note to self: when the road is wet, dont take a turn at 40mph

[wangless]

so this morning it sprinkled enough to wet the roads. on the way to school i make this big left turn. three lanes on oppsing traffic and six lanes that are T'd to me (if you can understand that). so its a pretty big intersection to go through. im going about 40mph or so when i take the turn... i usually take it at 40, i didnt realize the roads were that wet. then all of a sudden i start fishtailing... good thing i recovered. i almost hit the center divider. and another car

i just felt like ranting. but more importantly... to remind myself not to take a turn a fast turn when the roads are wet

wet road + rwd + hard turn =

[Mr1der]

oopsies

good work homeboy.

reminds me of slowly sliding into a ditch a few months back...

[ceniack]

yeah, the roads are usually more slick when it has just sprinkled, or the first hour or so after it starts t rain because all of the dirt, grime, oil, etc... on the road comes to the surface makes it slick and hasn't had a chance to get washed all the way off

[prigo]

This is a perfect reason why everyone should spend a few nights, when its raining, in a big open lot, learning slide control.

I never had a problem in my 240 when the *** end kicked out

[rousie13]

I did that slowly sliding into a ditch with my old eclipse....it seemed like time had stopped whil the guard rail got closer and closer. Snow and summer tires don't mix.

[UncleBen]

My tires are wearing down to wear they finally loose it a little bit in the rain at decent speeds. You used to really have to work at it to get my Nitto's to loose traction. But, unfortunately I have done too much rain 'drifting' apparently, and have worn the tires down enough to where they aren't as sticky anymore

Oh well

Glad you didnt' wreck.

[gabossie]

Oh boy, I can't wait for it to start raining again. My ****ty Firestones (got them for free, shut up) don't hold up in dry weather, let alone wet... it'll be an interesting winter.

[StrangeLove]

My 3rd day driving my 240, and a manual I lost it on a turn, I almost went into a ditch, but I was ok. Now I do it for fun (sliding in the rain, no going to the ditch)