wet weather hooning..

[rotta]

with the poorer weather closing in do you still go out for your early morning blasts if its damp/wet ect or do you wrap her up till the spring??

[Welshname]

When I had a car worth driving I used to really enjoy a good hoon over the tops in the wet.

Takes much more skill and concentration.

Also makes me feel like this guy:

[james_gt3rs]

It's no fun if there's tonnes of standing water everywhere. Damp roads are fun, partially flooded not so much.

[300bhp/ton]

Depends on the car tbh. Although I can't see the point in pushing it when it's wet or damp out. Should a car step out, it'll often do it quickly and at speed and make catching it quite a challenge.

But it depends, hooning about in a Land Rover is still fun, but something like my Camaro is more challenging as you can't make use of the power as much.

[Vladimir]

My traction light comes on rather a lot when it's damp. If I'm on my own, I switch it off and scare myself a bit.

[GravelBen]

The Legacy always feels like its egging me on more on wet roads than dry ones.

[militantmandy]

Now I've put the winter wheels and tyres on yes. When I was still on the T1Rs it was a bit scary in the wet.

[jamieduff1981]

I don't mind driving the car in the wet - I'm not precious about it - but I don't bother going for a pleasure drive. I'm not really in to sliding about on public roads because there's too much to go wrong for my own personal risk threshold. With that out, I can't really enjoy point and squirt driving because I haven't got the traction to use even half the power so I just don't bother.

No hessitations going out for a drive in any weather - but it's not my idea of "hooning" weather if the roads are slippery.

[Welshname]

militantmandy said:

Now I've put the winter wheels and tyres on yes. When I was still on the T1Rs it was a bit scary in the wet.

T1R's are horrendous tyres. They aren't all that bad in the dry once you've got a bit of heat in them, but other than that they should be in the bin.

[Lawbags]

I think driving fast (ish) in the wet can improve your driving skill.
Keeping things smooth, carrying speed through corners etc.

Not that I take mine out in the wet though! Lol

[cirian75]

Welshname said:

militantmandy said:

Now I've put the winter wheels and tyres on yes. When I was still on the T1Rs it was a bit scary in the wet.

T1R's are horrendous tyres. They aren't all that bad in the dry once you've got a bit of heat in them, but other than that they should be in the bin.

the CF1 was a much better toyo than it's 2 big brothers, not as much outright grip, but not far off, ultra stable with great feedback.

[_Al_]

I change style a lot but love the wet. Don't go barreling into corners or try to carry apex speed, then enjoy getting back up to speed from a low base

[GravelBen]

Welshname said:

militantmandy said:

Now I've put the winter wheels and tyres on yes. When I was still on the T1Rs it was a bit scary in the wet.

T1R's are horrendous tyres. They aren't all that bad in the dry once you've got a bit of heat in them, but other than that they should be in the bin.

What are you comparing them with, an R888 or something? In terms of grip I found them pretty decent as a road tyre, wet or dry. Its the soft squidgy sidewalls I didn't like about them, especially on a heavier car. Oh, pretty floaty on gravel too due to the tread pattern.

But if you found their grip level scary in the wet then I dunno, maybe you were using bald ones or something.

[henrycrun]

....can end in tears.

[PhillipM]

I prefer driving in the wet, the limits are lower so you can enjoy yourself in more places without getting silly.

Plus, you're not going as fast when you hit the hedge backwards

[LordHaveMurci]

Welshname said:

militantmandy said:

Now I've put the winter wheels and tyres on yes. When I was still on the T1Rs it was a bit scary in the wet.

T1R's are horrendous tyres. They aren't all that bad in the dry once you've got a bit of heat in them, but other than that they should be in the bin.

I think that depends on what car you're running them on, I fitted them on my 172 Cup after being advised they were the best for the job. Did a season hillclimbing on them before switching to R888's & have used them year round on road for almost four years, perfectly happy with them.
You do need to keep an eye on pressures though, they don't like to be run too low.

[Timbola]

Vladimir said:

My traction light comes on rather a lot when it's damp. If I'm on my own, I switch it off and scare myself a bit.

me too

[Welshname]

LordHaveMurci said:

I think that depends on what car you're running them on, I fitted them on my 172 Cup after being advised they were the best for the job. Did a season hillclimbing on them before switching to R888's & have used them year round on road for almost four years, perfectly happy with them.
You do need to keep an eye on pressures though, they don't like to be run too low.

Who told you they are the best for the job for a 172? Mental. It has always been the case with a Clio that PE2's are the best for the job until they stopped production in the correct size and that is replaced with PS3's now, I think most people go for the XL's as they are a stronger sidewall.

And I'm not comparing to R888's I'm comparing with similar tyres, PE2, PS3 even Hankook V12 Evo's are a better tyre and they are the same price bracket.

[LordHaveMurci]

Welshname said:

LordHaveMurci said:

I think that depends on what car you're running them on, I fitted them on my 172 Cup after being advised they were the best for the job. Did a season hillclimbing on them before switching to R888's & have used them year round on road for almost four years, perfectly happy with them.
You do need to keep an eye on pressures though, they don't like to be run too low.

Who told you they are the best for the job for a 172? Mental. It has always been the case with a Clio that PE2's are the best for the job until they stopped production in the correct size and that is replaced with PS3's now, I think most people go for the XL's as they are a stronger sidewall.

And I'm not comparing to R888's I'm comparing with similar tyres, PE2, PS3 even Hankook V12 Evo's are a better tyre and they are the same price bracket.

I'm not comparing to R888's either.
I have run several different brands including Conti's, always reverted back to T1R's as for the money I think they are a great choice.

[anonymous-user]

Definitely not. Far too many near misses in my younger days when a wet road combined with leaves, diesel or running out of talent (or a combination of the three). Too many unknowns IMO.