttle while they're still turning. What are they proving? That they don't know s%$*t.

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65 Cuda 340 said:
If he was doing a burnout, the back wheels didn't "break loose" when he backed off. More likely, he wasn't quite pointed straight and when he backed off the back wheels regained traction and pushed him in the direction his front wheels were pointed.

Anyway, I see lots of videos of people deliberately spinning their tires and they don't back off soon enough when it starts fishtailing and lose control. Worst is when they give it full throttle while they're still turning. What are they proving? That they don't know s%$*t.

:BangHead:
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I'm very cautious with the avatar on the streets. A 408, 4.10's, and a spool can get you in trouble pretty quickly. No shenanigans from this old cowpoke! (But it is driven quite a bit as it's just such a hoot!)
 
65 Cuda 340 said:
If he was doing a burnout, the back wheels didn't "break loose" when he backed off. More likely, he wasn't quite pointed straight and when he backed off the back wheels regained traction and pushed him in the direction his front wheels were pointed.

Anyway, I see lots of videos of people deliberately spinning their tires and they don't back off soon enough when it starts fishtailing and lose control. Worst is when they give it full throttle while they're still turning. What are they proving? That they don't know s%$*t.

:BangHead:
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Actually, I know you know, that it's called drifting, and if your car is set up for it, it is tremendously satisfying.
The problems I see is that most street cars are NOT set up for it, the engines are just too pipey, they're geared all wrong, and the tires are just too narrow to use for recovery.
Not that I know anything about drifting...........
Some guys will brag on how nicely it spins the tires.
Well spinning and sliding, are not drifting.
Drifting on the street, requires enough controllable power to, at will, change the rear slip angle, and NOT get into full-lock steering, and most of all, to use front-steer, as a tool, not as a last resort.
But ; not that I know anything about drifting lol.
Finally, if the car is prone to fish-tailing, then for sure the car is Not set up right, and the driver is set up to failure right from the start. A spin out is immanent, and you better be experienced to recover. Get a 70 Swinger, on E70-14 Polyglass tires; and practise, practise, practise, lol.
 
Demonx2 said:
I'm very cautious with the avatar on the streets. A 408, 4.10's, and a spool can get you in trouble pretty quickly. No shenanigans from this old cowpoke! (But it is driven quite a bit as it's just such a hoot!)
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I learned this myself in High School with a '71 Vega I built that had a SBC (350/350 combo) and a Lincoln Locker rear. It was a fun car in the right place, but it could get out of hand quickly if I didn't get out of it fast enough.
 
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