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Learn How to Oversteer from Randy Pobst and a BMW M3 – Video

Randy Pobst is probably one of the coolest, nicest guys on TV or Youtube from the world of cars these days. He is a genuine car guy and doesn’t mind sharing his long years of experience with his audience.
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Therefore, he decided to start his own project online, leaving the episodes he did reviewing cars for MotorTrend behind for a short while. He didn’t leave for good, but he began a series called: The Racing Line. The first episode he filmed covers oversteer and what better car to choose to showcase what it is and how it’s done other than a BMW M3?

Being the first episode and all, everything is a bit rusty. You can tell that everyone is trying really hard to make things go as smoothly as possible, but we honestly don’t mind. Especially with all those great shots of the track and comparisons. The graphics are really impressive, but you know what’s even better? Randy actually explaining how to oversteer.

Of course, in order to do it right you should get yourself an empty track or some secluded piece of tarmac and a (preferably) rear-wheel drive car. There are four main methods used to oversteer these days:
  1. Mash the gas. It’s pretty easy, just turn in really fast and mash the acceleration pedal before hitting the apex. The more power you have, the easier it is to do (of course, you should keep the electronics off while doing this).
  2. Trail braking: this is when you lean on the front tires to get the rear ones sliding. What you do is turn in and press the brake pedal while also turning the wheel. You’ll notice that the rear end will start to slide due to its lack of grip.
  3. The Scandinavian Flick: this is a trick rally drivers used to get around corners with low grip easier. What you need to do is flick the steering wheel in one direction real quick and then counter steer just as fast. The car will start sliding its rear end.
  4. The handbrake trick: this is probably the most used one after it has been part of so many action movies over the years. What you do is use the handbrake to slide the rear end out.

All in all, Randy did an excellent job for a first episode and he truly explains both how to perform all of these tricks but also what advantages/disadvantages they bring to the table. We’ll let him take over now.

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