She didn't melt.....
01-07-2015, 09:06 PM
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Can you run those tires all year round?
01-08-2015, 05:57 AM
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Heh 
I'm serious ..... Geeze. My dad grew up in Elmira, N Y. I grew up listening to some funny stories of how they would use a car and a rope to pull people on skis ...... And I know damn good and well it snows on Long Island.
I'm serious ..... Geeze. My dad grew up in Elmira, N Y. I grew up listening to some funny stories of how they would use a car and a rope to pull people on skis ...... And I know damn good and well it snows on Long Island.
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01-08-2015, 11:14 AM
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That's good thinking...let me add, what a lot of folks don't realize is in the winter on snowy roads you can get the same thrill of throwing the rear end out with true snow tires, and do it at a much safer speed....this feature is an absolute blast and you will feel safer than doing it at high speed on a road coarse in the warmer months....it's a bonus that comes with winter driving.
I wouldn't necessarily say it is any safer since if you are driving on thin snow or on ice with ambient temps in the high 20s low 30s the car will slide further at lower speeds than it would on a warm dry road at higher speeds. Deep snow changes the dynamic since the snow keeps the car straight and effectively improves turning forces when the front wheels are turned.
Before I moved south I used to practice my track driving on snow/ice covered roads since driving at somewhat reduced speeds on those kinds of roads was equivalent to managing grip levels at much higher speeds on a track. Just like on a track it isn't the speed on the straight that counts as much as it is the speed through a turn.
Bill
01-08-2015, 02:14 PM
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10-4 so they're full on winter/snow tires.