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*Steer hard to the right |
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*Stop accelerating and turn the wheel to the left simultaneously |
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*Before the car turns a full 180 degrees, |
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==World Record== |
==World Record== |
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Revision as of 15:11, 6 February 2007
A J-Turn is a driving manoeuvre which is basically a 'backwards' U-Turn. It is defined as turning a car through 180 degrees from reversing in a straight line to driving forwards in a straight line.
A driver performing a J-Turn roughly does these steps:
- Reverse at a speed of around 15 - 30mph
- Steer hard to the right
- Stop accelerating and turn the wheel to the left simultaneously
- Before the car turns a full 180 degrees, put car into 1st gear and accelerate hard
World Record
The narrowest J-Turn was performed in a Ford Escort Estate, in a space measuring 172 cm (67.7 in), by stunt-driver Russ Swift of Darlington, England, at the Zenithhalle, Munich, Germany, on 9 April 1999.