RE: Driving in snow... skid control

[tkomljan@mobility.com (Komljanec, Tony)]

>After trying various methods of Diff Locking at the Steamboat Winter 
Driving
>School, I will share the following guildlines for the fastest q driving on
>slippery surfaces......

Thanks Scott...  that seems appropriate for Rally driving... and the Sprongl 
brothers + the mods that are required to control the car's drive train at 
those speeds....

I attended a Skid Control school where they taught controlling  cars when a 
spin/skid starts.   For most cars, they dictate putting the tranny in 
neutral and appropriate steering.  Later, while doing the parking lot thing, 
I found that the my 100Q didn't respond at all like a FWD, and neutral did 
nothing.  Perhaps it's the larger amount of rolling resistance this car's 
rear end provides compared to a FWD.  Once the car started sliding sideways, 
no amount of steering input would get it back!  But with a gentle 
application of throttle + steering, yes it would come back.   Now I find the 
car handles turns much better with throttle applied, than not.

Your experiences welcome.  Winter IS ALREADY HERE.  Right Cleveland, OH?

This was all done in a parking lot at speeds not exceeding 60km/h or 35 
mph....Keep away from the lamp posts when trying this folks!

Tony K
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