Speed Secrets: How Do You Sense The Limit?

Know whether you’re driving the car off the front or rear tires

Sim racers, because they can’t feel yaw (the rotation of the car as seen from directly above the car), tend to “drive the car off the front tires.” They initiate understeer so they can sense the car’s limit. They create that limit, then drive it. They sense the limit through the steering wheel.

Many, but not all, real-world drivers who have not used sims…