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pmcaya2
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Location: Scio, NY USA
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 Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2015 9:10 am Post subject: 918 on ice - would a 924 do better? |
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Snow-bound in western NY - saw this video of 918 on ice - seems to want to wag it's tail a lot. Doesn't know what to do with its 600 hp.
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1096791_drifting-on-ice-with-the-porsche-918-video
Drove my 924 NA on icy roads here and think it might do well if it got ahead of the fish-tailing 918. It's directionally stable and hard to break loose the rear end without sliding the entire car. Of course a fearless (insane) driver would help. Any comments or observations? |
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emoore924
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2015 10:24 am Post subject: |
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| Um no. Not a chance in a 924. However, I think I would spank it easily in my V8 4WD Toyota 4Runner. |
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Shurick
Joined: 15 May 2005
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Location: Russia, Moscow.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2015 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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On 6 mm studs it must have a grip just like on just gravel road.
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morghen
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2015 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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looks like it understeers to me 
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Cedric
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2015 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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Speed on ice is mostly a function of driver skill, tyre choice and of course weight on the driven wheels/number of driven wheels.. You could easily blow the doors of that 918 with any car as long as you got these...
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Shurick
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| Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 1:16 am Post subject: |
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| Cédric wrote: | | as long as you got these... |
Done a lot of ice racing but haven't seen never something like this.=)
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emoore924
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| Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 5:42 am Post subject: |
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| Woah! Race slicks *and* spikes. Doesn't get any better than that! |
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924RACR
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Location: Royal Oak, MI, USA
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| Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 9:23 am Post subject: |
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Definitely not. Not with 2WD, or for most of us, 1WD (open diff).
I have a LOT of experience with the 924 and other, far more powerful RWD sportscars in the snow/ice. Without drive up front as well, it's just a lot of slideways grinnin'. Fun, but slow.
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Catamax944
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