S2000 -v- Aquaplane
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Originally Posted by Mini Me,Jan 7 2007, 05:44 AM
You should try driving on the island. Your crappiest B roads are the equivilent to our best A roads, everytime we go across to uk it's a joy to get on some semi decent roads.
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Was this a case of the LSD causing trouble?!
I've now taken the step of free-wheeling through standing water (assuming I see it in time). If the car's going in a straight line and drivetrain not engaged then hopefully it shouldn't misbehave!
Well done on saving it - don't think I would have..... Think it would have been a case of Mr Central Reservation, have you met my S2000?
I've now taken the step of free-wheeling through standing water (assuming I see it in time). If the car's going in a straight line and drivetrain not engaged then hopefully it shouldn't misbehave!
Well done on saving it - don't think I would have..... Think it would have been a case of Mr Central Reservation, have you met my S2000?
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Big tip:
Buy an old JDM MX5 for a grand, put a roll cage in it and go practice drifting and side ways action.
I will admit the slide did scare me earlier but I am so chuffed that I have had a go at drifting, I am sure my instinctive reations were from what I had learned.
Buy an old JDM MX5 for a grand, put a roll cage in it and go practice drifting and side ways action.
I will admit the slide did scare me earlier but I am so chuffed that I have had a go at drifting, I am sure my instinctive reations were from what I had learned.
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Originally Posted by RedUn,Jan 7 2007, 06:21 AM
very lucky!
you nearly joined the CC list then
Glad your ok though!
Rick
you nearly joined the CC list then
Glad your ok though!
Rick
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Had the driver been driving appropriately for the conditions and observing well, the patch of water hazard could have been avoided or dealt with in the correct manner, avoiding the aquaplane in the first place.
Glad no harm done though
Had the driver been driving appropriately for the conditions and observing well, the patch of water hazard could have been avoided or dealt with in the correct manner, avoiding the aquaplane in the first place.
Glad no harm done though
What I was trying to say more subtly
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Originally Posted by AquilaEagle,Jan 7 2007, 06:38 AM
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Had the driver been driving appropriately for the conditions and observing well, the patch of water hazard could have been avoided or dealt with in the correct manner, avoiding the aquaplane in the first place.
Glad no harm done though
Had the driver been driving appropriately for the conditions and observing well, the patch of water hazard could have been avoided or dealt with in the correct manner, avoiding the aquaplane in the first place.
Glad no harm done though
You couldnt see it... dont you know water is see through?!?!
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I was on the M42 today as well - not nice. The stretch of the M5 up to the M6 was worse though, and there was plenty of standing water on the M6 between junctions 6 and 9. I felt I better check my front tyre tread on the inside as the tyres have probably done 15K and half a dozen track days (loads of grip on the rears still).
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Originally Posted by mikey k,Jan 7 2007, 01:41 PM
it could be worse you could be flying a plane in or out of Bristol Airport
now THAT is aqua planing (see what I did there )I know this as a man put a piec of paper in mu hand with it written on 5 minutes ago whilst I was working.
There is a link between aviation and automobile here however.
A formula was derived for the speed at which aircraft aquaplane and it can roughly be used for cars aswell. The formula is aqualplane speed = 9 x square root of tyre pressure. Obviously things like tyre tread pattern and depth will come into play aswell, but pressure plays a large factor.