PDA

View Full Version : Snow



StruanR
05-12-2012, 12:45
Yippee! It's Strato's weather again.
About an inch this morning...

Bernard
05-12-2012, 14:15
Wot.......... with those tyres????............. LOL

Marcolino
05-12-2012, 14:35
I've got an entry in the vehicle registration document of the Prototipo!

I am not allowed to put snow chains on the rear wheels ... ;) and we have up to 35cm on the hills ...

http://www.langlauf-center.de/webcam

The Slug
05-12-2012, 15:22
Yippee! It's Strato's weather again.
About an inch this morning...

StruanR any chance of those photos full size?

May as well start saving now for next years Calendar......... more the merrier

StruanR
05-12-2012, 19:08
StruanR any chance of those photos full size?

May as well start saving now for next years Calendar......... more the merrier
Of course Ian, I took quite a few!
I was rather prominent in last year's calendar and newsletter so I thought I should back off this year.... people had seen enough.
Struan

StruanR
05-12-2012, 19:08
Wot.......... with those tyres????............. LOL
....but it's fun...

The Slug
05-12-2012, 20:22
Of course Ian, I took quite a few!
I was rather prominent in last year's calendar and newsletter so I thought I should back off this year.... people had seen enough.
Struan

You cant have too much of good thing and at least you enjoy the car and help support the club whilst having fun at the same time.....

Hope you get lots of fun this winter....:D

Cadami
05-12-2012, 20:58
I've got an entry in the vehicle registration document of the Prototipo!

I am not allowed to put snow chains on the rear wheels ... ;) and we have up to 35cm on the hills ...

http://www.langlauf-center.de/webcam

Looks fab.... ski time :-)

StruanR
06-12-2012, 11:11
....but it's fun...

Joking apart, what size tyre/rims did they use on the snow/loose?

ChrisCar6
06-12-2012, 11:29
Don't know, but they used Stradale type rear arches on Sweden and Safari because they didn't need the wide tyres.

Bernard
06-12-2012, 12:39
In snow and ice you would use the narrowest tyre permitted with studs.................................... some of the Grp4 cars with wide arches used to look stupid with snow tyres on....... there are photo's of Darniche on the Monte going over the Col's

StruanR
07-12-2012, 10:54
In snow and ice you would use the narrowest tyre permitted with studs.................................... some of the Grp4 cars with wide arches used to look stupid with snow tyres on....... there are photo's of Darniche on the Monte going over the Col's
Yes of course they looked silly, but I wondered what size they were...

Bernard
07-12-2012, 12:42
Hi Struan
Don't know what size but i guess they would be about 155 wide (ish).......... we need an anorak............ calling Mr Jarvis or Mr Abbott !!... LOL
Phil

Rene
07-12-2012, 13:02
Looks like Pirelli no longer makes them, but Michelin (http://www.michelin.com/corporate/EN/content/motorsportDocuments/2012_Circuit_Tire_Catalog.pdf) does.
Page 11, 9 cm wide in 14" and 10 cm wide in 15"

Distributed by www.protyre.co.uk (http://www.protyre.co.uk)

I have had the pleasure of trying these extreem rally wintertires on a frosen lake, and it can best be described as moist / wet asfalt but more predictable.
Flick it in the scandinavian way and then adjust with the throttle.....

Amazing how much fun a tuned up SAAB 2 liter turbo engine and some steel tubing can be :)

3476
3477
3478

Regards

René

ChrisC
07-12-2012, 14:12
Not always that effective.

3479