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Old 04-15-2008, 01:05 PM
Jim Vander Wal Jim Vander Wal is offline
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I've been wet a bunch of times. Either caught in a storm or taken off into it because I was on the way to an event. I always try to drive through and it works well until the rest of traffic slows down.

I run 17's and will go back to Goodyear GS-D3s shortly, great tire in the rain. They will still hydroplane, 90 & puddles are real interesting, but generally work very well.

As Bill Wells said earlier if you don't have whitecaps on the puddles on the floor you're doing something wrong or just not having any fun.

I've found that if you peg that big instrument on the dash at about a 100% most of the water goes over the top.

I've even been out in the winter. Roads were fairly clear and didn't figure out why is was so cold until I got home and realized that it was 4 degrees, the sun was shining though. I was as red as my stripes.

Forgot to mention I hate my top and won't put it up until there is absolutely no other choice. Good thing I don't melt.

Jim
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