Reply With QuoteRWD + short wheelbase + low friction = lots of opposite steering lock! It'll be a handful, that's for sure!Originally Posted by cam76034
Be smooth and stay away from curbs...
How does your Miata do on ICE?
Freezing rain has already started in Tarrant county this morning and it looks like its going to be pretty slick for the next couple of days. So how well does the Miata handle icy roads? Is the light weight helpful or hindrance?
Be careful out there and watch out for the other guy!
RWD + short wheelbase + low friction = lots of opposite steering lock! It'll be a handful, that's for sure!
Be smooth and stay away from curbs...
'94 Black & Black & Tan
'99 head swap, JR header, TDR intake & header blanket, MegaSquirt, RB hollow bar, Tein Flex, 15x8 6ULs, HD M2 Sport, FM cat, Borla cat-back, black '95M interior, MOMO Zebrano, IL Motorsport console...
Dyno Days
8/16/08 (bone stock): 103.1 hp/99.0 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/23/08 (Borla cat-back): 108.2 hp/104.1 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/13/11 (more stuff...): 126 hp/116 lb-ft - Mustang dyno
Roger Moore: the Danny White of James Bonds
Don't want to find out. Mine will be tucked in the garage until the thaw.
+1
On the track, I am fearless.
If you were as slow as me, you wouldn't be afraid either.
1994 M Edition
CSP 67
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Take your car out and bring your camera. I want pictures of the carnage.I'm a big
I'm not worried about you guys, but we ought to take a poll on how many "I wrecked my car in the ice storm" threads pop up on the local S2k board this weekend. It seems that every time it sprinkles, those guys end up running into things ass end first.
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
We have had another winter storm out here, and the roads are worse this time. Last time my car was fine. I just drove smart, and slow and I was fine. I might post some pics of today's snow in a bit.
"Racing makes heroin addiction look like a vague longing for something salty" - Peter Egan
Well I got bored enough. The drive to work tonight will be fun. If my Target wasn't like a mile a way I would call in.
"Racing makes heroin addiction look like a vague longing for something salty" - Peter Egan
Barren and brown'ish. Doesn't Lubbock always look like that?
Same here plus mine has it's cover on and a space heater going in the garage so they don't get chilly!
Fixing to take the 4Runner out but it falls under the NMC category.
And flat! Don't forget flat!Barren and brown'ish. Doesn't Lubbock always look like that?
Daily Driver: 2013 Club edition in Pearl White Mica
Lightness? What's that? I drive a PRHT!
I've driven a Miata in ice and it isn't fun but I'd rather be in it with it's 50/50 weight distribution, manual tranny and light weight than a 5,000lb SUV with a V8, Automatic and high center of gravity.
Awwww... well isn't that just PRECIOUS!Same here plus mine has it's cover on and a space heater going in the garage so they don't get chilly!
'94 Black & Black & Tan
'99 head swap, JR header, TDR intake & header blanket, MegaSquirt, RB hollow bar, Tein Flex, 15x8 6ULs, HD M2 Sport, FM cat, Borla cat-back, black '95M interior, MOMO Zebrano, IL Motorsport console...
Dyno Days
8/16/08 (bone stock): 103.1 hp/99.0 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/23/08 (Borla cat-back): 108.2 hp/104.1 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/13/11 (more stuff...): 126 hp/116 lb-ft - Mustang dyno
Roger Moore: the Danny White of James Bonds
You're just beginning to see the real POS Racing. That car is in the garage and under the covers because it is raining.Awwww... well isn't that just PRECIOUS!
The 'Lac is in the showroom at his company's world headquarters, and his kid is probably splitting firewood in the backyard. If he ever gets his hands on IM Vivid's whip, she'll be stacking firewood.
Your's truly, on the other hand, has the Miata in the shop because the heated garage is still full of Christmas debris.
Barren and brown'ish. Doesn't Lubbock always look like that?Yeah, for the most part. There is a hill on campus, but its man made. The only thing that bothers me about driving my Miata on ice is the lack of ABS.
"Racing makes heroin addiction look like a vague longing for something salty" - Peter Egan
Those are the same pics you posted a month ago. Did you forget to download the new pics after taking them?
Wow - a whole mileI used to walk 10 miles in the snow just to get to school, and it was uphill both ways.
I can't wait for work. I looooove driving in rain and ice. As long as it's not a long distance.
09 Lexus RX350
.... no Miata
I would normally be offended by this remark... but I'm going to have to put my money down and say there will be 2.... but we ought to take a poll on how many "I wrecked my car in the ice storm" threads pop up on the local S2k board this weekend. It seems that every time it sprinkles, those guys end up running into things ass end first.
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