The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #65034 Message #1068928
Posted By: The Fooles Troupe
09-Dec-03 - 09:41 PM
Thread Name: BS: Where Were You Stranded in the Storm?
Subject: RE: BS: Where Were You Stranded in the Storm?
"Doesn't snow in Queensland."
But I would like to thank the US Military for building those wonderful snow proof concrete highways here during WWII... :-0
"front-wheel drive cars don't do donuts so well"
AH my motorsport motorkhana days - drop pressure slightly in brand new front tyres, pump up high pressure on bald rear tyres, use handbrake to make 180's
- use gas pedal to steer thru corner - more power to go straight, back off to turn in... ah - sorry, I'm older now...
In rear wheel cars it's the other way round - over vs under steer, you see.
In my heyday, the Mini Cooper S's used to be able to outhandle the big Fords and Holdens, especially in the wet, - until they beefed them up to 5 litre engines - when you only have 1 litre on board, there is no real substitute for Horse Power... front wheel drive not withstanding...