Snow
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Printed Date: 20-May-2024 at 06:11
Topic: Snow
Posted By: dbanbery
Subject: Snow
Date Posted: 28-January-2004 at 23:32
| haha! the fun of RWD on sheet ice...... im trying to be careful tho... haha.... makes driving at 20mph a real challenge lol |
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Posted By: STEVE328
Date Posted: 29-January-2004 at 19:01
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Try 200bhp and 225 tyres for zero traction!
I feel so sorry for the 'M' boys! (and girls)  ------------- 
1996 N Montreal blue 328i saloon 45k / 01 Y Yamaha YZF600R Thundercat. |
Posted By: thepits
Date Posted: 01-February-2004 at 21:38
Don't be sorry for us, be envious! fun FUN - bring on the SNOW!!! ------------- Cats know your every thought. But don't care. |
STEVE328 wrote:Posted By: b318isp
Date Posted: 02-February-2004 at 10:05
Ha, try 1150kgs and a LSD!
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Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 02-February-2004 at 10:21
bring on snow  ------------- Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor Previous: 1989 E30 320i SE 1997 E39 523i 2003 E39 525i Sport Individual |
Posted By: IamSpartacus
Date Posted: 05-February-2004 at 07:18
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Try 340bhp 255s and still next to nothing for traction........ got her spinning, slipping & sliding but haven't managed anything close to a decent drift - especially the ones at the sides of the road ------------- The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think. |
Posted By: Peter Fenwick
Date Posted: 05-February-2004 at 12:56
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The snow was fun but it was the idiots tail gating that scared me. Driving in a blizzard with no grip and visibility down to around 20 yards is great especially when someone is driving so close that I can't actually see his headlights in my rear view mirror. He didn't even back off when I lost it on a roundabout. ------------- Entering an age of Austerity and now driving a Focus Diesel. |
Posted By: STEVE328
Date Posted: 05-February-2004 at 22:30
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I agree. We all become 17 year olds when it comes to sideways cornering in the white stuff, but the pillocks that drive beyond their capabilities and tailgate you in sheer ice conditions scare the crap outta me. -------------
1996 N Montreal blue 328i saloon 45k / 01 Y Yamaha YZF600R Thundercat. |
Posted By: Deathace
Date Posted: 06-February-2004 at 15:20
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I had a bit of fun on the way back from a course i had to do. im at the top of a gradient with a main road left - right and i wanted to go right. waited for a clear gap eased the power on and woohoo the b*st*rd wouldnt move, wacked into manual mode on the auto box put it into 2nd and tried again, nothing and at this point i was feeling a bit silly :) in the end im jumping up and down in my seat (like that is going to help) with my foot to the floor trying to spin all the ice away to get a bit of traction. When it finally got traction the arse end spun out left and right then straightened up and i managed to get onto the main road. Further along the journey i made sure i didnt have a repeat of the above but managed to navigate some really nice bends with the arse end sliding out (not quite power drifts but fun all the same) and all this at an amazing 20 mph if i was lucky :) Since i have moved from london to norfolk (last march) I have had 3 bouts of snow yet previous to that its been a good few years since its settled in or around london making practise a little difficult. However the country lanes are bluddy excellent fun in the snow so long as its safe to do so. I would like to point out to the people above it may be scarey when the buggers tailgate you but remember its their insurance thats gonna get hit if they hit you. Russ P.S. Steve nice avatar a man after my own bones. ------------- http://www.deathace.net">  
1990 535i SE Auto Metallic Glacier Blue, Low Mileage, M-Tech Bodykit, Full Leather & Various Custom Mods. |
