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From: Wilbur by the Sea
I don't know - I don't have it
But on a track, you don't want ESP engaged, it will overheat your brakes. The ESP settles the car in crazy situations, not track events. It's up to the driver then!
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On the street - It's a great safety feature, and I never turn it off ...
The only time I've seen mine activated, though, is cornering on snow or ice ... a few times with Pirelli Snowsports, but a whole bunch my first February on Dunlop SP8000's (I bought the car at the end of January). Also, I'd be very surprised if ESP was not partially responsible for the outcome in <A HREF="https://forums.audiworld.com/a8/msgs/34062.phtml">A8L Saved our Lives</a>.
On the track, though, turn it off. Besides being very hard on the brakes, ESP very aggressively prevents oversteer, with the result that the car feels like it's developed a bad push. Eventually ESP will even cut the throttle, as my brother discovered at Mid-Ohio when he just coasted thru Turn 15 and onto the front straight after he forgot to turn it off.
Having said that, though, I do leave ESP "on" during the first session on a track in the rain. Discretion is the better part of valor, and I don't want to find a very slippery corner the hard way.
On the track, though, turn it off. Besides being very hard on the brakes, ESP very aggressively prevents oversteer, with the result that the car feels like it's developed a bad push. Eventually ESP will even cut the throttle, as my brother discovered at Mid-Ohio when he just coasted thru Turn 15 and onto the front straight after he forgot to turn it off.
Having said that, though, I do leave ESP "on" during the first session on a track in the rain. Discretion is the better part of valor, and I don't want to find a very slippery corner the hard way.
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