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09-26-2006, 03:53 AM
wellardmac wrote:
This really reminds me of way back when i first experienced snow as a driver. It was only an inch or so of good quality, SE PA white stuff, but i was able to sneak out with my 305 powered, rear wheel drive caprice to the local community college parking lot.
i learned far more about car control in that half hour than i would have ever thought possible.
it has held with me since then too. 4 years in snowy western NY with a BMW 318i, 100 pounds of salt in the trunk and Blizzaks proved to me that 4-WD is meaningless on-road, unless you really don't know how to drive-the old lady in the ford fiesta will beat both of you over the snow pack anyway.
and when i had to bring my wife up to Rochester with me, she followed my advice and found a parking lot, and came back much more confident in her driving.
i dont mean to directly link bad weather driving and high speed driving, but car control is car control, the difference is that a tree at 20 mph in the snow will do a lot less damage than a tree at 90 in the dry. i am all for car control clinics/specialized AX training-i think even more of an emphasis on the Education part of DE would be a great benefit for our members (especially if it was held as a local, special event, where more members could easily participate.)
Quote:I like the direction this conversation is going, as personally I think that the best way to learn handling is in an AX environment, so having a non-track AX/DE experience that helps educate and expand the AX crowd can only be a good thing.
This really reminds me of way back when i first experienced snow as a driver. It was only an inch or so of good quality, SE PA white stuff, but i was able to sneak out with my 305 powered, rear wheel drive caprice to the local community college parking lot.
i learned far more about car control in that half hour than i would have ever thought possible.
it has held with me since then too. 4 years in snowy western NY with a BMW 318i, 100 pounds of salt in the trunk and Blizzaks proved to me that 4-WD is meaningless on-road, unless you really don't know how to drive-the old lady in the ford fiesta will beat both of you over the snow pack anyway.
and when i had to bring my wife up to Rochester with me, she followed my advice and found a parking lot, and came back much more confident in her driving.
i dont mean to directly link bad weather driving and high speed driving, but car control is car control, the difference is that a tree at 20 mph in the snow will do a lot less damage than a tree at 90 in the dry. i am all for car control clinics/specialized AX training-i think even more of an emphasis on the Education part of DE would be a great benefit for our members (especially if it was held as a local, special event, where more members could easily participate.)
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