<font face="Verdana"><font size="3"><font color="red">WARNING! THE FOLLOWING WAS COMPLETED ON AN OPEN ROAD BY A LESS THAN PROFESSIONAL DRIVER! PLEASE DO NOT TRY THIS ON YOUR OWN!</font id="Verdana"></font id="size3"></font id="red"> Now that you've been warned, here's a little story that occured this rainy evening. Well, if you guys live around the St. Paul area, or have driven through here, I'm sure you'll know where I'm talking about; Highway 94, east bound, right before it connects with 35E. There's two curves that on any normally dry day, your grandmother could whip over 100 mphs on it. It just so happens that today wasn't any normally dry day, rather a wet gushy day. To make a long story short, I made the first curve without any problems going at about 55 mphs (speed limit, always)... it was then that things went down hill. I was forced to move from the right lane because a semi-truck driver was being ignorant and pushing his way into the highway from the on ramp. He was side by side, and getting closer. I couldn't get ahead of him because there was already another car there. I looked left and saw a spot... the only problem, I'd have to give my baby a little gas to get in. Once I got into the middle lane... ... well, as the title suggests, things didn't go too well for me. I lost a bit of traction and started hydroplaning the rear. I'd say this continued on for about a good 40 feet or so until I gained control after about 5-6 countersteers. I never left the lane, however; just stayed within the lines and swerved a bunch. I never touched the brakes once 'cause that would've been hell for everyone. I slowly let off the gas and worked the car into the direction I needed her to go until I felt her grabbing again. The most degree I might have gotten? I'd say a nice 35 degree angle on either sides. Enough to scare the living daylights out of my passenger. I'm pretty sure things wouldn't have been dragged out that long except for her constant screaming and bloody murder cries, although she had a right to. Afterwords, she informed me that she actually saw her life, or the near future, flash in front of her eyes. She said it was like a newspaper ad; she saw herself all beat up and bloody, but alive. That's a good sign, I guess. So to those of you who aren't willing to save up and buy tires, thinking that you'll save that last penny for your next MOD, think again. I wouldn't want to be going to any funerals... your's or mine! Please, drive safely... always buckle up! I know it rubs on your man tits, *ahem*Hercules, but it'll save your Konoha Forehead Protector. Wouldn't want to scratch that now, would you? Nothing will ever replace a good set of tires... no AWD system is that good!
Glad to hear you're alright. Get that alignment done! I have toe out on my car, that makes it more twitchy but performance for me. I just bought new all season tires. BFGoodrich Traction T/A V 205/55/15
Potenza G009 195/60/15 i am set all year round! this babies rule in the rain. i honestly think i get better traction in the rain.
just a heads up, these tires are Dunlop Graspic DS1's in the stock EVO size... 235-45-17. just ugly awful.
I had that happen once in my turbo 1st Gen back in Aus!!! about 1am driving home on a hwy in teh rain... went to overtake a truck.. oops forgot to look in mirrors.. another car had the same idea only he was doing 120 when I pulled out at 80ish... slammed it into 3rd floored it... hmmm bad idea.. wasnt expecting to be facing the truck going up a hill in the overtaking lane... took about 5 good counter steers and she was going straight... spun all through 3rd and fourth... now it aint a winter tire story..... but still wet weather can get ya when ya aint looking... Glad to hear you and your pass are ok.. Oh yeah and the Car... drive safe... and dont be cheap on tires.. the only 4 pacthes that touch the ground...
Great story! Personally my winter tires do much better in the rain than most summer tires, including mine. I even had the snow tires on for the first day of training at DCTC on purpose. Great job saving the day. I know exactly where your talking about, its a great place to lose tailgaters and wanna be racers.
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by kickin_81 Winter tires are out of style. Summers are in! :mrgreen: <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote"> thanks for letting me know... too bad the cave where i was crawling in would only let me have one set, so the winters must stay until i find a bigger cave to crawl into.
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by hercules this guy must think he's cool or something....:mrgreen: <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote"> thanks for the rant... i just wanted to share this info to everyone, especially to that special someone who up until now, had NEVER EVER driven an AWD TURBO before... you can thank kickin_81 for changing your status quo! thanks kickin_81 anyways, if i recall correctly, this person was also the same guy who once told me he knew how to drive a stick, just to be outdone by a girl, and to also blow my clutch!![xx(] i still remember how you shifted that night and the sound it made when you shifted...
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by wrxboy2003 and dont be cheap on tires.. the only 4 pacthes that touch the ground... <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote"> Agree!
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Mushashi Great story! Personally my winter tires do much better in the rain than most summer tires, including mine. I even had the snow tires on for the first day of training at DCTC on purpose. Great job saving the day. I know exactly where your talking about, its a great place to lose tailgaters and wanna be racers. <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote"> what winter tires do you have? i know that yosmiley runs some nokians, unsure which model tire, but i first wanted to get either the RSI http://www.nokiantires.com/newsite/tires_popup.cfm?id=53& or the Hakka IIs http://www.nokiantires.com/newsite/tires_popup.cfm?id=1&. he says that they have decent dry drip too, though i know it's uncompromiseable to that of my $200+ stockers.
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by dezavu <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">he says that they have decent dry drip too, though i know it's uncompromiseable to that of my $200+ stockers. [/quote] Wrong, never said anything about winter tires having decent grip. You don't listen well do you little brother
