Kevin Lang
Well-Known Member
Due to circumstances mildly beyond my control, I entered a relatively sharp turn (not too sharp, mind you, it's a major local road @ an exit of the unique and major I-97) at a higher than "safe" speed.
This, of course, caused wheel squealing. I joked that I shouldn't do it, and my compadre said not to because there was a cop in sight, but who am I to argue with physics? It was going to happen, and it did happen, and my compadre's words were quite prophetic.
Apparently however fast I went through the turn was too fast, as the front fender was "almost to the rim of the tire" (drivers' side). I haven't measured, but that could lead to some buffing against the wheel well
Also, "all 4 wheels were sliding, and you could have flipped that vehicle". I maintain that all 4 wheels were not sliding. That would have been a very bad thing, and one can tell from the exhilarating feeling of fun that they're freely sliding, and I assure that such a feeling was absent.
(If all 4 wheels are sliding freely, then the likelihood of trac flippage is extremely low, but arguing physics, or anything, with the po-lice is never a good eye-dea)
Would the quality shocks and rear sway bar from our sponsors allow me to be unsafe? I think not
Anyhow, I got off with an informal reprimand as I don't make a habit of being busted by the fuzz, but it's still a bit frustrating. There were no other cars in the 2 lanes of traffic going south that I merged into.
And in the 2 miles from the site of pull-over (in one of the lanes) to the gas station, I saw a dude standing up on a motorcycle and 2 ricey beat up cars with "performance" exhaust doing a sorry excuse of drag racing north from the gas station. The irony in this sucks.
Oh well, I'll consider it a badge of merit, I guess :unsure:
(So it's time to get the new front sway bar and play with the rear endlinks?)
This, of course, caused wheel squealing. I joked that I shouldn't do it, and my compadre said not to because there was a cop in sight, but who am I to argue with physics? It was going to happen, and it did happen, and my compadre's words were quite prophetic.
Apparently however fast I went through the turn was too fast, as the front fender was "almost to the rim of the tire" (drivers' side). I haven't measured, but that could lead to some buffing against the wheel well
Also, "all 4 wheels were sliding, and you could have flipped that vehicle". I maintain that all 4 wheels were not sliding. That would have been a very bad thing, and one can tell from the exhilarating feeling of fun that they're freely sliding, and I assure that such a feeling was absent.
(If all 4 wheels are sliding freely, then the likelihood of trac flippage is extremely low, but arguing physics, or anything, with the po-lice is never a good eye-dea)
Would the quality shocks and rear sway bar from our sponsors allow me to be unsafe? I think not
Anyhow, I got off with an informal reprimand as I don't make a habit of being busted by the fuzz, but it's still a bit frustrating. There were no other cars in the 2 lanes of traffic going south that I merged into.
And in the 2 miles from the site of pull-over (in one of the lanes) to the gas station, I saw a dude standing up on a motorcycle and 2 ricey beat up cars with "performance" exhaust doing a sorry excuse of drag racing north from the gas station. The irony in this sucks.
Oh well, I'll consider it a badge of merit, I guess :unsure:
(So it's time to get the new front sway bar and play with the rear endlinks?)