12-09-2005, 09:46 AM
I love snow days... I made record time getting into work this morning! 
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.
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.
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07 Mazda 3S - commuter car
99 YZF-600R - commuter bike