[Dave at Pelican Parts]

Another way to think about it--

Understeer == you turn the steering wheel and the car goes straight. Or at least, straighter than you are pointing the wheels.

Oversteer == you turn the steering wheel and the back end starts sliding.

Understeer can be a little tough to detect sometimes. Sometimes the steering will get a little lighter when this happens, and sometimes you'll feel "something funny" up at the front of the car. And, of course, the car won't be pointing in the direction that you think it should.

Oversteer is usually a lot more obvious. Your seat can usually feel when the back end starts to step out. To me, it's one of those sickening/thrilling/fun feelings. Plus you'll notice that the car is rotating more than you are steering it...

Would it be worthwhile to talk about recovery techniques??

--DD