I have a dream...

[Strat Fan]

For the power slide experience you can do what they do at Silverstone for the driver training, fit the cheap knackered tyres on the back & the good ones on the front, not so good for general road use though.
For a powerslide on a well set up car then plenty of power will be required, a Stratos replica should generate plenty of traction due to its weight distribution & the fact that the engine & box is firmly planted over the rear axle. Its probably easier in a Stradale due to the reduced contact patch from the narrower tyres.
The better the grip the better the clutch you will require.

[StruanR]

For autotesting you pump up the rear tyre pressures too, gets them sliding nicely...
The reverse flick helps as well...
Struan

[strat24v]

Or invest in some drifting tyres.

[threep]

The reverse flick helps as well...
Struan

Does it? This article is saying otherwise... http://www.sportingfiatsclub.co.uk/m...ciaStratos.asp

[StruanR]

Not easy in a Stratos, the short wheelbase makes it tricky, but it's the best way to change direction quickly on a stage...
Plenty of illustrations here

[Sando]

The reverse flick helps as well...
Struan

I agree with Struan on the flick. It does work but you need to be aggressive and get the car unstuck. Obviously the person on sporting fiats who drove a road car 40 years ago wasn't trying hard enough

Balls, Talent an understanding is what you need, even a two litre stratos can be made to "power slide" or oversteer with stiff set up and heavy right foot.
LSD makes big difference for rear end steering

[threep]

I agree with Struan on the flick. It does work but you need to be aggressive and get the car unstuck. Obviously the person on sporting fiats who drove a road car 40 years ago wasn't trying hard enough

Balls, Talent an understanding is what you need, even a two litre stratos can be made to "power slide" or oversteer with stiff set up and heavy right foot.
LSD makes big difference for rear end steering

So that's three extra things I need to find, and a LSD

So what options are there for the LSD? A quick google shows that Quaife offer an alternative to the Q2. Maybe I should start a new thread...

[threep]

Not easy in a Stratos, the short wheelbase makes it tricky, but it's the best way to change direction quickly on a stage...
Plenty of illustrations here

If I had the money I would love to go forest rallying..... but to start a stage rally career in the forests in a Stratos sounds a bit adventurous to me.

There's some nice footage in that video. The sequence starting at 0:41 is pretty impressive and I like the way guy in the Alitalia car shortly after has it dancing on the loose. A couple of reminders too how quickly they can end up pointing in the wrong direction......

[Fingers]

That sounds like voice of experience.

Luckily not, just going by the reputation the Stratos has for swapping ends. I'll be taking it very easy in mine until I'm comfortable with it. It was very easy to do in my Fiat 124 sport in the wet though. But as has been said I think the weight distribution has a lot to do with it.

[StruanR]

An LSD on a rear or mid-engined is not always helpful on loose surfaces. You end up with too much grip at the rear and not enough on the front, a recipe for terminal understeer....
It's a question of weight distribution, driving style, suspension setup etc, etc .....
Struan