Video: Going sideways, on two wheels, Abarth-style
 

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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corse - Click above to view the video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/03/video-going-sideways-on-two-wheels-abarth-style/#continued">after the jump</a></small></strong></em></div>
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If you carry too much speed into the corner in most racing cars, you're liable to spin out. But then most racing cars have a low center of gravity and a suitably long wheelbase. Suppose, then, that you're driving something a little stouter, like a race-tuned <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/fiat">Fiat</a> 500 in the Trofeo Abarth.<br />
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One driver found out the hard way while racing at England's Oulton Park. More impressive, though, is that he didn't wipe out, but managed to recover control from one of the closest calls we've seen in a long time. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/03/video-going-sideways-on-two-wheels-abarth-style/#continued">Follow the jump</a> to see what we're rambling about.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-abarth-assetto-corse-live/">2008 Paris: Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corse LIVE</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-abarth-assetto-corse-live/#1074424"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/10/500-abarth-corse_dsc_1730_thumbnail. jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-abarth-assetto-corse-live/#1074429"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/10/500-abarth-corse_dsc_1731_thumbnail. jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-abarth-assetto-corse-live/#1074430"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/10/500-abarth-corse_dsc_1734_thumbnail. jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-abarth-assetto-corse-live/#1074445"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/10/500-abarth-corse_dsc_1736_thumbnail. jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-abarth-assetto-corse-live/#1074448"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/10/500-abarth-corse_dsc_1759_thumbnail. jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2ZbmQVTjHw&featu re=player_embedded">YouTu be</a> via <a href="http://www.driverside.com/backseatdriver/2010/04/30/fiat-500-abarth-rides-on-two-wheels-in-near-crash/">DriverSide</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/03/video-going-sideways-on-two-wheels-abarth-style/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Video: Going sideways, on two wheels, Abarth-style</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/03/video-going-sideways-on-two-wheels-abarth-style/">Video: Going sideways, on two wheels, Abarth-style</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 03 May 2010 15:27:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/03/video-going-sideways-on-two-wheels-abarth-style/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19461817/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/03/video-going-sideways-on-two-wheels-abarth-style/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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