Re: Handbrake turns

["Johnny Storm:- International Racing car driver" <hiu06f@bangor.ac.uk>]

On Thu, 30 Jan 1997, nolan penney wrote:

> > And my Spitfire, no matter how hard you yank('scuse the pun) the lever it 
>>ain't gonna lock no wheels.  :-)
> 
> In a straight line, very few cars are capable of locking the wheels with
> a yank on the handbrake lever.  But get that car in a hard turn, and a
> yank will quickly lock the wheel and induce a skid.
> 


  I didn't think there were any hard turns in the U.S, aren't all the
roads straight? :-)

Johnny Storm

'77 Spit 1500