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Originally posted by TD in DC
This leads to the question of when it is appropriate to go "both feet in."
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I can't armchair this spin anymore than I have.
Other than once the car went wide offline in the dust and marbles, the hot tires would have been coated with clag and his grip would have been reduced to poor or nil.
The safety aspect of both feet in is that the car will continue closer to it's present heading. This helps the rest of the pack make an early and hopefully successfully choice for avoidance.
Your point of when to use both feet in relates well to to an accident avoidance drill. Where instead of a basic panic brake lockup you swerve to avoid impact. I don't think swerving would have missed that wrap around wall.
I have not heard the 30% longer stopping distance but I would agree that threshold or cadence braking when the car is still pointed forward allows for useful steering inputs.
Imho once the rear comes around though its a good time to stop (both feet in) the vehicle.
Hope that was flame free and on topic.
