Difficult Clutch & Liftoft Oversteer Questions

[Tesla]

Afternoon chaps.

A few questions I have.

1) Rover Clutch Related.

This will probably prove hard to explain. The clucth in the Rover has always been kind of stick. I don't mean the clucth plates sticking or slipping. It feels as if it's the pedal.

The pedal is not smooth to bring up. In ALL of the other cars, even racing cars, I have driven the clutch has been much easier to use than like this. The best explanation I can think of is it feels like the pedal is stiff in some places and not in others. This is so hard to describe I am probably making no sense. Does anybody know what I am on about?

2) Liftoft Oversteer. I was coming home at 1am so drove like a loony the other day round a few round abouts experimenting with lift oft oversteer after hearing much talk of it on here. Something I didn't see was it if occurs with left foot breaking?

 

[Tesla]

Scandinavian flick creating a weight shift similar to lift off but more forced.

I have been trying to find some private land to do some scandinavian flicks.

Oh by the way I meant left foot brakeing, my original suggestion was much too painful when I tried it last

I am quite sure that it's the clutch pedal sort of sticking, the area it sticks is the region where the bite is though so it's quite hard to drive, hill starts are scary.

Bring my foot up and the clutch pedal doesnt move then BAM and you launch forward! I have soaked it in WD40 and it did improve a lot which makes me think that somthing is a bit crusty around the pedal area.

 

[Tesla]

Mr Sukebe I have left foot braked many a time in road cars.

I don't claim to be an amazing driver but have been told many a time that I am a natural, ex-professionals have told me this too.

I can brake with my left foot almost, if not as accurately as I can with my right.

You probably think I am a typical young driver who thinks they are the best, this is not the case. I have been caught out once or twice on the track. I don't drive like an idiot on the roads. Hence not actually trying left foot breaking whilst going round a roundabout with Fate-O tyres in the pouring rain.

 

[Tesla]

Don't know what I'll do in summer, drive normally I guess.

That made me chuckle.

I have never actually driven a RWD car, I am interested to do so and hope to be doing a Skid Pan session in the summer.

I don't know if I am a natural driver. I recall the first time I ever drove. I had a rough idea what to do anyway as ever since being little I have wanted to drive and have loved cars etc...

I was insured on my Mum's Micra on a quiet industrial estate on a Sunday with my Dad. Got in the car, I was quite nervous actually and he just said "drive then".

And somehow I did! I didn't stall or anything.

The only thing wrong was my spacial awareness which I have improved massively but still feel it's my weakest point.

 

[Tesla]

I have been seriously contemplating getting an MX5. I can afford one, come June time I could afford to insure one for much less than the Mondeo was costing me too.

Just, I need a Mondeo sized car for my job.

Hopefully business will continue to grow and I can afford to run two cars in which case I will be getting a little something for the weekend

 

[Tesla]

So then left foot braking would come naturally surely? Left foot braking is not meant to induce 'lift off' oversteer... Because a). You're not lifting off the thottle (duh) and b). It's meant as a way to slow the car down WITHOUT inducing any unsettling of the car.

a)It was clear I was asking if it had the same effect as lifting off?

b)I thought it was a way of slowing the car whilst retaining engine revs?

I never said left foot braking was unatural either.