Spirited Driving in the Snow

[Morpheus]

I have so much to learn about controlling a car in snow, my FF corolla. It's slides out so easy and understeers if you dont take the corner yet. The e-brake totally takes you out of control. A bit nerve racking, but I learned cars in video games handle different than cars in real life.

[Timberland]

I think the only thing I can contribute to this thread is the word "yep".

[Nick]

you from the south or something

hehe snow noob...

[kasimmmmm]

i HATE driving in the snow too! Specially with a body kit! Snow gets stuck between the tires and the fenders.. and i hate it when the car gets dirty too! Only fun in empty parking lots... lol.

[Morpheus]

Originally posted by Oldman
you from the south or something

hehe snow noob...

nah, new england.
I dont have a permit so I'm a driving n00b, at least in snow.

[BDSL]

Originally posted by Morpheus
...cars in video games handle different than cars in real life

Video games are the worst place to learn about anything. They are bias. They only make kids dumber!

[Blane]

second that.

[Naito]

if u're talking about any video game other than Gran Turismo 2/3 on sim tires.....and even then really......yep

DUH



in the end, it's JUST A GAME....like duh

practice and the e-brake will be a wonderful tool, I personally LOVE driving in snow too bad we didn't get that much this year....

[americanjebus]

hehe i had to learn how to drive in snow w/ a tempo it was fun for a while until i hit a curb at an angle and pivoted my front axle like 3 inches to the left. but yea get that one arcade game "real driving" i swear u play that game for like 8 minutes and u will drive like an old lady

[zoni]

haha, snow noob!!

yeah it just takes time and practice... if i dont use the ebrake in the snow i am going too slow the ebrake is the best thing there is and the only tool that will allow you to take normal turns in the snow at more than a crawl. my advice, go to a school parking lot or something, when there are no cars on a saturday, and just do ebrakes and learn how to control them. then practice going around the corners using the ebrake. and if you just want to do it without the ebrake, SLOW DOWN!

also, blizzak tires are awesome on the snow...

[Morpheus]

Who changed the title?

[rdyzz]

want to control your ff in snow. try this use blizzacks or snow only tires and drive slow as heck why because if you brake you slide you try a turn in at good speeds you'll end up understeering well not really slidingd the word here in a diagnal line and hit someone or somthing. (best thing to learn in snow is the brake tolerance /when it will slide / how hard you have to push the brake befor it slides how much to pump the brakes when turnning+sliding / when to us ebrake if you are really in a mess. oh yea heel toe does not work so well in snow because when the tires stop moving from it sliding from you braking the engine starts to drop idle and might die. trust me i have tried alot to try and learn to control my ff rolla in the snow too and the best info i can give you is in the first two sentence. don't test nature with a car that has limited movement ie ability.

[idrivemyself]

go drive in the snow with an audi.

[zoni]

rdyzz... why are you bringing up such an old thread? its not even winter anymore!

[rdyzz]

im bored and have nothing to do. just waiting for the autocross season to begain.