Learning How To Do A Pendulum Turn (Scandinavian Flick)

[@timwintersoncntr]

I like this mechanism for an instructional video: brief the sequence, demonstrate the sequence, brief the sequence, trainee runs it, debrief the attempt, brief, run, debrief, run, debrief...repeat until some proficiency is apparent, debrief, wait a day or two, return to the beginning.

[@DetroitMicroSound]

I learned to do this in a parking lot behind a Meijer, during a snowstorm a few years ago. 😀 This maneuver is so important, Richard, Jeremy, and James named an entire episode of Grand Tour after it.

[@ShadowTheSC]

I pulled one of these off in a dirt circle and it was so much fun

[@sycclical]

a footcam would make this 10/10

[@deniskraussner6425]

I was looking for this kind of explanations for at least 2 months and i finally found a video that explains all of it step by step. All i can say i wish you were my teacher, wait.. actually you are but im playing dirt rally and assetto! Amazing stuff ! Thanks! Edit: Any major changes in a RWD or AWD?

[@kruuuser]

Woot! Rally skills! No towing or recovery!

[@realmichaeltian]

as long as you have a nervous system the pendulum flick should feel very natural with even a little practice. You just feel the weight shift of the car and shift it the other way (you will feel more force on the second flick into the turn)

[@sunny191997]

thanks

[@lukehorning3404]

Really interesting

[@dj_laundry_list]

Chris, didn't you scandi flick your old subaru into a tree in high school?

[@Teamoneilrally]

You know too much! I obviously need some training...If I knew how to properly pendulum swing I would have kept it out of the trees. - Chris

[@solidcopy2822]

Is it possible to do this without left foot braking?

[@Teamoneilrally]

Yes, absolutely.

[@truejayoh]

Do you brake while right foot on throttle pressed?

[@Teamoneilrally]

It depends on the the vehicle type and road surface.

[@chonglers1513]

The guy in the video said to add a bit of throttle to add stability and to prevent lock-up on brake. He said this during step 2 of braking right after the inital turn It also helps with oversteering the vehicle a bit more due to the rear wheels spinning less than the front

[@shazadster]

man i used to do this in GT4 without actually knowing what it was or using the brakes

[@ACitizenOfOurWorld]

2:53 I would get really nervous seeing a a cliff and trees a short distance beyond where I would be about to do this maneuver.

[@jacobyoconnor568]

Never look at the tree!!!! Look where you want to go. If you look at the tree there you go

[@mrchainsaw8320]

It’s completely fine to do but the concern is if you lose traction you won’t be in a gear to have power to the wheels to accelerate out of a slide. So on snowy or rainy days try to keep it in a gear. Or Scandinavian flick that car around like a mad man and show the instructor you don’t need lessons haha

[@RafaelLopeztattoos]

im confused, arent you already purposely breaking traction? also why wouldnt you be in a gear to power through the slide? i never saw them mention anything about getting out of gear. but i agree, most ppl as soon as they feel loss of traction, its automatic stomping on breaks. ive always opted for downshifting and powering through since i have a fwd and that pull will stabilize it.

[@trollmcclure1884]

but are you faster at all? So much can go wrong. I think it was Loeb who was faster by avoiding all drifting except handbrake and some modified trail braking

[@666louis]

Same thing. It is a matter of car setup/attributes, tires, road conditions etc. The initial turn into the opposite direction just amplifies what you could achieve with trail braking alone.

[@rallycsx]

100% agree. Trail braking is good for most cornering imho. Auto diffs make it even better. My old STI would trailbrake wonderfully under power like a FWD and it turned in no matter what surface I was on.

[@tnmblonewolf8799]

Newer cars have better suspension than older cars Loeb had the benefit of driving a newer car so trail braking was all he needed in an older car you would need to manhandle them more to get them to turn hence the pendulum turn.

[@kicomilner5152]

Because Scandinavian flick is giving to much credit to it's origin?

[@manuhonkanen2111]

It is more fun than it seems to be!

[@snek9353]

I don't understand the purpose of this technique? If the car can be set into oversteer so easily why go one way then the other. I always thought the purpose of the flick was to set in oversteer. If the car will oversteer simply by trail braking then why not simply trail brake into the turn? I thought the flick was for conditions where the car would understeer. That it's done to upset the rear going into the turn?

[@larsanderson6771]

They're demonstrating on the snow for the guy learning. This is usually applied on gravel