Pointless displays of performance (or lack of) on snow/ice?

[v8will]

As per title, just watched a Pug 106 1.5D do an intentional full bore start on snow from outside the neighbours house. The driver looked properly chuffed getting wheel spin into 2nd gear. In all fairness he seems to 'give it death' most of the time... Seems a bit pointless on snow and with 50 odd BHP

Anyone else seen any remotely funny driving during the snow and ice?

[Wills2]

Well I went to the golf club carpark on Thursday night totally empty but full of ice and snow and did masses of donuts and spins and basically played around.

Does that count?

[Rotary Madness]

Its fun. I try my best to go down the road sideways in the BMW, not because I have to, but because its fun

And no, not dangerous, its at walking pace. Also any empty car park is fair game for shenanigens.

[Fire99]

Some folk are getting old before their time.
When I was a teenager we used to go to the local train station carpark and have a giggle in our minis.
learnt alot about handbrake turns, understeer etc. All perfectly safe fun.

[Chas88]

Yeah someone in my street has been leaving at max revs, they seem to enjoy wheel spinning down the entire street. He even did a nice slide on his drive so he could position his car slightly to the left.

[v8will]

Nah, it has to be other people in pointlessly st cars

OK, changed my mind, what's everyone been upto?

Watched a Impreza drifting around the work carpark earlier, all the office girls were muttering that he was a knob etc. I wanted to go out and have a go myself.

[Mr E]

Wills2 said:

Well I went to the golf club carpark on Thursday night totally empty but full of ice and snow and did masses of donuts and spins and basically played around.

Does that count?

You might well think that. I couldn't possibly comment.

[Fire99]

v8will said:

Watched a Impreza drifting around the work carpark earlier, all the office girls were muttering that he was a knob etc. I wanted to go out and have a go myself.

A Scooby is cheating. My mum can drift an Impreza.

[TRUENOSAM]

Spent most of this week watching my workmates trying the best at show boating round the empty staff car park

I was unimpressed





So went shown them how its done

[v8will]

Fire99 said:

v8will said:

Watched a Impreza drifting around the work carpark earlier, all the office girls were muttering that he was a knob etc. I wanted to go out and have a go myself.

A Scooby is cheating. My mum can drift an Impreza.

It sure is but it looked more fun that sitting in doing fking invoices on a saturday afternoon. God I miss my MX-5 this time of year

[Fire99]

v8will said:

God I miss my MX-5 this time of year

I had a Mk1 for a while and it was a whole lot of fun once the road got a bit slippery. Cheap way to explore way beyond the limit of oversteer.

[Wills2]

Mr E said:

Wills2 said:

Well I went to the golf club carpark on Thursday night totally empty but full of ice and snow and did masses of donuts and spins and basically played around.

Does that count?

You might well think that. I couldn't possibly comment.

Sorry not sure I catch your drift?

Edited by Wills2 on Saturday 4th December 23:14

[Mr E]

Wills2 said:

Mr E said:

Wills2 said:

Well I went to the golf club carpark on Thursday night totally empty but full of ice and snow and did masses of donuts and spins and basically played around.

Does that count?

You might well think that. I couldn't possibly comment.

Sorry not sure I catch your drift?

The lotus is tucked away. (225/40R717's - mid rear, low weight and a very short moment of polar inertia make it spectacularly unsuited to snow)

The barge can spin an unweighted front wheel in third on a wet road. I absolutely have not been 'adjusting' angles with a combination of handbrake and throttle.

That would be childish and unwise.

[PedantLosesGrip]

Mr E said:

The barge can spin an unweighted front wheel in third on a wet road. I absolutely have not been 'adjusting' angles with a combination of handbrake and throttle.

That would be childish and unwise.

The first time I've heard an Alpha V6 described as a "barge"

Fair play...

[Wills2]

Mr E said:

Wills2 said:

Mr E said:

Wills2 said:

Well I went to the golf club carpark on Thursday night totally empty but full of ice and snow and did masses of donuts and spins and basically played around.

Does that count?

You might well think that. I couldn't possibly comment.

Sorry not sure I catch your drift?

The lotus is tucked away. (225/40R717's - mid rear, low weight and a very short moment of polar inertia make it spectacularly unsuited to snow)

The barge can spin an unweighted front wheel in third on a wet road. I absolutely have not been 'adjusting' angles with a combination of handbrake and throttle.

That would be childish and unwise.

You should try a car with the engine in the rear bumper if really want to feel rear inertia, but I'm ok as my barge has michein alpins on it thankfully 380bhp is still enough to overcome the increased grip.

But you're right very childish of us er I mean me.

Edited by Wills2 on Saturday 4th December 23:29

Edited by Wills2 on Saturday 4th December 23:31

[perdu]

'ere watch it you lot

there'll be someone in here soon telling you to put on snow tyres and behave yourselves



IF it snows tomorrow the Midget is coming out for a play

All the shopping is done and my time's my lobster...

[MGB Boy]

Does a Micra doing hand brake turns, U-Turns and doughnuts in a foot of snow without getting stuck count?

[Mr E]

PedantLosesGrip said:

The first time I've heard an Alpha V6 described as a "barge"

Fair play...

It is an absolute tank, with numb steering and soggy springs.

But, it has two superb attributes.

1) That engine. One squirt to 6k rpm and I can forgive it a lot of things.

2) It was fantastically cheap.

We were looking at GTAs today. Want, but point #2 is an issue.

(PH classifieds right now, 156 V6 wagon, 60k on the clock. Yours for just over 2k)

Edited by Mr E on Saturday 4th December 23:29

[Wills2]

Wills2 said:

Mr E said:

Wills2 said:

Mr E said:

Wills2 said:

Well I went to the golf club carpark on Thursday night totally empty but full of ice and snow and did masses of donuts and spins and basically played around.

Does that count?

You might well think that. I couldn't possibly comment.

Sorry not sure I catch your drift?

The lotus is tucked away. (225/40R717's - mid rear, low weight and a very short moment of polar inertia make it spectacularly unsuited to snow)

The barge can spin an unweighted front wheel in third on a wet road. I absolutely have not been 'adjusting' angles with a combination of handbrake and throttle.

That would be childish and unwise.

You should try a car with the engine in the rear bumper if you really want to feel rear inertia, but I'm ok as my barge has michelin alpins on it thankfully 380bhp is still enough to overcome the increased grip.

But you're right very childish of us er I mean me.

[Mr E]

Wills2 said:

You should try a car with the engine in the rear bumper if really with to feel rear inertia but I'm ok as my barge has michein alpins on it...but you're right very childish of us er I mean me.

Edited by Wills2 on Saturday 4th December 23:29

While I imagine the uber beetle is a handful, allow me to counter. I've driven a 993 (and I want one badly) but I was always always aware of where the mass was. The elise has more grip that shove pretty much all the time, and I'm used to just pouring on the (limited) power as needed and not having traction issues.

Snow, no mass on the rears, no temperature in the (very) soft rubber and a car that will pivot around your hips in a split second. Oh and no abs and skinny fronts.

I'm trying to think of a car less suitable - various forms of 911, a sheby cobra and an Aston vantage LM600 leap to mind.

(cliff notes. You're used to it. I'm stting myself)