The Ohio Random Thread... aka We Should Probably Be Working

[thejeans]

^ better off with true off road/mud terrains if you dont want to get stuck... ive seen my buddy sean get in and out of areas with his truck and tires and then have to go back in to pull a buddy that got stuck out as well

 

[magnumP5]

You'd be surprised how easily lifted trucks with huge tires get stuck in the snow!

I mean dense, 2-3 feet of snow, not a few inches in the driveway snow. lol

That's because big, knobby mud tires suck in the snow. They get packed with snow/ice and basically become slicks and because they're so wire the weight is distributed over a large area so friction is reduced. The best snow tires have deep grooves so they don't get packed with snow/ice and are narrow as hell so all the vehicle's weight gets applied to a small area.

 

[Josue6WGN]

Yup, spot on!

 

[jri4]

I'm afraid I'm going to need winter tires. I barely could keep traction today with all the rain and cooler temps... I'm still going to rotate my tires first to give it a shot, but I might ultimately have to break down and spend money on a winter setup--or not drive my car with snow on the road...

 

[WillD]

So it looks like Dane Cameron is switching from Dempsey Racing to Team Sahlen next year: http://teamsahlen.com/index.cfm?template=news&news_id=4994

Plus, Dane has been doing an awesome job at Petit Le Mans this weekend. He qualified second in the Genoa Racing LMPC entry. Pretty cool to see.

 

[hat1018]

Is Edwards staying with the team as well? They really picked things up when he came in.

 

[hat1018]

Meh. We gave up toledo for the U.P. I think we came out ok.

I agree, nice deal!

 

[Josue6WGN]

That's pretty cool!

I really need to get Speed Channel so I can learn and keep up with these races and names. I still don't know why the hell we don't have it, when the wife WORKS for DirecTV.

 

[THE Phen]

Either speed channel or hang out with us some time. We'll learn you good.

 

[jri4]

Ya, breakout year for Sahlen in 2012. You heard it here first! They seemed "on the verge" this season...

 

[aMaff]

ALMS isn't on speed.

 

[THE Phen]

ALMS isn't on speed.

Correct. It's on ABC is it not?

 

[aMaff]

Correct. It's on ABC is it not?

Tomorrow, yes. All 2 hours of it...

Or you can watch live on ESPN3 today for the whole time. Guess which I'll be doing

 

[o0n8]

the ALMS has a bad tv contract, but i guess it's better than nothing

 

[Josue6WGN]

I'd rather it be on ESPN8, The Ocho ...

 

[WillD]

Ya, breakout year for Sahlen in 2012. You heard it here first! They seemed "on the verge" this season...

They had a really good end of the year this year.

Correct. It's on ABC is it not?

ESPN/ABC, worlds worst TV contract. Let's take a 6 hour race or 10 hour race and compress it to 2 hours.... I did get one of my friends with Time Warner to hook me up with ESPN3 so I was able to watch a little bit of Petit yesterday.

 

[THE Phen]

Wasn't able to watch at all yesterdaybecause I was at my cousin's benefit dinner. Mazda already has the championship so I'm not too concerned that I missed it.

 

[bazooka joe]

Wasn't able to watch at all yesterdaybecause I was at my cousin's benefit dinner. Mazda already has the championship so I'm not too concerned that I missed it.

how'd the dinner go? get a good turn out, i hope?

 

[THE Phen]

Awesome turnout. We went for the early session and it was packed.

 

[bazooka joe]

cool!