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Old Oct 18, 2004 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by AntiochCali
I'm screwed - lost it in the rain at 20-25 mph - car in front of me stopped hard on a curve on a green light - road trash, bookshelves, that I couldn't see - and I slid around him - S03's wouldn't grab and hit the curb. This is the first time I've seriously lost traction on the S03's, either the tread is just not there or the road was oily or both

Bummed out, no car for a while.
I'm sorry to hear that. There is a LOT of oil to get off the roadways, and it's probably not all off yet, cause we haven't had that much rain yet.
Old Oct 18, 2004 | 08:26 AM
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Old Oct 18, 2004 | 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by AWD 20T
I could have sworn your car had SSR Comps on it @ the dyno day?
Yea it did, I'm just borrowing those temporarily from Jon... those have Sumitomos on em.
Old Oct 19, 2004 | 08:11 AM
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BUMP... It's dumping buckets outside... and all day today.
Old Oct 19, 2004 | 01:08 PM
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I got soaked the 10 seconds it took to get from BART to my work.
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