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Originally Posted by svandamme

But it's not coasting perse.

If its coasting; no brakes either..
you gave up ALL controle over the balance.

you have to steer, you cannot avoid that
and steering will make the car weight move around to the outside
you cannot control it in any way except for not steering.

In reality; neutral you will still the brake pedal.

So for RWD, that braking pedal will be on you front wheels with a +- 70 % front bias. and those tires are already working for the steering part.

So not coasting leaves you with only one way to play with the balance
1 its one way only.. you cannot unbrake
2 it affects the grip level of your wheels who are steering
3 your rear wheels aren't doing anything for you other then rolling

it is all about controlling the weight
and coasting or neutral with brake pedal usage is pisspoor control of that weight

It's like cycling with your feet off the pedals
sure you can go down a hill like that
but you won't like it for long

Right, but the question isn't "is this a good way to do it" the question is "will it work"

So, lets say with Stijn driving his Cayman, at the track, he can take a particular corner (flat track, no uphill or downhill) at 60mph. If I was going 70 down the straight, put the car in neutral, and then hit the brakes to get the car down to 60 or 58 or 55, would I be able to steer through the corner (I believe as soon as you turn the steering wheel, the car will begin to decelerate). I believe that in neutral, the car will be able to be steered around the corner at pretty close to the same speed. Hell, you may be able to go into the corner at 62, 63 or 65, and let the turn scrub off the few mph so you're still at ~60 mid-corner.