That was great. I don't think I'd be able to make that drive unless I was behind the wheel of a disposable car and feeling unusually invincible. Beautiful scenery.
use to go up the skyway every time it snowed before they got it completed all the way thru.......stepped out of the truck one nite about mid nite into bout 3 or 4 feet of snow.....use to be fun riding sleds off of the skyway....a friend of mine use to have a choped off VW that we took to the mountains them was the good old days....BTW good video
excellent job keeping it on the road - that car is not easy to keep on the road in the snow. But looking at the rocks on the uphill side of the road, the limited guardrails and the lack of a shoulder on a lot of it I have to ask WHY? A little bit of an error and you are out a grand or more in body work.
FR can be light on the drive wheels. I wonder how a FF car would fair. Been up this stretch in my RSX, but in August. It looks like a fun challenge in this condition!
Yeah these cars are 50/50 weight, so not too light on the rear wheels. FF (Front-engine/Front-wheel-drive) usually does better uphill with the extra weight up front combined with the fact that the front tires are "pulling" the car up instead of RWD cars being "pushed" uphill by the rear tires. But coming back downhill while using the brakes as little as possible is a little sketchier with FF because the front tires are doing the decel. braking and the steering, so if they start to slip, no steering. With the FR (Front-engine/Rear-wheel-drive) the rear tires might start to slide while deceleration-braking downhill, but you can still steer and usually get it back under control easier with a little feathering of the throttle. Now you wanna talk scary, I was decel-braking downhill in the Evo (AWD) one time in snow/ice and ALL FOUR tires started slipping and sliding. You talk about a pucker! (Parenthesis explanations are for others who may not know what all these abbreviations mean. ;)
+killboydotcom a big girl in the trunk is always my first thought :^P . level grade + 1/2 of fresh snow + summer tires at a dead stop = 20 minutes of embarrassing frustration. lesson learned = never pull over to let cars pass by when it's snowing(snow is a rarity where I live) .
You made a good run of it both times! It's just too steep with too much snow on it. Now your other car with a nice set of studded snows would shred that!
Looked like Fun, will have to check that road out the next time we are in the area, thanks for posting.
That was great. I don't think I'd be able to make that drive unless I was behind the wheel of a disposable car and feeling unusually invincible. Beautiful scenery.
good one hahaha :)
I hope that one day you actually get a chance to compete. It would be great!
Not to bad for a rear wheel drive with all season tires! THanks for sharing!
use to go up the skyway every time it snowed before they got it completed all the way thru.......stepped out of the truck one nite about mid nite into bout 3 or 4 feet of snow.....use to be fun riding sleds off of the skyway....a friend of mine use to have a choped off VW that we took to the mountains them was the good old days....BTW good video
That was gnarly!
excellent job keeping it on the road - that car is not easy to keep on the road in the snow. But looking at the rocks on the uphill side of the road, the limited guardrails and the lack of a shoulder on a lot of it I have to ask WHY? A little bit of an error and you are out a grand or more in body work.
Was it just snow or did you hit serious ice ?
Isn't that right next to Joyce Kilmer?
Yup!
FR can be light on the drive wheels. I wonder how a FF car would fair. Been up this stretch in my RSX, but in August. It looks like a fun challenge in this condition!
Yeah these cars are 50/50 weight, so not too light on the rear wheels. FF (Front-engine/Front-wheel-drive) usually does better uphill with the extra weight up front combined with the fact that the front tires are "pulling" the car up instead of RWD cars being "pushed" uphill by the rear tires.
But coming back downhill while using the brakes as little as possible is a little sketchier with FF because the front tires are doing the decel. braking and the steering, so if they start to slip, no steering. With the FR (Front-engine/Rear-wheel-drive) the rear tires might start to slide while deceleration-braking downhill, but you can still steer and usually get it back under control easier with a little feathering of the throttle. Now you wanna talk scary, I was decel-braking downhill in the Evo (AWD) one time in snow/ice and ALL FOUR tires started slipping and sliding. You talk about a pucker!
(Parenthesis explanations are for others who may not know what all these abbreviations mean. ;)
TN is beautiful.
Thanks for the ride alone, hope you make it down ok? that can be a rush too!
Slow creep back down, no drama.
Have you tried it with a little weight in the trunk?
No nothing significant...camera gear/bag, maybe 20lbs. Not sure what we could put back there that wouldn't flop all over the place.
+killboydotcom a big girl in the trunk is always my first thought :^P . level grade + 1/2 of fresh snow + summer tires at a dead stop = 20 minutes of embarrassing frustration. lesson learned = never pull over to let cars pass by when it's snowing(snow is a rarity where I live) .
Great video. Greetings from S2Ki
If you know someone with sand bags to barrow that might help.
Looking scruffy buddy :) Love the drive...you should teach the folks in ATL how to do this :) Bwahahahaha
You made a good run of it both times! It's just too steep with too much snow on it. Now your other car with a nice set of studded snows would shred that!
What exhaust is this?
Good try though, snow tires and you would be ripping it up.