Dry/Wet not sticking when it Hails SoBay SoCal

[DRACO A5OG]

Just returned from dinner and a nice surprise on my way home to San Pedro:

Scary when tires are only meant for Dry/Wet (mostly dry SoCal) Conditions not Hail ( 1/4"-1/3" round in size):

[rusnak]

I-5 over the grapevine was shut down tonight due to snow.

I got caught once in a snowstorm in the 'SC and had to turn back at the grapevine. It took me over an hour to get to Santa Clarita. I used an entire tank of gas stuck on the freeway. It was a miracle that my dog did not pee in the car - awesome dog I have. People were on the side of the freeway out of gas, and others were taking a whiz on the side of the road. Old Porsches are not great snow cars.

[DRACO A5OG]

It just amazes me when I hear that snow & rain are bad for our babies, Don't get me wrong I prefer dry conditions but don't they have snow or rain in Germany?

[rusnak]

Yup, hence the cold galvanized sheet steel bodies. And the ambient air valve takes hot air from the crankcase to prevent the throttle from freezing open in cold weather cruising.

I went to Sacramento last week in a HUGE rainstorm in the 3.2 Carrera. The spoilers added so much to the top speed stability, I think I would've ended up in the guardrail otherwise. I was hydroplaning, but then the front tires are nearly bald.

It comes down to the tires. The Fuzion ZRi tires that I have on there do a pretty good job in the rain. The SO-3s were excellent rain tires before they were NLA.

[DRACO A5OG]

Hmmm, I've got Conti's DW waiting to be installed, TireRack rated them pretty high, I hope so. Goodyear Eagle GS-D3 are NLA

[efhughes3]

I actually got a little drive in today. It cleared up early afternoon. Cool, but some sun. Rain came back tonight.

[Quicksilver]

A Porsche is a great snow car. You just can't run wide summer ultra grip tires in the winter and expect any real traction though. And adding a limited slip takes the car into the spectacular winter car category.