quote:Originally posted by PanteraDoug:quote:Originally posted by pantera chris:
Our group from the central coast, took off for the races in Palm Spring.
When we hit Pomona the rains came.
The Pantera at 70 in the rain on the freeway brings band new meaning to the word "hydroplaning" and if you have not seen the water shooting out of the sail opening in a driving rain, it's like a trio of fire hoses exiting out the top of the sail,can you say pucker? and I don't mean with your lips, that brave soul in the Cobra exhibited unreal control of his car, great driving!
Death is Natures way of saying slow down?
You need the original size/profile tires for the car to handle reasonably in very wet conditions.
The nature of the mid-engine design makes the car inherently stable but when you reduce the load on the tire by increasing the width of the tire patch it doesn't give you more grip, you get less.
I personally find that the Pantera makes a GREAT bobsled but pushing it back up the hill after the run is a bummer?
A larger width tire weighting MORE & increasing the tire to ground contact area "gives less grip"?!
I thought the weed was strong in California.
Step back from the bong Doug.