DooMer_MP3
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Well I put my Racing Harts on about 3 weeks ago when the temps went up to 70 degrees in Madison, WI. I just couldn't handle the steel rims anymore. I haven't had any issues with weather until today. Yeah, its gotten to the 30s, but no real snow.
Today was interesting, it started off at 34 degrees with rain and drizzle. The trees at my work were covered in ice. It was very fun to go out on break and shake them off with my coworkers and watch thousands of ice shards fall off. By 2:00, our storm tracking software that we have on the web (its part of what we do) indicated some ice headed towards our location. Sure enough, the ice arrived within the minute of what our software predicted.
After ice pellets fell for about two hours, it was time to go home. There was a half inch of slushy to sheet-like ice in the parking lot and on the roads. After reading what every body has said about the Dunlops in winter I was preparing myself for death.
Maybe its just the fact that I live in bad Wisconsin and am used to driving in the winter, but it just wasn't too bad. And after I stopped for one errand it began snowing. So we had a half inch of ice on the ground and then a quarter inch of snow on top of that. Basically some of the worst conditions you can ask for. Obviously I had to start from second and make sure I didnt give it too much, but it just didn't seem that bad.
I would never leave the Racing Harts on in winter because thats just dumb. Also, while I was doing fine, my radials are noticably better. I was just happy it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be
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Chris
Today was interesting, it started off at 34 degrees with rain and drizzle. The trees at my work were covered in ice. It was very fun to go out on break and shake them off with my coworkers and watch thousands of ice shards fall off. By 2:00, our storm tracking software that we have on the web (its part of what we do) indicated some ice headed towards our location. Sure enough, the ice arrived within the minute of what our software predicted.
After ice pellets fell for about two hours, it was time to go home. There was a half inch of slushy to sheet-like ice in the parking lot and on the roads. After reading what every body has said about the Dunlops in winter I was preparing myself for death.
Maybe its just the fact that I live in bad Wisconsin and am used to driving in the winter, but it just wasn't too bad. And after I stopped for one errand it began snowing. So we had a half inch of ice on the ground and then a quarter inch of snow on top of that. Basically some of the worst conditions you can ask for. Obviously I had to start from second and make sure I didnt give it too much, but it just didn't seem that bad.
I would never leave the Racing Harts on in winter because thats just dumb. Also, while I was doing fine, my radials are noticably better. I was just happy it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be
.Chris
. No, not "good". In fact nobody said that. I believe trobbins used the word "OK". And yes, the RHs are OK on ice. And if not, can you tell me why I had a lot less problems driving on glaze ice that we had friday than I did with 3 inches of snow on the ground?
