Forward Throw

A forward throw is basically a 180 degree handbrake turn where instead of heading off in first gear, you reverse along the same line as you entered.

This slight difference makes for a lot of changes during the turn. First off, where in a normal handbrake turn you didn't use the clutch (in a front wheel drive anyway), now you have to, because you'll need to change gears into reverse. Secondly, you need to be careful which direction your wheels are pointing in when you go to take off in reverse. Even small steering inputs make a big difference when you're reversing.

The forward throw happens like this. First you need enough speed in order to get the car to rotate through 180 degrees with a handbrake turn. Once you have enough speed, turn the wheel to initiate the spin and as you start to turn, pull the handbrake to make it happen a bit quicker. As you spin through about 90 degrees, start to straighten up your wheel and at the same time, depress the clutch and move the gearstick into reverse. As you get to the 180 degree point, apply some throttle and drive off in reverse. It sounds easy, but it all happens so quickly, it's quite hard to do until you've had a bit of practice.

Quite a few of the tests which involve a forward throw require you to reverse into a garage and then drive out forwards. A lot of time can be saved in these tests by performing the forward throw into the garage so by the time it completes, you are deep enough in the garage that you can just drive straight out and continue. This takes a lot of practice, but the rewards can be worth it.