Blizzard in Texas!

**SWortham** · 03-06-2008, 01:48 PM

Well... it's a lot of snow for Texas anyway. It's not too uncommon for us to get a little bit of light snow each winter but usually it's not like this. It seems to have accumulated 3 to 4 inches in places in just a couple hours and it's still snowing.

So... never having driven this car in this much snow, I went out to an area I knew had no traffic and had the advantage of having gentle curbs.

* This is not recommended on 255/40-17 Falken RT615's

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I found a few places that literally have not been driven on at all since it started snowing and so it was nice and slippery. These roads also had nothing in terms of salt or sand. So I took it easy to get the feel of the car. And I worked up to getting it to rotate, slide, and pull out of corners. It was kinda slow but an interesting experience anyway, even if those Falken's could barely get any traction at all. AWD worked beautifully of course and pulled me up the driveway after I was all done...

I'll go out and take some more pictures after it's accumulated a little more.

scottjua · 03-06-2008, 01:55 PM

no kidding...I had to run out to FedEx this afternoon, and I took the wagon instead of the STi, but I was 4 wheel dorifto-ing around intersections, and not on purpose... its pretty gnarly out there on super sticky street/track tires.

side note: your wheels are great looking! What are they?

**SWortham** · 03-06-2008, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottjua

no kidding...I had to run out to FedEx this afternoon, and I took the wagon instead of the STi, but I was 4 wheel dorifto-ing around intersections, and not on purpose... its pretty gnarly out there on super sticky street/track tires.

It sure is. Quite slippery. I tried to get some momentum going with just a slight amount of wheel spin in 1st gear, and I was just spinning my tires for a looong way down the road.

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottjua

side note: your wheels are great looking! What are they?

Thanks. They're 17x8.5" TRMotorsports MT1's. Available at TireRack.com.

I'm selling my set of stock BBS wheels & Bridgestone RE01R tires for cheap if you're interested. [shameless plug]

***MikeO*** · 03-06-2008, 02:44 PM

Isn't snow the best thing in the world?

**SWortham** · 03-06-2008, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeO

Isn't snow the best thing in the world?

Yeah, that and STI's...

Ikon · 03-06-2008, 06:13 PM

looks like you had fun

GCtoSTI · 03-06-2008, 06:41 PM

the 07 tails actually look hot in that pic! love those wheels...

***Szumita*** · 03-06-2008, 06:56 PM

hopefully our fun is done here.

all the salt has washed away... i dont want any more

scrapiron7 · 03-07-2008, 04:39 AM

Snow in Texas? Didn't make it to Austin

ManInABox · 03-07-2008, 04:56 AM

Wish Baton Rouge could get some of that

**SWortham** · 03-08-2008, 12:00 PM

I couldn't leave this one alone. I had a little more fun in Photoshop.

Everything is grayscale except the car...

And here's the very rare red STI (usually only comes out at night)...

eze13sti · 03-08-2008, 12:39 PM

damn the snow didnt make into deep south texas. we need some

sticop · 03-08-2008, 12:40 PM

snazzy!

Bailey73 · 03-09-2008, 02:27 PM

Great pics - I like what you done with them.

I live in the South West of the UK and it is now very rare to get snow - We are due a severe storm tonight but that will only be high winds and heavy rain.

03-06-2008, 01:48 PM	#1
SWortham Gold Member Car: 06 Subaru WRX STI Fav Mod: Ohlins struts Location: Mckinney, TX Posts: 729 Join Date: Oct 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Blizzard in Texas! Well... it's a lot of snow for Texas anyway. It's not too uncommon for us to get a little bit of light snow each winter but usually it's not like this. It seems to have accumulated 3 to 4 inches in places in just a couple hours and it's still snowing. So... never having driven this car in this much snow, I went out to an area I knew had no traffic and had the advantage of having gentle curbs. * This is not recommended on 255/40-17 Falken RT615's * I found a few places that literally have not been driven on at all since it started snowing and so it was nice and slippery. These roads also had nothing in terms of salt or sand. So I took it easy to get the feel of the car. And I worked up to getting it to rotate, slide, and pull out of corners. It was kinda slow but an interesting experience anyway, even if those Falken's could barely get any traction at all. AWD worked beautifully of course and pulled me up the driveway after I was all done... I'll go out and take some more pictures after it's accumulated a little more. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad. Last edited by SWortham : 03-06-2008 at 01:55 PM.

03-06-2008, 01:55 PM	#2
scottjua Professional STI Driver Car: 06 Aspen White STi / Location: Plano, TX (Dallas) Posts: 453 Join Date: Jan 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Blizzard in Texas! no kidding...I had to run out to FedEx this afternoon, and I took the wagon instead of the STi, but I was 4 wheel dorifto-ing around intersections, and not on purpose... its pretty gnarly out there on super sticky street/track tires. side note: your wheels are great looking! What are they?

03-06-2008, 02:44 PM	#4
*MikeO* Young and restless Car: 2005 Aspen White STI Fav Mod: Torque Location: MD/VA (Home)//OR(School) Posts: 475 Join Date: Mar 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Blizzard in Texas! Isn't snow the best thing in the world?

03-06-2008, 06:13 PM	#6
Ikon Welcome to The Board Car: 06 WRB STI Fav Mod: Advan RS Location: Starbucks, WA Posts: 5,475 Join Date: Mar 2006 Trader Rating: (10)	Re: Blizzard in Texas! looks like you had fun

03-06-2008, 06:41 PM	#7
GCtoSTI Senior STI Driver Car: 04 wrb sti sil/bbs Fav Mod: air conditioning... Location: tri-states Posts: 301 Join Date: Oct 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Blizzard in Texas! the 07 tails actually look hot in that pic! love those wheels...

03-06-2008, 06:56 PM	#8
*Szumita* i eat cones Car: 06 sti - steel gray Fav Mod: catless Location: ma & ri Posts: 6,097 Join Date: Oct 2006 Trader Rating: (10)	Re: Blizzard in Texas! hopefully our fun is done here. all the salt has washed away... i dont want any more

03-07-2008, 04:39 AM	#9
scrapiron7 Junior STI Driver Car: 2006 STI - Stage 1 Fav Mod: Coming Soon Location: Austin, TX Posts: 51 Join Date: Feb 2008 Trader Rating: (1)	Re: Blizzard in Texas! Snow in Texas? Didn't make it to Austin

03-07-2008, 04:56 AM	#10
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03-08-2008, 12:00 PM	#11
SWortham Gold Member Car: 06 Subaru WRX STI Fav Mod: Ohlins struts Location: Mckinney, TX Posts: 729 Join Date: Oct 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Blizzard in Texas! I couldn't leave this one alone. I had a little more fun in Photoshop. Everything is grayscale except the car... And here's the very rare red STI (usually only comes out at night)...

03-08-2008, 12:39 PM	#12
eze13sti Professional STI Racer Car: 05 STi Location: corpus Posts: 776 Join Date: May 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Blizzard in Texas! damn the snow didnt make into deep south texas. we need some

03-08-2008, 12:40 PM	#13
sticop Professional STI Driver Car: 04 WRB STI Fav Mod: 255's ftmfw Location: central NH Posts: 472 Join Date: Apr 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Blizzard in Texas! snazzy!

03-09-2008, 02:27 PM	#14
Bailey73 Lurker Car: WR Blue 03 WRX Sti Fav Mod: Coming Soon Location: Swindon, UK Posts: 7 Join Date: Mar 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Blizzard in Texas! Great pics - I like what you done with them. I live in the South West of the UK and it is now very rare to get snow - We are due a severe storm tonight but that will only be high winds and heavy rain. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.