Hehe, around here at 65-70 km/h on a motorway, you'd get passed and waved at by every grandma on the road. With 5 cm of snow, people barely slow down in Canada. Right Ant? Of course people a "little" more used to it here, 90% of cars run snow tires and the roads are cleaned/salted (not for 4-5cm of snow though) very quickly. I'm sure it's similar in other nordic countrys like Finland, Sweden etc.
Often, visibility is what really limits my speed driving in a snow storm. Gotta be able to stop in the distance you can see ahead...
Haha, nice fuel economy...
And now for a total contrast... I get 15 to 16l/100km at best with my big ass GMC truck. But it weighs 2.5 tons, has a 4.8liter V8 with 285hp/300ft torque (405Nm), and can tow 4 tons easily. A full tank is 100 liters. And I got the smallest engine for that model.
illepall I use it to tow the racecar trailer once in a while and drive to work everyday. It also comes in REALLY handy for other errands. I'd feel guilty for burning up all that gas, but i only drive it 30-35km per day, so it's not so bad i guess...
And now for a total contrast... I get 15 to 16l/100km at best with my big ass GMC truck. But it weighs 2.5 tons, has a 4.8liter V8 with 285hp/300ft torque (405Nm), and can tow 4 tons easily. A full tank is 100 liters. And I got the smallest engine for that model.
illepall I use it to tow the racecar trailer once in a while and drive to work everyday. It also comes in REALLY handy for other errands. I'd feel guilty for burning up all that gas, but i only drive it 30-35km per day, so it's not so bad i guess...Thanks Ant. There are times i think i'm crazy for travelling so far just to get 6 one minute runs. But the challenge is what keeps me coming back and the search for tougher competition is what makes us travel so far.
I'm sure a lot of you tried autocross in LFS and it's not easy. Well in a real SCCA event, you are only allowed to walk the course before driving it. Then you have 3 shots on each course. So you gotta go ballz out and be fast and precise. The really good drivers can make 3 perfect runs within a few tenths of a second apart. And you allways feel at the end of the day that if you had one more run, you could go faster on each run. But that"s the beauty of the sport. You dont get anymore runs, the next day it's another layout and another 3 tries. And the same at the next event. It's like a drug. Almost all who try it, get addicted.
BTW, it doesnt take much to get started in the sport. Any normal car in decent mechanical condition will do. There is a class for everyone, even novices. If anyone's interested, i can hook you up with a local Solo club anywhere in North America.
I'm sure a lot of you tried autocross in LFS and it's not easy. Well in a real SCCA event, you are only allowed to walk the course before driving it. Then you have 3 shots on each course. So you gotta go ballz out and be fast and precise. The really good drivers can make 3 perfect runs within a few tenths of a second apart. And you allways feel at the end of the day that if you had one more run, you could go faster on each run. But that"s the beauty of the sport. You dont get anymore runs, the next day it's another layout and another 3 tries. And the same at the next event. It's like a drug. Almost all who try it, get addicted.
BTW, it doesnt take much to get started in the sport. Any normal car in decent mechanical condition will do. There is a class for everyone, even novices. If anyone's interested, i can hook you up with a local Solo club anywhere in North America.
The layout didnt bother me one bit. Actually, the tires on the back straight were good markers for the turn-in point for the right-hander (great helper as i was having problems being consistent in that spot )
Instead of bitching on here, you should thank the FienDis (and others) for all the hardwork they put into organising the league.
)Instead of bitching on here, you should thank the FienDis (and others) for all the hardwork they put into organising the league.
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