whitesupratt Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 Hi Guys, The likely hood is, that if the lord is looking down on me favourably tomorrow, my supra will be all fixed and back on the road! Now before I bought the supe, co-incidently I had recently completed a course at silverstone in RWD. SO I know the facts, and the 'in an ideal world' about controlling one of this monsters, but so I dont do exactly the same again, Any tips to keeping a supra on the road? Especialy now its winter, I battered mine in the summer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getrag Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 In reality, get a run-around which is what im doing. Keep the salt, damage and miles off the Supra. If you have to, drive very carefully, use 1 higher gear than normal and enter corners very slowly becuase the weight of the Supra pushes a lot of momentum over wide tyres resulting in reduced grip when its wet, cold, salty. Keep the revs down, set yourself a personal limiter that you dont go over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffvalenti Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 Keep your foot off the gas, and your eyes on the road Seriously any powerful RWD car is going to be a handful in the winter, especially if its wet as well. Try to imagine that there is an egg attached to the sole of your right foot, any hard hard or sudden movements are going to break it. That way you keep your accelleration and braking very smooth, just the way you need it for adverse conditions. Think that your driving on a skating rink, most of the time you will be It really is all about smoothness, I've seen some experienced drivers keep a RWD car going round a track at insane speeds in the wet, others were spinning at every corner. Basically if you expect it to slide at every opportunity, and drive making a positive effort to not let it, you'll be doing your best to keep out of trouble. In lots of ways you've got a great advantage with an N/A, at least the turbo(s) don't kick in at just the wrong moment To sum up in as few words as possible Don't drive like a tit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 Yep just as others have said dont try like an idiot and you'll be fine, lucky for me though is that I commute to work by train now so I don't have to drive the car through winter! it's going under the cover today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 Other than drivers ability / smoothness.... Tyres, as in quality / condition / pressure - as the rear tyres only have about the same contact area as two pairs of size 9 shoes, its only fair to give that contact the best chance it can get of hanging on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesupratt Posted November 20, 2005 Author Share Posted November 20, 2005 i have a TT, thats how I crashed last time, stupidly, i dropped down into 1st, on a roundabout. hit boost...and the rest is history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 i have a TT, thats how I crashed last time, stupidly, i dropped down into 1st, on a roundabout. hit boost...and the rest is history Yep, that should do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 Don't forget to steer out of corners instead of letting the wheel snap back and don't hit the gas until you are nicely lined up and it's dry and about April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supranuts Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 This is what happened to my last supe. Roundabout, snow, skid then tree. Ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 Driving Tips - Don't want a reply Huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesupratt Posted November 20, 2005 Author Share Posted November 20, 2005 jesus, well you can see what iv already done to mine by my avatar, and that was in the dry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 Am I being thick here? Why did you say that you don't want a reply? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesupratt Posted November 20, 2005 Author Share Posted November 20, 2005 iv edited it now, i meant dont want a replay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 Oh I see! I was like 'WTF?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesupratt Posted November 20, 2005 Author Share Posted November 20, 2005 surprisingly i still got replys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffvalenti Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 Well I thought that although you didn't want one, by the state of your car you needed one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffvalenti Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 To be honest its really a case of there but for the grace of God, go I. But if you take it easy, it gives you a better chance. Hit black ice at any speed and you're just a passenger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesupratt Posted November 20, 2005 Author Share Posted November 20, 2005 Happy days, well at least i know first hand what can happen now! so i shall drive with caution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_have Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 Rltc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 Rltc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesupratt Posted November 20, 2005 Author Share Posted November 20, 2005 I know, but iv just spent every last penning i possibly have ever had, including savings and all sorts to get this thing back on the road and fixed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian R Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 They can just catch you out at the best of times. Just be alert and ready to react. 3 Years if ownership and mine nearly caught me out just a hour ago taking it easy on a roundabout and the back end went. Steered into the skid no harm done. Well only to my undies and Martin R's sat next to me. Just need to treat the car with the respect it needs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesupratt Posted November 20, 2005 Author Share Posted November 20, 2005 Here Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cuthbert Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 Off boost all the way. Damp roads don't always 'look' damp, but will cause you to break traction. As said before, drive very smoothly with no sudden movements. If you have a trail of cars behind you waiting to overtake, you're doing ok. let them overtake & then carry on at a nice safe pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesupratt Posted November 21, 2005 Author Share Posted November 21, 2005 so its more safety than pride! if i had a que of cars behind me i wouldnt be able to let them by normaly!, but in this weather spose it has to be done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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