quote:Originally posted by speedunlimited:quote:Originally posted by PanteraDoug:quote:Originally posted by speedunlimited: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.
Yes. You have less loading per square inch and lends disproportionally to hydroplaning.
At Sebring in 64 there was a huge deluge during the race and the only cars left running on the track were the Alfas with their skinny little tires.
All the other cars were surfing around.
Cowabunga Dude! Bad scene. Windsurfing Wipeout!
In "1964"....Let's fast forward to 2015...51 years LATER.
Tyre compounds & tyre thread patterns have exponentially improved/advanced from the time period ( 1964) you sited.
There is NOT a modern Sports or race car that is not maximizing tyre contact surface area in pursuing greater grip.
Perfect example being the video with the Cobra in the RAIN....DON'T see any "small patch tyres", but then again it isn't 1964...Now quit bogarting that reefer & pass it over!
Bogart with a reefer? Blasphemy.
There was at least 12 inches of water on the track. Some reported 18. Your tire compound wouldn't matter. The car would float away on those tires.
When the drivers opened the doors, the cars were full of water and it would pour out.
The Alphas with their skinny tires were the only ones left moving.
You didn't need to induce dillusions. Reality was better than "Rocky Mountain high in Colorado" - John Denver (of all people).