Considering a Cobra have some questions

[lovehamr]

Originally Posted by Detroit Bill

Wow Patrick, that's an ominous statement.

Bill, Patrick is right for most of these cars. If you'll indulge me for a sec: The first time I took my car (BDR big block 500/500) out to actually drive it I had my youngest son (18 at the time) with me and we were cruising along a fairly quiet country road. We have lots of those around here, long, straight and flat roads. At any rate, whilst cruising we came upon a slow moving semi. I, not thinking, did what I'd normally do in my Saleen; bang a down shift and stomp it! WRONG move oh diseased yak breath! We were doing about 45 when I stomped it and immediately went sideways while crabbing past the semi. I pedaled it, gathered it back up and got around the truck all in about a half a second. My son (not knowing how close to death we both were) was over in the passenger seat laughing his anal orifice off. I had my seat firmly clinched in my anal orifice (we can't use those other words here on CC) and it was some time before I could get out of the car. Needless to say I learned my lesson. The second that you don't respect one of these cars they'll turn around and slap you.

Oh, what tire was I running at the time? Goodyear Eagle F1s in 315/35 17. They never had a chance with my ham-fisted driving that day.

[twobjshelbys]

Originally Posted by lovehamr

I, not thinking, did what I'd normally do in my Saleen; bang a down shift and stomp it! WRONG move oh diseased yak breath! We were doing about 45 when I stomped it and immediately went sideways while crabbing past the semi.

This is exactly what I was referring to above. It happened to me on a colder day when I had turned onto a state highway and was doing normal, non-spirited, acceleration from roughly 20 to 60 (the speed limit) and the shift from 3 to 4 the tires chirped a little, with a little skittle, and fortunately for me and my passenger, regained grip. The temp was in the high 50's on a grooved new concrete roadbed.