i do get it pretty often. but i am talking about heavy rain. the car is very disconnected to the road. i do get it on the road sometimes if its very cold out. i have rs3's and unless warm they do not grip well.

 

ah, i've only driven in heavy rain once. and i have sumitomo htr a/s p01. so far they've been holding out well

 

its been 30-40 here in arkansas. i have evo v12 tires and last night, i decided to go WOT to get on the freeway. i lost grip and my VSA was flashing, it eventually just dropped the rpms and i shifted into second. lol my S apparently doesnt like the cold. i have plenty of autox under my belt. one thing i have learned over the years. if you are going fast enough and you lose grip, not even VSA can save you. like most people have already said, just practice, take to a parking lot or to and event at the track or autox. dont practice on the street or in the mountains.

 

alright thanks for the advice. and i would never practice on the streets! that's why i experimented in an empty lot

 

Mine slips because there is little read on the tires. Looking forward to new tires after the winte rhibernation, coming soon.

-jazzman

 

and isn't it dangerous to use summer tires in the winter like rs3's? (not meaning to call you out bmms8) i have high performance all seasons so they seem to do fine for now, this is my first winter with the s

 

You would be correct.

Main thing besides practice is making sure you have good tires and a good alignment. If you're not careful, you may not recognize that the insides of your tires are worn down because the outside of your tires look fine.

 

alright! and i usually check my tires often, i actually need to put a lil more air in them. i'll especially will check the insides when i lower

 

Ive not read a whole lot f this thread so this may have been covered, but imo, the biggest factor is not panicking, no big wheel inputs, no big throttle changes, keep it smooth.

When sliding throttle input controls the angle of the car, but the front wheels always dictates where the car goes. If you put too much gas in, and start to oversteer, just keep the throttle steady, light countersteer, you'l find the wheel will naturally countersteer to a degree, you just making direction corrections, as the car increases in speed, the car will 'catch up' the rpm of the rear wheels and grip will slowly come back in.

Well shit that was a lecture

 

i agree my tires arent suited for winter driving, but i cant afford another set of tires

i dont drive much in the rain so its not too bad.