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- .RJ - 12-06-2005
.RJ Wrote:Going into work is going to be fun!
Dooooooorrrifftoooooooooooooo
Well that thing is a bit of a handful..... going down a clear but wet section of road, hit a snow/ice patch and was instantly sideways, pointed at the curbing at about 40mph. Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
- Feersty - 12-06-2005
.RJ Wrote:.RJ Wrote:Going into work is going to be fun!
Dooooooorrrifftoooooooooooooo
Well that thing is a bit of a handful..... going down a clear but wet section of road, hit a snow/ice patch and was instantly sideways, pointed at the curbing at about 40mph. Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Does HPDE knowledge help you to handle incidents like this in a way to avoid an accident? Do they teach inclement weather racing?
- .RJ - 12-06-2005
Feersty Wrote:Does HPDE knowledge help you to handle incidents like this in a way to avoid an accident?
Sure. A sliding car doesnt bother me, and I know how to control it with the throttle, steering, weight transfer, etc. The Bondurant accident avoidance/defensive driving class is probably better for winter driving skills, but HPDE stuff, especially the skidpad is good as well.
- Mike - 12-06-2005
hachi owned the snow
- navin - 12-06-2005
bout to go punish the snow in the EP3.... muhahah FWD ownage
- JohnC - 12-06-2005
Going into work this morning was basically a 25 mile 4-wheel drift 8) Jess should've been giving the double-Ms to all the people in the ditches...
- christo - 12-06-2005
Feersty Wrote:Nice Christo, replacement for the EBP?
yep, and what a nice replacement it is.
have to have something to drive while ripping up the old one.
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- D_Eclipse9916 - 12-09-2005
HOLY SHIT LOTS OF SNOW!
- Jeff - 12-09-2005
I left my car behind the dorm tonight for fear of the show... I was sliding around like poo out there earlier. E-break slides were fun. Anyone think I will get a ticket tomorrow? and if I do will I be able to apeal it?
- Myuki - 12-09-2005
the 15 minute trip home from VCU that night took 50. I was suprised t how fast some of the roads got cleared, but most were hell. Fun drive at some points though.
- D_Eclipse9916 - 12-09-2005
You can take my video of the cops drifting in the snow and present it to the court, thats how some of my friends get off.
- Andy - 12-09-2005
Snow + MR2 = work from home :wink: yaaaay
- Nis01 - 12-09-2005
School closed today!! Time to go play in the ice??? :lol:
- John - 12-09-2005
I love snow days... I made record time getting into work this morning!
Feersty Wrote:Does HPDE knowledge help you to handle incidents like this in a way to avoid an accident? Do they teach inclement weather racing?
Last April I was out at Mid-Ohio and got caught in a freak snowstorm. I was on treadless R-compounds in my 350Z, and decided to try and get home. Note that the 350Z is a nightmare in the snow with anything less than full tread M/S or A/S.
As I was driving, people in all sorts of cars were sliding off the interstate, but as long as I had enough forward momentum, I would just keep on countersteering and the car kept on plowing in the direction I wanted it to. I managed to get about 12 miles through 3" of snow and ice before the car would go no more.
- Mike - 12-09-2005
i had no idea the S would be nearly as worthless as it is in this shit... dman me for not picking up the civic, but i suppose all is good cause i'm "working" from home.
- Sijray21 - 12-09-2005
how much did JMU get?
we got about 4 inches here plus rain/sleet for a slushy morning commute
- HAULN-SS - 12-09-2005
Maybe 2 -3 inches of heavy heavy snow/ice
- HAULN-SS - 12-14-2005
Barometric pressure falling rapidly..ready for another round?
- JohnC - 12-14-2005
HAULN-SS Wrote:Barometric pressure falling rapidly..ready for another round?
No. In fact, I'm already completely sick of this shit. After I get back from my Christmas ski trip, I'd be totally content to jump right back to June.
- Sijray21 - 12-14-2005
HAULN-SS Wrote:Barometric pressure falling rapidly..ready for another round?
i'm ready, i want everything to be under all sorts of snow...so much that eventually the only way of transportation will be by snowmobile
<--- eagerly anticipating my Ski Trip to Killington, VT for the first week in Jan. !