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Old Jun 2, 2007 | 01:00 AM
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I love driving in the rain

spinning the tires at 45 miles an hour is fun

anyone agree?
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Old Jun 2, 2007 | 03:23 AM
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you probably wont get many response's on this, considering alot of guys dont and wont put their car in the rain.....guess, they havent discovered the wonderful cleaning products we have in the world now
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Old Jun 2, 2007 | 04:08 AM
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Others of us drive in whatever God gives us. I'm not a big fan of driving nuts in the rain - fast, yes, but I try to avoid spinning my tires. While my tires can take it, I don't know that my body panels can .
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Old Jun 2, 2007 | 05:33 AM
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I'm glad i have a truck.. LOL
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Old Jun 2, 2007 | 08:35 AM
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I don't like to drive in the rain on purpose but when I do get caught in it , it's fun as hell.
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Old Jun 2, 2007 | 10:21 AM
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yea i try not to drive in the rain, but when i'm bored i will take her out for a spin
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Old Jun 2, 2007 | 10:35 AM
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rain burnouts are the best kind to do, they dont kill your tires lol! but I cant say that i like doing it at 45 though, little to fast for me!
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Old Jun 2, 2007 | 10:38 AM
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I will be taking the mustang out today, hoping the new(used) tires make a differnece last time I drove it, it was scary. tires were bald as helland tail got loose driving straight at 45 mph in 5th gear.

and the thing isn't even "high hp vehicle"


Camaro is in the garage, I just clayed it yesterday, still haven't zainoed it yet... but it needs some down time I put 10k miles on it since Xmas.
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Old Jun 2, 2007 | 10:51 AM
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90mph burnout when its dry are better
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Old Jun 2, 2007 | 11:53 AM
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I was on 50 last night out in oakland and there was no one around so i dropped gears and went a little sideways lol did it two or three times then called it quits
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Old Jun 2, 2007 | 12:04 PM
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Yeah its a blast when you are doing like 75 and can feel your car hydroplaning every 15 seconds because your front tires are almost bald because they used to be on the back.
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Old Jun 2, 2007 | 12:30 PM
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teh 4x4 is my rainmobile
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Old Jun 2, 2007 | 03:28 PM
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i agree rain burnouts and doughnuts are a blast. but theres nothing like being able to drop it fifth to second and spin them alittle when its dry out.
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Old Jun 2, 2007 | 08:07 PM
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80mph burnouts in the rain suck when your not ready for it..
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Old Jun 2, 2007 | 08:15 PM
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Hahahaha^^.
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 12:07 PM
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I tend to drive below the speed limits, and as carefully as possible in the rain.
Too many horror stories, plus my nittos are starting to lose their center tread lines..
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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 09:39 AM
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sliding around in the rain is pretty fun. donuts are insane
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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 10:10 AM
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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 11:17 AM
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learned my lesson about driving in the rain, broke loose at 55mph couldn't get it back under control, jumped the median ended up in the ditch on opposite side of the street. Snapped two rims, bent lca's, and my car still sits lower on one side since I haven't gotten around to replacing the suspension yet.
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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 11:38 AM
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Well if fun = stupid then yeah...

Not to bright to endager everyone on the road by spinning the tires in the rain. Especially at 45mph.
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