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Originally Posted by RallySnake
In my 30+ years of Cobra driving in California, I've been wet many times. If the weather is warm, it can be a lot of fun! Your tires slip much more easily and your engine produces more power. So, if your car is balanced, you can drift effortlessly through curves.
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I didn't go into that aspect of driving a Cobra in the rain, but it definitely is a fun factor that those who fastidiously avoid (ahem) getting their snakes wet will sadly never experience.
Though it behooves one to be very attentive and careful driving a Cobra in perfect conditions - let alone on wet or damp pavement - it's funny as hell to glance around and see the reactions of of the hoi polloi pedestrians and other, less fortunate drivers enclosed in their Bimmers, Lexuses, Audis and Mercs. They are priceless and run the gamut from malicious laughter at your plight, to looks of pity, to wide eyed amazement at the incongruous sight of an open Cobra motoring along in a pelting downpour.
It's my pleasure to treat them to a gentle drift (when safety considerations allow, of course) coming out of an intersection or navigating a low speed curve; just to let them know that despite appearances all is actually very well with my situation - and just in case they missed the big, involuntary smile on my dripping wet face.
Yes, cleanup and detailing can be a chore afterwards, but then again I'm not afflicted with the painful analism of having to keep every single part, nook and cranny of my Cobra dry and showroom spotless at all times. Reasonably clean and looking good is good enough for me.
