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damn I wish we got snow like that :-) Actually socket thats one of the reasons I HATE my minivan in the winter. The thing is so damned stable you can not have fun with it. FWD sucks for having fun. Its the same in the jeep but I can "turn off" the 4wd and really have some fun.
I was starting to get better with the 4wd. I almost got to the point where I could be going 15mph "spin" 180 flowing into reverse and they "spin" again into drive. Much fun.
There was a group of us at a parking lot once (quite a few of us "know" the parking lots around here We even monitor them before a snow to make sure there are no holes bumpers or hidden obstacles to cause trouble) I have these little flag pole things that I stick in any new potholes so we do not "hit one" sideways at 20mph :-) that would suck.
Sadly have not done that in a long long time. No where near enough snow lately. Its also a good safe way to learn and train for low traction driving skills. If you screw up so what you just slide to a stop and try again.
Lots of fun to be had :-) I had some fun even on streets too. I was turning around to help some guy get unstuck and there was not enough room to make the uturn without getting stuck in the plowed embankment he was telling me 1/2 mile down there is a clearing you can turn around in. I just inched forward and then turned the wheel applied the brakes and applied gas. Spun that puppy around inside its own diameter :-) he had a dumbfounded look on his face and then smiled.
We always had to have multiple lots to practice in though. Inevitably we would always get some moron with his new SUV or worse his mustang who would insist on trying this stuff at 40mph and faster. Suicidal we would just leave and go somewhere safer. At those speeds FLIP hazard becomes a big issue and interceptions becomes problematic. No thanks this was my DD.
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