Traction Control OFF - what is truly OFF?

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Jan 20, 2020 | 07:24 PM

#21

Mbourne

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Originally Posted by djyankees31

I like it! We need more videos showing how to enjoy the F-Type's power.

not a video but here is what it can look like fully off

Closed course had just come around the light pole in the background and 210 degree turn. At this point pouring on the horses into a straight. Everything off that could be off. V8s RWD fun.

Jan 20, 2020 | 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by SinF

DSC off won't kill you, not knowing how to drive without electronic aids would.

+1.

Jan 21, 2020 | 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by SinF

I wanted to respond earlier to this, but WiFi in my crypt is spotty. DSC off won't kill you, not knowing how to drive without electronic aids would.

Well that is half of the truth, sadly. EBD and ICE MODE will kill you too.

For example
https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=489431

https://rennlist.com/forums/997-gt2-gt3-forum/534934-well-abs-ice-mode-finally-got-me.html
This problem is widespread... Subaru, Porsche, Camaro, Corvette, Lotus...

Problem with ICE MODE is, that the car will wrongly think that you are on ice and take away your brakes. EBD will think you are on a ice on one wheel (usually inner wheel slipping on a curb or hi-speed turn) and will brake that wheel which will disbalance the car. On Subaru forum there was a case when the car got off doing 100 mph in a turn because of this.

In performance driving, my opinion is, that you just have to know what is happening, how the stuff works and behave accordingly. That is the safest way imho.

Last edited by J444G; Jan 21, 2020 at 11:26 AM.