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"hydroplane speed" before commenting on this... there probably isn't
much new to add to this.

Orin.

>Date: Fri, 05 Jun 1998 11:57:29 -0700
>From: "Gary Barry" <Gary.Barry at trw.com>
>Subject: Hydroplaning

>HI everyone.  I have been reading the archives for several years.  This
>is my first  post.  I thought that the excerpt below was interesting.

>There has been some discussion of hydroplaning as related to tires.
The
>following is taken from a letter to the editor of USAA magazine (United
>Services Automobile Association), latest issue:

>"Hydroplaning starts when two conditions are met: The speed of the car
>is at least 9 times the square root of the tire pressure and the water
>depth is greater than the tread depth of the tire.  The design of the
>tread or the profile of the tire has little or nothing to do with
>resisting hydroplaning.  And once hydroplaning has started, it can
>persist well below the onset speed."

>The writer also says that water is the real enemy and water near
>freezing (such as pooling resulting from slush) is the worst enemy.

>Gary Barry
>1986 5000CST
>1992 100CSQ