[uncltodd]

About driving in the rain, or on a wet road... I have repeatedly bragged on my sticky Nittos at 18 PSI, but the one time I got caught in a shower was...

ugly.

It seems that my "sticky" rubber compounds, on a warm, dry road, turn to Teflon when the roads get wet.

Keep in mind that I pull uphill from a stop sign into 55 MPH traffic. Instant hydroplane, no fault of the tires, simple physics. Doing an uncontrolled 180 in highway traffic is NOT conducive to proper blood pressure maintenance or friendly relations with oncoming traffic.

It's almost impossible to "feather" a performance clutch, it's like an on-off switch. One drop of rain on the windscreen and Gunrack heads for the barn, instamente. God must have a soft place in his heart for Cobra drivers, I thanked him profusely that day for my hours with one of Bob Bondurant's school instructors 30 years ago!

UT