Now thats what I call driftin - cool Buck, cheers

Jim C

 

Just had some good fun at a school parking lot a few hours ago and man was it fun. Had a blast testing and rather showing all what the car is like with traction on and off! Almost took out the front bumper with a pole but stopped with less than a couple of inches away...actually have video of it! Need a real snow here in michigan though to do some donuts and not the drifting donuts~!

 

C'mon man, don't be mean!
Post the vid

Jim C

 

did you have time to say "****, this is gonna hurt" as you saw the pole inching it's way towards your expensive bumper?

 

I bet he saw $$$$ flashing before his eyes........lol
Fun though!!!
Jim C

 

ROFL.....yea, i think that what i saw too last year when i wacked that curb...in the snow..... with my AWD machine that could....but couldn't....and didn't....and now i know better

 

See racer,
every days a school day!

Jim C

 

Yeah, my skool days always end up costing me big time! lol (like the way i spelled school)

 

I swear I thought you were a graduate or had some degree too racer. You sound very knowledgable

Jim C

 

Masters in skool of hard knocks.......and another masters in drinking.......

 

School of life mate

Me 2

JimC

 

cool

 

 

I second that motion n_f_e.........although I dont think its gonna happen. Being a salesman and travelling (a lot) I feel that I own the road anyways!

Jim C

 

n_f_e,
I sell Asphalt plant spares, and cutting edge, tips etc for Caterpillars, Volvo's, JCB's etc.
I used to work for an OEM selling the actual plants themselves as well as spares and large retrofit component parts.
So essentially........unlike most of us, road works, for me anyway, are a good thing, cos it usually means business somewhere along the line.

Jim C

 

sounds interesting.....

I was in the business of contracting out a few cement trucks.....

 

Hey racer,
it's like anythin else I guess......Its got its highs and its got its lows, good days n bad days same as everyone else.
Tell you what is interesting though. Finding out about the different grades of asphalt and what properties they have, like the SMA products that they use, and the specific asphalt that they use to lay on problems bends where there is a history of bad accidents.
The grip on this stuff is absolutely amazing.
There is a bend on a stretch of motorway out of Glasgow with a 50mph limit on it ( quite a sharpish bend) and it has this SMA on it.
I took that bend at just under 110mph in my Mondeo and it just stuck like glue................DOES NOT DO YOUR TYRES ANY GOOD AT ALL!

Jim C

 

lol, I bet....All I know about asphalt is that is has potholes and my suspension doesn't like it....let alone my tires and alignment...
lol