here is what happens when it snows in Birmingham Al

had to break out the side by side and picked up women and children only and took them home until it got to dark and cold.

Snow packed to ice, I assume?

yes sir, and single digit temps for a few days, people traped in their cars some for more than 24 hours

ATL is just stealing all the attention.

Although... this is a great way for me to advertise Snow Day Bugout Bags.

we have people up here that race cars on that stuff they can't drive on down there..

novaderrik wrote: we have people up here that race cars on that stuff they can't drive on down there..

Are those folks in the ice races using ice/snow tires? Or studs?

In reply to mtn:

One of the long time Elantra guys had been running cheapo all-seasons for the ice racing he did. This year he finally put on some snow tires.

Keep in mind places like B'ham are pretty hilly, have zero road clearing capability, and most cars have summer tires. Also, most people do not have any experience driving in those conditions as it happens once every decade or two. It's not something they remotely plan for.

Holy late model junkyard, Batman! That's a pileup! Looks like it is going to really pay to be a bodyman in Alabama in the next few weeks.

N Sperlo wrote: ATL is just stealing all the attention. Although... this is a great way for me to advertise Snow Day Bugout Bags.

What is this thing you speak of?

novaderrik wrote: we have people up here that race cars on that stuff they can't drive on down there..

those people have a bit of tire advantage …. these don't work all that well for the rest of the yr

wbjones wrote:

novaderrik wrote: we have people up here that race cars on that stuff they can't drive on down there..

those people have a bit of tire advantage …. these don't work all that well for the rest of the yr

the ice racing i watched 2 weekends ago didn't have anything like that- in fact, no one was running studs at all.. the quickest car out there was a little VW running skinny and tall all season tires of some sort- he was blowing past the other cars that were running Blizzaks in the fwd class.. this was oval racing, not road racing... but there was only snow on the front stretch with nothing but glorious smooth MN lake ice in the turns and back stretch..

racerdave600 wrote: Keep in mind places like B'ham are pretty hilly, have zero road clearing capability, and most cars have summer tires. Also, most people do not have any experience driving in those conditions as it happens once every decade or two. It's not something they remotely plan for.

Yep. That is something a lot of folks don't consider. Here in the willamette valley we simply don't have the infrastructure for snow. We have zero snowplows. Ours streets are heavily crowned to shed all the rainwater we get and unless you are an avid skier you never even consider purchasing winter tires. The 8" of snow we got 2 months ago and following -8 temps shut the area down for a week. Semi trucks were sliding sideways off the road from dead a stop.

mtn wrote:

novaderrik wrote: we have people up here that race cars on that stuff they can't drive on down there..

Are those folks in the ice races using ice/snow tires? Or studs?

Both,Two classes

Stuck in cars for 24 hours? When does walking to a house start to seem like a reasonable solution. There can't be too many places where they're more than a mile or so from habitation.

novaderrik wrote:

wbjones wrote:

novaderrik wrot we have people up here that race cars on that stuff they can't drive on down there..

those people have a bit of tire advantage …. these don't work all that well for the rest of the yr

the ice racing i watched 2 weekends ago didn't have anything like that- in fact, no one was running studs at all.. the quickest car out there was a little VW running skinny and tall all season tires of some sort- he was blowing past the other cars that were running Blizzaks in the fwd class.. this was oval racing, not road racing... but there was only snow on the front stretch with nothing but glorious smooth MN lake ice in the turns and back stretch..

The all seasons ,most likely, were tractioinized.

Heck, we even stud our boots.

mazdeuce said: Stuck in cars for 24 hours? When does walking to a house start to seem like a reasonable solution. There can't be too many places where they're more than a mile or so from habitation.

you would be surprised..........

Advanced ice driving technique: Put two tires in the snowy and/or muddy ditch where they'll have some grip. Proceed slowly, avoid left turns.

Kenny_McCormic wrote: Advanced ice driving technique: Put two tires in the snowy and/or muddy ditch where they'll have some grip. Proceed slowly, avoid left turns.

Tougher in towns with curbs & gutter everywhere. Gutter is filled with snow that melted then re-froze.. Smooth as silk.

iceracer wrote:

novaderrik wrote:

wbjones wrote:

novaderrik wrot we have people up here that race cars on that stuff they can't drive on down there..

those people have a bit of tire advantage …. these don't work all that well for the rest of the yr

the ice racing i watched 2 weekends ago didn't have anything like that- in fact, no one was running studs at all.. the quickest car out there was a little VW running skinny and tall all season tires of some sort- he was blowing past the other cars that were running Blizzaks in the fwd class.. this was oval racing, not road racing... but there was only snow on the front stretch with nothing but glorious smooth MN lake ice in the turns and back stretch..

The all seasons ,most likely, were tractioinized.

Just in case the concept eludes our southern friends...

The wrote:

mazdeuce said: Stuck in cars for 24 hours? When does walking to a house start to seem like a reasonable solution. There can't be too many places where they're more than a mile or so from habitation.

you would be surprised..........

and how many of you are just going to open you house to some stranger that walks up and knocks … says.. "I'm stuck, and out of gas, can you put me up for the night… no really I'm harmless … really I am" ?

wbjones wrote:

The wrote:

mazdeuce said: Stuck in cars for 24 hours? When does walking to a house start to seem like a reasonable solution. There can't be too many places where they're more than a mile or so from habitation.

you would be surprised..........

and how many of you are just going to open you house to some stranger that walks up and knocks … says.. "I'm stuck, and out of gas, can you put me up for the night… no really I'm harmless … really I am" ?

Depends on how cute he is. I mean, who doesn't want to be murdered by a handsome stranger?

Kenny_McCormic wrote: Advanced ice driving technique: Put two tires in the snowy and/or muddy ditch where they'll have some grip. Proceed slowly, avoid left turns.

I ditch hook all the time. It freaks the wife and traffic out.