understeer
Front tires slide
Understeer is a handling condition in which a vehicle turns less sharply than the driver intends, with the front wheels losing grip and the car drifting wide of the intended path.
The opposite of oversteer.
Common in front-wheel-drive vehicles: I hit the corner too fast and understeered into the barrier.
As a noun: The car has built-in understeer for stability.
Adhesive friction enabling movement
- tireLose strength or energy
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- adhesionState of clinging fast
- slipMinor error or misstep
skid · rubber · compound · tread · tire-pressure · surface · wet · dry
Adhesive friction enabling movement
- countersteerTurning toward a skid
- yawRotational side deviation
- rotationTurning on an axis
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
inertia · scrub · push · plow · wash-out · balance · feedback
Uppermost point or culmination
- turn-inSubmit or go sleep
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- radiusCenter-to-perimeter distance
- lineContinuous mark or queue
Structural support base
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
- camberDesigned surface curvature
- toeFoot's small digit
caster · damper · strut · alignment · wheelbase · setup · tuning · differential
Meeting required criteria
- downforceAir pressing vehicle earthward
- aerodynamicsPhysics of air motion
- telemetryDistant automated data collection
- laptimeTime per circuit
setup · stint · track · circuit · rally · autocross · karting · GT
Paranormal mental faculty
- ABSAnti-lock braking system
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
limit · threshold · predictable · progressive · snap · breakaway · warning
traction
Adhesive friction enabling movement
- tireLose strength or energy
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- adhesionState of clinging fast
slip · skid · rubber · compound · tread · tire-pressure · surface · wet · dry · scrub
traction
Adhesive friction enabling movement
- countersteerTurning toward a skid
- yawRotational side deviation
- rotationTurning on an axis
momentum · inertia · scrub · push · plow · wash-out · balance · feedback
apex
Uppermost point or culmination
- turn-inSubmit or go sleep
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- radiusCenter-to-perimeter distance
line · hairpin · switchback · chicane · sweeper · arc · curvature
chassis
Structural support base
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
- camberDesigned surface curvature
toe · caster · damper · strut · alignment · wheelbase · setup · tuning · differential
qualifying
Meeting required criteria
- downforceAir pressing vehicle earthward
- aerodynamicsPhysics of air motion
- telemetryDistant automated data collection
laptime · setup · stint · track · circuit · rally · autocross · karting · GT
ESP
Paranormal mental faculty
- ABSAnti-lock braking system
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- correctionFixing of mistakes
recovery · limit · threshold · predictable · progressive · snap · breakaway · warning
- drivingdrive, driver, acceleration, motorist, accelerator
- vehicle dynamicsacceleration, handling, traction, braking, cornering
- vehicle handlingstability control, traction control, electronic stability control, ESC, ABS
- racingrace, racing, race track, racetrack, lap
- performanceballet, theatre, acting, circus, concert
- Driftingdrift, drifting, countersteer, countersteering, power slide