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AndyMenard · 19th December 2001, 16:01

Probably a silly question?, but are your tires warmed up at this point?? I had a scary moment last year with my car when I got sideways (and yes, I did have DSC off at the time

) while my Pilot Sports were not warm enough. It was a cold day (about 35 degrees or so) and it was very humid - but not raining...and I got on the throttle a little too early and too hard coming out of a turn and got sideways... Scared the crap out of me!!

Bottom line, I think this will be a problem for almost any street compound tire until they are properly warmed up and ready to rumble?..

Just my 2 cents!

19th December 2001, 16:01	#2 (permalink)
AndyMenard M5 Guru (>2000 posts) Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Houston, TX, USA Age: 50 Posts: 2,139 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Probably a silly question?, but are your tires warmed up at this point?? I had a scary moment last year with my car when I got sideways (and yes, I did have DSC off at the time ) while my Pilot Sports were not warm enough. It was a cold day (about 35 degrees or so) and it was very humid - but not raining...and I got on the throttle a little too early and too hard coming out of a turn and got sideways... Scared the crap out of me!! Bottom line, I think this will be a problem for almost any street compound tire until they are properly warmed up and ready to rumble?.. Just my 2 cents! __________________ Andy '00 Imola Red M5 - sold 4/02 '00 Mustang Cobra R - #155 of 300 '02 F-250 SD Powerstroke Crew Cab 4X4 '00 Honda Accord V6 Last edited by AndyMenard; 20th December 2001 at 14:43.