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: AWD Element on race track in snow BIGMARK 02-15-2006, 06:58 PM Here's my Element at Summit Point Race Way, a sports car road race track park in WV. I volunteer with a Search and rescue team, and we train their on occasion in the winter when their is no racing. The track photos are on a 20 degree banked turn on the newly built Shenandoah circuit. Also note that it is below freezing and snowing. AWD, it's a good thing. Ranger 02-15-2006, 07:06 PM Very cool. That looks way too cold though. :-D jedi 02-15-2006, 09:10 PM Cool images. I have to ask, how fast you were going? hiker chick 02-15-2006, 10:05 PM That's wild - never occured to me to take my Element to Summit Point. :) lwclancers 02-15-2006, 10:24 PM man I really need to get over there at some point BIGMARK 02-16-2006, 01:38 AM Cool images. I have to ask, how fast you were going? The Shenandoah circuit is new, I have never drove their, but have raced on the main track for over fifteen years. Any way the rescue team was a guest at the track, so I really did not go that fast, mostly checking out the new part. But the banked turn, I went back to and drove on it again, around 50-60mph. It was easy to hold on to the bank, but the transition back on to the flat track was a little squirmy do to the snow. lwclancers 02-16-2006, 08:59 AM can anyone drive on it? UnoKitty 02-16-2006, 10:07 AM Very cool! I feel .... I feel .... the need for training. BIGMARK 02-16-2006, 11:57 AM can anyone drive on it? Summit Point has their driving classes throughout the year, and their are also clubs and other groups that have on track driving classes. BSR [summit points in house school]:http://www.bsr-inc.com/ and later this spring their should be a lot on the schedule for the track:http://www.summitpoint-raceway.com/ BMW club, BSR and Carguys let any kind of car on track, the last time I instructed I think they were charging about $150 a day. gibroni 02-17-2006, 08:21 PM What a great idea for an E meet! Are yu listening TMac? Screw baseball, we wanna race! (or at least take a cool lap around the track):-D E-tronika 02-18-2006, 12:15 AM are you using snow tires? When you are driving normally when does the 2 wheel drive kick into 4 wd? BIGMARK 02-19-2006, 02:28 AM are you using snow tires? When you are driving normally when does the 2 wheel drive kick into 4 wd? I have the Michelin cross-terrain tires, the next size up. They have a great deal more traction than the good year ever did in the wet, and are fantastic in the snow. The AWD is a smooth transtion from 2WD to 4WD, and only noticable when you make the front wheels spin. Redsoxfaninkc 02-19-2006, 04:35 PM Those Pics are sick!! Wow that is so cool... | ||