Something happened to me today that got me scared
01-08-2010, 08:06 AM
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My tires have a warning not for use near or below freezing. They aren't kidding. I took a short drive to fill the tank at 25 degrees F and it was funny how little boost it took to spin them, in 3d gear. G-force sports. I dont think 305s would make any difference.
01-08-2010, 08:13 AM
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i hate snow and cold...its snowing right now here in southern connecticut as i'm typing this 
01-08-2010, 09:03 AM
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Do you have an lsd, if not that would explain it also. I get my car to step out in second and third quite often but the car remains in control since mostly only one wheel is spinning =[ It's a double edged sword really. With only one wheel spinning the other is able to keep you under control instead of both wheels spinning, yet on the other hand having an lsd would distribute the traction more evenly so that you might not spin at all. Oh well.
01-08-2010, 09:04 AM
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01-08-2010, 09:13 AM
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Washing your car? That’s the best you can do? HA! I laugh at your warm weather!
I am 10 minutes from a ski area…3 feet of snow in the last week….
And in the summer I am 1 hour form Watkins Glen…3 hours form Lime Rock, Pocono and Monticello…5 hours from Mosport, Hew Hampshire and several NJ tracks….
And nobody ever, ever, ever says “but it’s a dry heat”
Seriously – on the tire/traction issue – the wider it is the worse the cold traction will be. Serious high performance tires will suck for cold traction.
My most vivid example of this was trying to instruct a real 427 cobra at Lime Rock when it was 35 degrees out!
I am 10 minutes from a ski area…3 feet of snow in the last week….
And in the summer I am 1 hour form Watkins Glen…3 hours form Lime Rock, Pocono and Monticello…5 hours from Mosport, Hew Hampshire and several NJ tracks….
And nobody ever, ever, ever says “but it’s a dry heat”
Seriously – on the tire/traction issue – the wider it is the worse the cold traction will be. Serious high performance tires will suck for cold traction.
My most vivid example of this was trying to instruct a real 427 cobra at Lime Rock when it was 35 degrees out!
01-08-2010, 09:20 AM
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Yeah, it's sorta a mean trick that the motorhead gods play on us:
There's noticeably more power in our turbo cars with the cold ambient temps, but you can't use it all because of lack of traction.
I wonder if an average performance summer tire would be better than a high end max performance summer tire, when it's cold outside.
There's noticeably more power in our turbo cars with the cold ambient temps, but you can't use it all because of lack of traction.
I wonder if an average performance summer tire would be better than a high end max performance summer tire, when it's cold outside.
01-08-2010, 09:28 AM
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I park mine in the winter, the power/weight ratio will always make this car a handful in the winter.
Get a quattro, they're designed to drive in winter.
Get a quattro, they're designed to drive in winter.
01-08-2010, 11:56 AM
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dude, my car makes like eight horsepower and has the same gearbox as you with 225 tires and will spin them coming off lights just starting out like normal sometimes.
01-08-2010, 01:10 PM
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01-08-2010, 01:50 PM
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Washing your car? That’s the best you can do? HA! I laugh at your warm weather!
I am 10 minutes from a ski area…3 feet of snow in the last week….
And in the summer I am 1 hour form Watkins Glen…3 hours form Lime Rock, Pocono and Monticello…5 hours from Mosport, Hew Hampshire and several NJ tracks….
And nobody ever, ever, ever says “but it’s a dry heat”
Seriously – on the tire/traction issue – the wider it is the worse the cold traction will be. Serious high performance tires will suck for cold traction.
My most vivid example of this was trying to instruct a real 427 cobra at Lime Rock when it was 35 degrees out!
I am 10 minutes from a ski area…3 feet of snow in the last week….
And in the summer I am 1 hour form Watkins Glen…3 hours form Lime Rock, Pocono and Monticello…5 hours from Mosport, Hew Hampshire and several NJ tracks….
And nobody ever, ever, ever says “but it’s a dry heat”
Seriously – on the tire/traction issue – the wider it is the worse the cold traction will be. Serious high performance tires will suck for cold traction.
My most vivid example of this was trying to instruct a real 427 cobra at Lime Rock when it was 35 degrees out!
That's not a sky area, it's a bunny hill. Come out west if you want to see a real ski area.
OTOH, Your track selection sounds great.
You never have to shovel heat.
01-08-2010, 01:54 PM
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