Originally Posted by
niznai
Actually that's not a good comparison. If you keep your foot on the throttle in a FWD car and pull the handbrake, the ass is not going to come around. You need to lift off the throttle to do it. Likewise, in a car with a front one way there is no drive applied to the front when you brake, so the front wheels are just freewheeling.
Having many years behind the wheel of FWD rally cars I can honestly tell you that hand brakes, even with full throttle, will bring the rear around.
Even on asphalt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6thh_Iw92w