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03-12-2013, 10:29 AM | #1 |
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traction
Is anyone actually getting any traction out there at the moment ?
I live out in the sticks, did the evening school run last night ( 44 mile round trip) in the CSL as the roads were looking dry . Any attempt of heavy throttle in 2nd and the rear tyres were spinning away / little yellow light flashing like mad . Running Vredestein's Anyone running with Supersports ? I won't mention the woeful standard headlights ( although non xenen front end IMHO does look better ) |
03-12-2013, 10:54 AM | #2 |
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I left the place that does my MOT the other week (he was telling me he also does "M3 CSL" as well ) and just tickled the throttle in 4th (thinking it was in high enough gear to take at least half throttle) and it snapped 45° sideways - suffice to say it "woke me up" quickly - fuck knows what the car coming the other way must have thought. First time I have experienced cold wet Cups. Suffice to say the MPSSs are going on when I next get it out of the garage.
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03-12-2013, 11:16 AM | #3 |
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Ha, ha, same thing happened me last Thursday, MOT day - Skittish little thing!
As it says on the sticker, cups don't like cold, damp, wet and as for snow - no chance! Back into hibernation till the Spring and I think a change of wheels with MPSS is called for, just in case it ventures out again for an oil service.
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03-12-2013, 12:02 PM | #4 |
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i was out in the rain the other day for the first time on new cups and its a bit scary to say the least, i will say however i had put rain x on the screen before i went out and it is so good at dispersing water you dont think its as wet as it is.(
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03-12-2013, 12:13 PM | #5 |
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Its not cup time of the year if your running it daily, used to change out of cups around November time to whatever I was running through winter.
Just put on the Vredesteins Winters for the first time ever, and have normal traction even hitting the pedal with a little force, and the C63 is twice as bad as the CSL was for going sideways in any condition. Yours recently converted winter tyre user !
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03-12-2013, 01:38 PM | #6 |
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03-12-2013, 05:17 PM | #7 |
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unless you are running winter tyres or hot slicks from blankets a la F1 traction is always going to be an issue in this cold weather.
makes it more fun though ;-)
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03-12-2013, 08:15 PM | #8 |
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I'm running MPSS & every winter I get wheel spin/arse out, even in 4th. Just need to take it easy. It's cold & there is all sorts of crap on the roads. I got wheel spin the other day in the wife's mini in 3rd gear running winter tyres when passing someone.
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03-12-2013, 10:00 PM | #9 |
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I blame your leaded right foot matey
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