is the crashed STi at the drive from BAIC?
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Originally Posted by ucbsti
From what I've heard, he wasnt speeding or going wild at all
Even at 45-50 in the rain on the re070s you can break all 4 loose on a moderate curve
Even at 45-50 in the rain on the re070s you can break all 4 loose on a moderate curve
Originally Posted by Mr. Xevious
you know.. honestly.. I have a lot of miles racked up on 070s on both my WRX and STi and not once did the car just crazy break loose for no reason when I was driving around in the rain.
Ive gotten sideways multiple times on all seaons....then again I likely was driving faster than you =p
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Originally Posted by ucbsti
*shrugs*
Ive gotten sideways multiple times on all seaons....then again I likely was driving faster than you =p
Ive gotten sideways multiple times on all seaons....then again I likely was driving faster than you =p
prolly not :P
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Originally Posted by ucbsti
*shrugs*
Ive gotten sideways multiple times on all seaons....then again I likely was driving faster than you =p
Ive gotten sideways multiple times on all seaons....then again I likely was driving faster than you =p
Heavy rain and water on the road, along with dirt runoff, road oils, etc, definitely count as a reason.
Noone's claiming 070's are the ultimate all-season tire; you drive within the limits of your setup. If you exceed the limits of your tires in conditions they weren't necessarily designed for, it's not a fault of the tires, it's the fault of the driver.......
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Originally Posted by ucbsti
Obviously. Driver error/inexperience is definately to blame here, I'm just trying to say its not an un-common event, and it really could happen to the best of us
yes.. not very common.. seems to happen every time there is a north bay drive
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Originally Posted by TitanSTI
and yeah, no big surprise here, I-club averages at least 1 shunt perdrive, northbay or not
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Originally Posted by mudman
All those camera phones and nobody has photo's of the accident scene????
Obviously not ambulance chasers like me.
Obviously not ambulance chasers like me.
yeah we were more concerned for our friends health then to take pictures of the wreck .. plus the chp told us to leave
i am not saying its not possible, i am saying, smart driving wont cause you to crash. and yes there are exceptions to every rule, but in general, smart driving = no crash
True, but one can easily mistake idiotic driving for simple inexpeirence. Like someone said, the car had 1200miles on it. If it was the owners first 300hp awd car, 1200miles isnt a whole lot. Being unaware of the cars limits and willfulling pushing past them are two different things
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Finding the cars limits....that's what the track is for.
Finding the cars limits in the rain, on summer tires, along a 2-lane public highway while trying to keep up with a bunch of heavily suspension modified cars with experienced drivers isn't a good idea....unless they added run-off areas to route 9 since I last drove it?
Finding the cars limits in the rain, on summer tires, along a 2-lane public highway while trying to keep up with a bunch of heavily suspension modified cars with experienced drivers isn't a good idea....unless they added run-off areas to route 9 since I last drove it?
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Originally Posted by ucbsti
True, but one can easily mistake idiotic driving for simple inexpeirence. Like someone said, the car had 1200miles on it. If it was the owners first 300hp awd car, 1200miles isnt a whole lot. Being unaware of the cars limits and willfulling pushing past them are two different things
Sorry to hear about the wreck first off. But I also could not agree more, RE070 more then hold their own in the rain! I have only EVER owned Subarus so I have become at one with my 04 STI, working up to it from a 2000 BRP 2.5RS to a WRX wagon to my 04 STI. I have personally taken my STI with no mods and RE070's far past some of my friends limits with heavily modded suspension bits and much better Tires in the Rain at speeds I was stupid enough to feel comfortable with. RE070 are truly amazing in anything but Snow or Sleet. Guys Please stop blaming an incredible tire. Just Learn from your some one's mistake. Best of wishes to the Driver and passanger. I hope you both recover quickly.
Last edited by DirtDevil; May 22, 2006 at 03:05 PM.
