Miata Mailing List: October 1995, Message #42
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   From: Richard Dekker 
Subject: Re: Winter Driving
   Date: Mon, 2 Oct 1995 14:13:42 -0400

On Mon, 2 Oct 1995, John Mallam wrote:

> I could not find a pair of 60 series snow tires to match the fronts so 
> I installed 70 series. The cars handling became squirrelly beyond belief. 
> Never again.
>
> Put some weight in the trunk. 15 to 30 kilograms of sand or bricks in 
> the back increase the remarkably.
>
> John Mallam

IMHO, I would suggest that the sand in the trunk caused the handling 
problems, not the tires.  Yet another example of a short wheelbase car with 
independant suspension having handling problems with sand.

In the local Ice Racing series, Datsun Z cars are by far the most 
common, with engines ranging from mild 2.4 litres to wildly done out 3.0 
litres.  These cars run in all classes--rubber to ice (regular winter 
tires), limited stud (up to six bolts per foot), and race stud (as many 
bolts as your car will turn) and NONE of the drivers add weight behind 
the axle line.

Regards,

Richard Dekker        email: dekker@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca     o o
Edmonton, Alberta     President, Wild Rose Chapter, MCofA       >
CANADA                1990 Mariner Blue `R' package wannabe    \_/