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Originally Posted by svandamme View Post
Should never free wheel in a turn because it kills the balance.
getting through turns at speed is all about shifting weight

shouldn't brake in turns either same reason

you want weight off your non steering wheels and on your rear wheels.
Really? Reduced weight on the steering wheels means reduced traction and understeer. It's the same reason why accelerating out of a corner results in understeer. So accelerating out of the corner removes weight from the front wheels and makes them not steer as well. Braking and putting weight on the front wheels makes them turn better because they have more traction (It also increases the size of the circle of friction, but reduces rear traction because that weight had to come from somewhere, which could result in a spin). So if you could balance the front/rear weight, you should have more balanced f/r traction and have reasonable turn in with less risk of a rear slide.
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Weight off fronts prevents your turned wheel on the outsidfe from being jammed under the weight while it's rotating in different direction then the car is moving, resulting in skid
Weight on the rear prevents rear from coming loose
Yes, weight on the rear increases traction which reduces the possibility oversteer, but increases understeer.
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Brake before entry : All weight transfers forward Good for braking, bad for steering
It's good for steering, actually, great for steering because it increases the size of the circle of friction and allows for better turn in as long as you don't over power the fronts.
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reapply minimal power in the turn . Car goes to more neutral balance
which would be the most similar balance to coasting in neutral
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build up power as your grip allows to power out All weight transfers to the rear bad for steering great for grip on rear wheels and power delivery (and why FWD sucks balls)
You contradict yourself a couple of times in your post.
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