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[I_want_an_Omega]

As per title really, & as featured at the end of many recent F1 wins .....

I wouldn't know where to start ...........

I'm guessing that you need a certain amount of power and the ability to turn off TC/ESP. Can it be done in an auto or FWD car?

TIA - Rob

[Kevin Wood]

You need to break traction on both rear wheels under acceleration and, at the same time, make a violent enough steering input that the car starts to rotate. Steering input is then adjusted to ideally keep the car rotating around the inside front wheel.

So, you need RWD and traction control off. It's easier with a manual box, LSD and more power-to-weight ratio than a V6 Omega, really, but it depends how much traction you've got.

What happens most commonly with an open diff and a heavy car with road suspension is that the weight transfers to the outside rear wheel, meaning you can't break traction here, and you drive round in a wide circle with the inside rear wheel spinning. Nothing like as impressive.

Probably best not to practice in Tesco's car park.

[Gaffers]

I thought it had something to do with the correct flour, egg, sugar and milk combination

[Taxi_Driver]

I've seen one of the top gear lot, may have been the stig, do donuts in a FWD. Which i imagine is harder to do... 

[Taxi_Driver]

I thought it had something to do with the correct flour, egg, sugar and milk combination

Nah.....your thinking of pancakes 

[cem_devecioglu]

I've seen one of the top gear lot, may have been the stig, do donuts in a FWD. Which i imagine is harder to do... 

nope.. unless its auto..

[AndyRoid]

How do you do a donut?

RWD, no TC, and plenty of right foot.
Quite easily achievable in something as mundane as a 318 iS, but much easier to achieve on a motorcycle 

[Webby the Bear]

i've often wondered this. i dont know but if i was to ever attempt it in my auto mig (which i won't) i'd stick it on full lock with TC off and just floor it..... no? 

[Taxi_Driver]

i've often wondered this. i dont know but if i was to ever attempt it in my auto mig (which i won't) i'd stick it on full lock with TC off and just floor it..... no? 

Putting the gearbox in '1' might work, no chance in 'D'. But then you've got torque converter slip.....depends if you have enough power....try it in a straight line.....can you get the wheels to spin in '1' when you floor it.......me thinks the omega is too heavy.....even with a 3.2.....with bald tyres it might do it 

Of course you could always cheat and attempt it on wet grass.....even a desmond might manage that 

Just dont try it at your local park 

[cem_devecioglu]

I definitely recommend old & bald tyres (even an auto can be succesful) .. but not with your daily tyres..  and a wet surface will help

[plym ian]

Don't try it. Did it on the snow a couple of years back and broke my ps pump

[Andy B]

Don't try it. Did it on the snow a couple of years back and broke my ps pump

Not sure how you managed that 

[Webby the Bear]

Don't try it. Did it on the snow a couple of years back and broke my ps pump

Not sure how you managed that 

+1 

mind you knowing miggys anything could happen when you take the wheel 

[Kevin Wood]

Don't try it. Did it on the snow a couple of years back and broke my ps pump

Not sure how you managed that 

Bouncing off the rev limiter with the steering held on full lock doesn't do the PAS pump any favours, I would imagine.

Here's a passable example: 

http://video.pravac.com/play/4zFtzPYAik8/

[05omegav6]

Merely passable

At 593bhp/ton, it should bloody well be spectacular