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Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0
Some cars may be setup to “steer with the pedal” with understeer as the default behavior, but oversteer with throttle application. The 86 is an example of this. Oversteer is easy to correct by letting off the gas,
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Oversteer is easy to INDUCE by letting off the gas.
Performance driving 101:
Getting ON the gas generally induces UNDERsteer.
Getting OFF the gas generally induces OVERsteer.
If you lift off the gas mid-corner near limits of adhesion, that will tend to point the car into the curve MORE. You have to modulate/feather the throttle and correct with countersteering. Getting on the gas in the same situation will push the car wide, away from the corner.
That's not to say that power-on oversteer isn't a thing. But not so much in a ~14 lb/hp FT86...
Countless drivers of particularly responsive rwd cars have found themselves in the weeds by lifting off the gas when they started to get a little oversteer.