Make that 5.60/13 tires, a driver, and 3 passengers.
Larry Miller
-----Original Message-----
From: Larry and Sandi Miller <millerls@email.msn.com>
To: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>; spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
<spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: 13 January, 1998 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: Sprite in the Snow!
>They work better in the snow with 5.60/13 tires and 4 passengers.
>
>Larry Miller
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
>To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
>Date: 13 January, 1998 1:34 PM
>Subject: Sprite in the Snow!
>
>
>>Last night I drove my Sprite in the snow for the first time.
>>Boy, that was scary. I had a very heavy tool box and a large brick in the
>>trunk, fairly new Michelin 145s (M+S) on the car. After backing out of
>>the driveway, I was just sitting in the street in second gear not moving,
>>tires spinning. After getting it to move, I confirmed that I had close to
>>zero traction. Braking slowed down the car about as much as honking the
>>horn. I went sideways around a little neighborhood roundabout a couple of
>>times at about 1/2 walking pace.
>>Later, we went playing in the snow with a friends 4WD truck. What a
>>difference. Good traction/braking, amazing acceleration with 4WD. I had
>>to take back all the bad things I had said about this body-lifted Nissan
>>with 31" tires. Very tossable, contollable and I learned you can do
>>Donuts even with 4WD engaged. Can you tell it doesn't snow much in
>>Seattle?
>>
>>Now the snow is gone so I don't get to try studded tires and snow chains
>>on the Sprite...
>>I couldn't sleep last night, trying to decide if I should put the chains
>>on the back and the studded tires on the front or vice versa...
>>
>> Ulix __/__,__
>>.......................................................... (_o____o_)....
>> '67 Sprite
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