darryl Posted October 28, 2012 Posted October 28, 2012 Slightly off thread?? With yesterdays light fluttering of white stuff (about 1/2"). hard top on Elise and Exige SORN and both carried out pretty quickly i might add!!! Roll on next 5 months; depressing I'm SAD already?
rocketian Posted October 28, 2012 Posted October 28, 2012 Welcome to MLOC! A very light car and very wide tyres (by normal standards) mean the pressure on the road is low. When it's remotely slippery, it's easy for things to unstick. Then the usual rear-engine issues of the back end overtaking you take over. So as the guys say, keep it slow and gripping. Ignore people who snigger at sports cars creeping along on snowy side roads. My other comment is on the windscreen. You are very low in everyone's spray, and the wiper and demister are both a bit second rate. Keep the screen sparkly clean when you can, de-ice/scrape any crud off the screen and wiper blade to give the wiper a decent chance of clearing water and snow. Keep the wash bottle topped up. I do remember vividly getting out of my car after 200 raining and horrible miles on a motorway one miserable and frosty night. I was knackered - it certainly concentrates the mind. But it's worth it. The upside is that the feedback the car gives you help you to know whether you are doing it right or wrong more than in many cars. So long as you are alert to signs and aware of the challenges, it can be a rewarding, if full-on, experience. Good luck, and enjoy. The pressure on the road is very close to the tyre pressure (plus a bit of support from the side walls) Std Elise tyres are fairly narrow and the tyre pressures are only about 10% lower than typical hatch so the "presure on the road" is not much different
TimSportsTourer Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 You know, I can't argue with that reasoning. I'm going t have to do some thinking now... That's the trouble with the mechanics of cars - just when you think you understand something, it gets more complicated. I learned that from Andy Walsh. I do understand more, more I also understand more of what I don't understand. Thanks!
lummo Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 Confucius, he say - "Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance".
Stumason10 Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 Confucius, he say - "Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance". Blimey, that's deep for MLOC....Ban him!!!
Elisedreamer Posted November 27, 2012 Author Posted November 27, 2012 Thanks for all the advice guys, even as the weather has got more wet I've become wary of others and the Vauxhall Corsa's who want a race. I find the best solution if conditions aren't right is to scare them off with a little light revving.
Harmy2010 Posted November 28, 2012 Posted November 28, 2012 Definitely not the conditions to be racing other cars, well not IMO. Its fun in the wet though, roundabouts are more fun when you might leave them backwards I always prefer driving in the wet, helps work out the dynamics of the car at lower speeds. A bit of snow and we are really cooking
Harmy2010 Posted December 2, 2012 Posted December 2, 2012 How's the car harmy??? Still enjoying it, Hey mate, Still loving it, got the RE050a's yesterday I had the moment that everyone has probably has had in there Lotus when you realise how good it is. Lets just say me, an M3 and a B road. It was magic! who needs a turbo!!!
StokieAfro Posted December 2, 2012 Posted December 2, 2012 Has anyone tried running winter tyres? Apologies for the Silly question, another newbie I'm afraid. Infact ,my love affair begins tomorrow As I'm flying up to Edinburg to collect my Sports Racer and driving her back. A touch of winter sun wouldbe nice.
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