Comments on: How To Handbrake Turn http://twoguysrally.com/2008/04/15/how-to-handbrake-turn/ Two guys on a journey into the Rally Racing world Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:23:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Charles Smith http://twoguysrally.com/2008/04/15/how-to-handbrake-turn/#comment-4354 Charles Smith Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:20:07 +0000 http://twoguysrally.com/?p=27#comment-4354 That's actually a great question. I personally know very little about diff/axle brakes (center braking), apart from the fact that Formula SAE team at RIT used them for a while. It's a great way to lower weight. As far as breaking the brake (hoho), I'll pass this on to Mark (the other guy of twoguysrally). Most definitely you'd want diff locking to be off if you have control over your center diff. If you can only control your rear diff, you lock it to work both wheels during the handbrake turn. That’s actually a great question. I personally know very little about diff/axle brakes (center braking), apart from the fact that Formula SAE team at RIT used them for a while. It’s a great way to lower weight.

As far as breaking the brake (hoho), I’ll pass this on to Mark (the other guy of twoguysrally).

Most definitely you’d want diff locking to be off if you have control over your center diff. If you can only control your rear diff, you lock it to work both wheels during the handbrake turn.

]]> By: Andrea http://twoguysrally.com/2008/04/15/how-to-handbrake-turn/#comment-4176 Andrea Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:06:28 +0000 http://twoguysrally.com/?p=27#comment-4176 I've got a question for you: I've got a AWD (Land Rover Discovery); in the remote case that I'll decide to handbrake turn a 2.6 tons car, will I brake my transmission (apart from rolling over of course :-))? Let me explain: the hand brake in this car do not act on the rear wheel's brake, it acts directly on the rear axel! is it a problem? diff locks on or off? thanks!! I’ve got a question for you: I’ve got a AWD (Land Rover Discovery); in the remote case that I’ll decide to handbrake turn a 2.6 tons car, will I brake my transmission (apart from rolling over of course :-))? Let me explain: the hand brake in this car do not act on the rear wheel’s brake, it acts directly on the rear axel! is it a problem? diff locks on or off? thanks!!

]]> By: Two Guys Rally » Blog Archive » Do You Enjoy Hairpins? http://twoguysrally.com/2008/04/15/how-to-handbrake-turn/#comment-553 Two Guys Rally » Blog Archive » Do You Enjoy Hairpins? Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:12:47 +0000 http://twoguysrally.com/?p=27#comment-553 [...] are one of the neatest corners to watch. They are also some of the hardest to do really well (handbrake turn much?). Here’s a video of mostly hairpins taken by WRC drivers: Link for the RSS peeps. Once [...] […] are one of the neatest corners to watch. They are also some of the hardest to do really well (handbrake turn much?). Here’s a video of mostly hairpins taken by WRC drivers: Link for the RSS peeps. Once […]

]]> By: Dustin Tarditi http://twoguysrally.com/2008/04/15/how-to-handbrake-turn/#comment-497 Dustin Tarditi Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:31:47 +0000 http://twoguysrally.com/?p=27#comment-497 Great write-up... I don't know how I missed this before! Great write-up… I don’t know how I missed this before!

]]> By: Charles Smith http://twoguysrally.com/2008/04/15/how-to-handbrake-turn/#comment-54 Charles Smith Tue, 06 May 2008 01:16:11 +0000 http://twoguysrally.com/?p=27#comment-54 Right, no clutch is really needed for FWD. If you're in doubt whether you need to or not, just clutch, it is not going to hurt anything and will only make it easier to transition to RWD/AWDs with respect to handbrake turns. Right, no clutch is really needed for FWD. If you’re in doubt whether you need to or not, just clutch, it is not going to hurt anything and will only make it easier to transition to RWD/AWDs with respect to handbrake turns.

]]> By: Dalton Scolman http://twoguysrally.com/2008/04/15/how-to-handbrake-turn/#comment-53 Dalton Scolman Mon, 05 May 2008 22:26:02 +0000 http://twoguysrally.com/?p=27#comment-53 So for a fwd wheel you don't need to clutch through the turn? So for a fwd wheel you don’t need to clutch through the turn?

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