Miata Mailing List: August 1996, Message #101
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   From: "Fletcher Blades" 
Subject: Hand-brake turns
   Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1996 21:49:47 -0400



To the person who asked about hand-brake turns...

Drive car...

Turn steering wheel...

Pull hard on hand-brake lever...

Release lever when car is pointing in desired direction...


Its that simple.

Its just a way of getting the rear wheels to lock up and slide sideways.   
Actually, my MX-5 doesnt do it very well, either there is not enough   
leverage in the system to get the rears to lock up, or my brakes are   
sub-standard. Can any body else comment on their ability to do this?

You'll probably want to have your foot on the clutch too, or you'll stall   
the engine.

Fletch.