Parking lot drifting

armensti · 08-12-2009, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by tru_Asiatik

watch out for those poles man !!! :P
*inside joke OP knows what im talking about lol*

yeah but if you dont go crazy nothing would happen. its not that far from where you live at. do you want to go give it a try ? if you do pm me and we will meet up

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

seems like teh grip got turned down bc the sun was shinin right on the surface n that kinda makes the essential oils in the asplahlt kind of seep up so it makes the surface slick. thas proly why you slid a bit. if u see in nascar races they spray coke on the pit stalls cuz when it dries it gets sticky n helps em grip, bc the sun makes the surface seep essential oils which are the slickest oils u can slip on.

there is no sun light. its completely underground so sun cant get to it.

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

The Z's traction (like any car) is dependent on the road surface. Some parking lots have a rubbery coating that gets slick when moist. Indoor lots sometimes have a layer of dust that will make things more slick as well. Finally, cold tires are much more slippery than warm tires which also may have played a role.

there is no dust down there at all. the parking lot is supper shiny and its not moist at all. its completely dry.

ill see if tru_Asiatik wants to come with me to the lot and we will probably make few videos. if he doesnt then ill just go with my friend.

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Originally Posted by whoady4shoady

Be careful not to mess your car up man.

thnx bro but i dont think much can happen at 5mph. i mean the car just slides even if you just turn your wheel to the left or right.

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Originally Posted by RCZ

I do it all the time when there aren't cars around. I for one don't see anything wrong with testing the car out in a safe environment

Lol M4A1 that was so annoying to read.

its not really a safe environment tho lol there are so many poles but as long as your careful i think you should be ok

the speed bumps are the worse

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Originally Posted by grahfz

concrete sealer/primer? I coated my old garage with the rustoleum stuff (had sprinkles too!) and it was fairly slick, but shiny.

I have a friend that messed up an 88SS body by doing that.... nailed a curb hard sideways.

no sprinkles but its supper shiny. its so weird because its the only parking lot that i have been inside that does this.

tru_Asiatik · 08-12-2009, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by armensti

yeah but if you dont go crazy nothing would happen. its not that far from where you live at. do you want to go give it a try ? if you do pm me and we will meet up

5mph drifting?? i dont think thats even possible i wont even call it drifting lol
im pretty sure u were going faster than that

let me know if u want to take it to a drifting tack so we can do the real deal

wheres this place anyway? ill check it out just to see what ur talking about

armensti · 08-13-2009, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by tru_Asiatik

5mph drifting?? i dont think thats even possible i wont even call it drifting lol
im pretty sure u were going faster than that

let me know if u want to take it to a drifting tack so we can do the real deal

wheres this place anyway? ill check it out just to see what ur talking about

im not joking lol it starts to slide even if you take a turn lets say at 5mph. i think i was doing maybe 10 but not more then that for sure.

wstar · 08-12-2009, 10:19 AM

Yeah grip surfaces can vary widely, and you found a really slick one. Street surfaces can vary a lot too, so it's good to watch out for changes and feel them out carefully if you're driving aggressively. My most recent example was a roadtrip from Houston to San Antonio for the weekend. Compared to Houston (and the highways between), the street surfaces in SA (at least around the riverwalk/mall/zoo/etc area where I was) were very, very slick. I had to be a lot more careful on the throttle when zipping around SA. Something about the type of asphalt they use, it's like it has tons of tar, which has boiled up onto the surface and then hardened into a solid slick black layer from the sun and traffic over time.

FricFrac · 08-13-2009, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by armensti

yeah but if you dont go crazy nothing would happen. its not that far from where you live at. do you want to go give it a try ? if you do pm me and we will meet up

there is no sun light. its completely underground so sun cant get to it.

there is no dust down there at all. the parking lot is supper shiny and its not moist at all. its completely dry.

ill see if tru_Asiatik wants to come with me to the lot and we will probably make few videos. if he doesnt then ill just go with my friend.

thnx bro but i dont think much can happen at 5mph. i mean the car just slides even if you just turn your wheel to the left or right.

its not really a safe environment tho lol there are so many poles but as long as your careful i think you should be ok

the speed bumps are the worse

no sprinkles but its supper shiny. its so weird because its the only parking lot that i have been inside that does this.

Its just higly polished concrete..... completely common and normal (well around here at least).

08-12-2009, 10:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3595	Yeah grip surfaces can vary widely, and you found a really slick one. Street surfaces can vary a lot too, so it's good to watch out for changes and feel them out carefully if you're driving aggressively. My most recent example was a roadtrip from Houston to San Antonio for the weekend. Compared to Houston (and the highways between), the street surfaces in SA (at least around the riverwalk/mall/zoo/etc area where I was) were very, very slick. I had to be a lot more careful on the throttle when zipping around SA. Something about the type of asphalt they use, it's like it has tons of tar, which has boiled up onto the surface and then hardened into a solid slick black layer from the sun and traffic over time. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

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