oversteer
Rear end swings
Oversteer is a driving condition where a vehicle's rear end swings outward during a turn, causing the car to rotate more sharply than the driver intended.
The opposite of understeer, it can lead to spinouts if uncorrected: The car oversteered through the corner and nearly went off the track.
Race drivers sometimes induce controlled oversteer to drift through turns.
Not firmly secured
- fishtailRear-end lateral skid
- spinoutUncontrolled vehicle rotation
- tailslideBackward skating maneuver
- overcorrectionExcessive corrective action
pendulum · progressive · sudden · violent · gentle · predictable · unpredictable · controllable
Rotational side deviation
- rotationTurning on an axis
- weight-shiftRedistributing body mass deliberately
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
Controlled sideways vehicle skid
- driftingMoving without purpose
- sidewaysToward one side
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
- tandemSequential two-person arrangement
transition · link · D1
Turning toward a skid
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- lift-offMoment of ascent
- catchSeize or snag
Closed electrical pathway
- qualifyingMeeting required criteria
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- hairpinU-shaped fastener for tresses
- chicaneDeliberate tight turns
slicks · precision · consistency · motorsport · rally
Temporary halt or exclusion
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- toeFoot's small digit
- camberDesigned surface curvature
- dampingDissipation of vibrational energy
differential · tire-pressure · balance · rear-engine · stiffness · downforce
loose
Not firmly secured
overcorrection · pendulum · progressive · sudden · violent · gentle · predictable · unpredictable · controllable · terminal
yaw
Rotational side deviation
- rotationTurning on an axis
- weight-shiftRedistributing body mass deliberately
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
powerslide
Controlled sideways vehicle skid
tandem · transition · link · D1
countersteer
Turning toward a skid
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- lift-offMoment of ascent
circuit
Closed electrical pathway
- qualifyingMeeting required criteria
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- hairpinU-shaped fastener for tresses
chicane · slicks · precision · consistency · motorsport · rally
suspension
Temporary halt or exclusion
damping · differential · tire-pressure · balance · rear-engine · stiffness · downforce
slip
Minor error or misstep
- drivingdrive, driver, acceleration, motorist, accelerator
- racing gamesGran Turismo, Need for Speed, The Crew, drift racing, Blur
- Driftingdrift, drifting, countersteer, countersteering, power slide
- racing tacticsovertaking, drafting, late braking, racing line, pit strategy
- vehicle dynamicsacceleration, handling, traction, braking, cornering
- vehicle handlingstability control, traction control, electronic stability control, ESC, ABS
oversteerundersteer
Front-wheel traction loss
push · tight · washing out · plow · plowing