tks
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| posted on 10/1/05 at 03:14 PM |
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Hi hellow
The tyre chit is very confusing,
i have spoken to a car engineer and it all depends on what you want.
The property of Rubber is that less pressuere with the other surface more grip it gives (with metal it is not so for example// train wheels)
soow in the Dry we have plente of grip because our car weight nothing and has still really wide tyres on it.
In the wet it is other story.
In very much country's lorry's and busses don't have a minimum profile depth spec.
its simple because their enormous weight.
in the wet the water wil be pushed away by that weight and their is the grip again.
in our situation its really bad in the wet, we have pour weight and we have big tyres (low surface amount)
and thats the reason we suffer fast from "aqua-planning"
soow i advices using in the winter winter tyres more profile, lower start temperatures etc.
but what do you thing of throttle reponse?
in the wet that's a problem the need of sensitive grow enormous ly
and one time spinning a wheel there comes soow much energie in it that hardly to stop..
it sbetter then to hold the trhottle and use the energy to steer you vehicle..//trow it around the corner..
well that's it
TKS
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Mk-Ninja
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| posted on 10/1/05 at 07:34 PM |
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Only just read this thread. Real shame, it was one of the best examples of an Indy about.
Hope whoever was driving is OK.
See you guys soon, if there is anything you need give me a shout.
Gordon
I'm sure I've got one, just don't know where I've put it
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Lightning
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| posted on 10/1/05 at 10:30 PM |
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I've only just seen his post too. Really bad luck....Makes you think though.
I came back from Plymouh the other night on country roads. Hit a patch of mud that I couldn't see in time,scared the crap out of me as the car
four wheel drifted sideways. Regaining grip just before the hedge.
Muuusst slloow doown.
What the hell, blew away a Westfield yesterday!
Steve
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 11/1/05 at 08:23 AM |
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When you really get down to it, it's the right foot that's the real problem!
My recent rear-end twitch (ooer!) was entirely due to me over-enthusiatically booting it out of a long sweeping corner, which I probably
wouldn't have tried in my "real" car.
David
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Hellfire
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| posted on 11/1/05 at 10:31 AM |
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It seems sense is prevailing now... it's irrelevant what tyres, setup or whatever else, you have.
There is really only one factor that decides your fate.
Q1. Are you going too fast for the current situation?
A1. No - then no problem
A2. Yes - then slow down
It really is THAT simple!
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Jasper
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| posted on 11/1/05 at 10:49 AM |
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Yup - too true
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spunky
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Jeez...
I stay out the forum for a few weeks and come back to find we've been stuffing them into the scenery (didn't we have a spate last year
aswell)
Steve. really sorry to hear abaut the prang, one of the best finished sevens I've seen. Mk2 will be better.
John
The reckless man may not live as long......
But the cautious man does not live at all.....
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 20/1/05 at 07:13 PM |
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should be a business opportunity for someone....
locost traction control.................
atb
steve
[Edited on 20/1/05 by stephen_gusterson]
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 20/1/05 at 07:41 PM |
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HUGE return spring on throttle !
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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subk2002
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| posted on 20/1/05 at 10:59 PM |
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Sorry to here about the lose of hellfire
Hope its not to long till the new one is built ,What you going to call it ??
Cheers Drew
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