Here's how you Flick around a right-hander:

1. Set up the car in a straight line before the onset of the turn. The car should be just to the left of the road's centerline, to allow room for the tail to swing out.

2. Flick the steering wheel just slightly in the opposite direction of your intended turn, in this case a faint snap to the left. This will shift the car's load dramatically, and build up inertial momentum.

3. Quickly move the wheel back in the direction of your intended turn, to the right in this example. The sudden change in direction will upset the chassis just enough to cause the back end of the car to over-react, pointing you in the direction of the turn, or even a little bit past it. To heighten this effect, you can either lift the throttle or provide a bit of left-foot braking just after the initial, opposite-direction flick (Step 2).

4. Once the car starts to rotate, apply just enough countersteering to put the car on its final trajectory.

5. With the car on its new heading, apply enough throttle to pull you through the turn, gradually trimming back the car's rotation as you pull through the apex of the curve.

6. Exhale, unpucker, and declare to the onlooking moose that you're the king of the North Country.

That sounds about right. Or at least fun. Next time we're in the snow we're going to have to give the Flick a try. Or at least some aquavite. Oh, and if you click over to Motive, pay special attention to the car used for the demo. [Motive Mag]

Hey kids! I'm helping my good buddy Mayor learn to heel and toe and he sent me this video, which is pretty dang sweet. And accurate. Remember, the reason you go through the trouble of heeling and toeing is because your tires can only do one thing (well) at a time. They can either accelerate, brake or turn. Under acceleration all of the vehicle's weight is in the back. Stabbing the brakes, or even just lifting off throttle, redistributes the weight to the front tires so that they can better handle turning duties. However, if you just hit the brakes your engine revs will fall. So, you need a way to brake and gas all at once. Like our anonymous racing driver friend above. Actually, this guy is way too cool to pal around with dorks like us – check his picture perfect double clutch at 0:11. Dang. – Jonny Lieberman

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