Winter is cool (pun intended)

"Will Race For Food" (willraceforfood)
11/06/2016 at 04:20 • Filed to: e36 compact, E36, BMW, Racing, Drift, Drifting, Autocross, AutoX

I like winter. Why can’t we have it for the whole year?

Here’re (does writing it that way look extremely weird, or is it just me?) a few pics from an event yesterday, where I had the chance to give some friends a ride. What was originally intended to be an asphalt-only event quickly turned wintry when lots of snow arrived on Thursday night.

Sliding on ice is awesome! Also, the tires last forever on ice, which is a nice bonus.

DISCUSSION (19)

pip bip - choose Corrour > Will Race For Food
11/06/2016 at 04:32

you can keep the snow

Hoccy > Will Race For Food
11/06/2016 at 05:29

I managed to keep my studs for two winters while pretending to be Tommi Mäkinen in my Galant 4x4 (under safe circumstances). It was awesome.

Cé hé sin > Will Race For Food
11/06/2016 at 05:36

Because it’s cold, wet and dark?

Will Race For Food > Cé hé sin
11/06/2016 at 05:49

Because you can go sideways without destroying a set of tires every 5 minutes :D

bingham123 > Will Race For Food
11/06/2016 at 07:37

and because i can go sideways at 5-10mph in my fwd family car and have no worry’s about dying.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Hoccy
11/06/2016 at 08:29

I wish studded tires were legal in my state. But snows do good enough I guess. Also but Galant 4x4 do you mean a VR-4?

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > pip bip - choose Corrour
11/06/2016 at 08:29

And I’m taking my snownuts with them,

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Will Race For Food
11/06/2016 at 08:31

Where do you live that you already have snow? I live in norther Wi and it was 65 yesterday. Although we’re supposed to get a big storm in a week or so

Will Race For Food > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
11/06/2016 at 08:35

I live roughly 5000 miles east of WI :D

To be fair, we don’t typically have snow this time of year, and the past two winters were just sad (as in, warm and snowless). This is an unexpected, albeit welcome, change of pace

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Will Race For Food
11/06/2016 at 08:47

Our winter have been weird too, the last one was just too warm to snow to stick, we’d get 3-4 inch stroms and it’s be gone in three days, it was that way from Nov-January and march-may. The winter before that was just supper late, like the biggest storms we 16-20 inches and they we all in April, and early May,

Will Race For Food > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
11/06/2016 at 09:31

Well, that’s at least something - we’ve had roughly one week of snow in each of the past two winters. It’s been depressing. Here’s hoping that changes this year

Milky > Will Race For Food
11/06/2016 at 09:45

Keep Oppo, oppo!

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Will Race For Food
11/06/2016 at 10:03

That would b a bummer. The oddest thing is all the sudden no one wants snowmobiles. Like a new one is still 7-13,000 but used the are cheap as hell. Most people but a UTV instead.

Will Race For Food > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
11/06/2016 at 10:32

To be fair, the top end studless tires (looking at you Nokian) are nearly as good and don’t make additional noise when you drive on asphalt

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Will Race For Food
11/06/2016 at 11:33

I like winter as well however I need it to hold off a bit until I can get home for thanksgiving break so I can get my snow tires first.

Hoccy > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
11/06/2016 at 12:35

Snows are good enough in most cases, at least before they get too old. The Mitsubishi was an euro model 4x4 with a SOCH 4G63, picture below.

Kinja'd!!!

It was a bit slow, but very good in winter conditions.

kanadanmajava1 > Will Race For Food
11/06/2016 at 17:11

Winter was pretty awesome until some dick got the bright idea of pouring salt over the roads. Now I seriously hate every time when I have to drive when the temperature is at the salt applying conditions. Luckily I can commute to work with a bicycle.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Hoccy
11/06/2016 at 20:58

Not a bad looking car. Was it full time AWD or something else. My VR-4 is full time.

Hoccy > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
11/07/2016 at 01:46

Full time AWD, probably similar to what you have on your VR-4. Didn’t have the 4-wheel steering though. I’ve been wanting another one since I sold it four years ago, the next owner wrecked this one...