Here something I learned on a visit to Michelin's Laurens Proving Grounds and it runs counter to what alot of people are taught in drivers ed when it comes to trying to recover after losing control of the vehicle.

The instructer at the wet course just said; "once you lose control, just hit the brakes and let the car come to a stop". His reasoning was based on watching a wide range of individuals from guys like us subpar to better than average drivers on up to professionals with the exception of drifters and dirt track or rally guys and realizing even skilled drivers in the wet had trouble predicting how the tires would react when they gained traction again.

His most common observation was watching the vehicle go right in the direction the front tires were pointed when they again gained traction, then watching the driver react to instead of planning for the result and then procede to over-correct and again lose control of the vehicle.

Rally, dirt track, and drifters operate under conditions where they have to predict what the vehicle will do when it again gains traction so its intuitive for set the vehicle so that the result keeps them on course.

Granted, just hitting the brakes and letting the car come to a stop isn't very heroic but more often than not (like wearing a seatbelt often saves you from harm more often than not) it works to your favor.

 

Lol...
If there is a god, i'd be sincerely surprised if it rewarded people who don't rev match their downshifts...and didnt know enough to not downshift mid corner to begin with

 

I've got this cross hanging from my rear view that I have this feeling keeps me out of serious trouble. My previous vehicle was a ranger I wrecked 3 times. I haven't even had a close call with my mustang! (knock on wood)

 

This belongs in the specious reasoning forum.

 

Feel free to put it where you like

 

I have a St Christopher statue on the dash of my Boss. Nty sure what he thinks about my driving skills, he has his hands over his eyes.