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Originally Posted by Wepeel
^I think another contributor is torque - in autocross, you're almost exclusively exiting corners in 2nd gear, where there is still a lot of torque amplification and can power oversteer pretty easily. In higher gears there might not be enough torque to break the rears so there's still some grip availability and you would want a more oversteering attitude.
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If you're cornering hard enough, and the car's loading is balanced to allow it, the rear will still come out.
Fast forward to 4:25, and you'll see this FRS break the rear end loose at close to 127mph or so.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCWz5ymLKrI"]Scion FRS vs Porsche GT3 86Fest II - YouTube[/ame]