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(photo by these guys at CafePress.)   Stability control is mandatory on all cars as of 2012. Mandatory computer interference on all cars--think about it. Stability Control goes by many names DSC, VSC, VDC, stabilitrak but they're all essentially the same: They detect your steering angle, wheel speed, and some figure out your slip angle and gauge what you're doing to fix it, then it jabs the brakes in a controlled manner to keep you on track, facing forward and facing right-side-up. It sounds great until it bites you....try accelerating from a stop while turning right...

Where's the pride in driving? It seems that there's only a few of us left who regard driving as a persuit worthy of perfecting. It's not about clipping apexes or maintaining a dramatic slip angle; it's about care and dedication and, to a certain extent, ego...