BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6468 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Anyone else go playing in the rain today?
I did. Almost forgot what it was like. Raining so hard I intentionally tucked in behind a semi so I had a blocker.Wipers on high and doing zip, defrost doing zip, wiping the water off the inside with a towel. Windows cracked and the rear window 3/4 zipped open for airflow, water dripping everywhere, good thing I was wearing shorts and sandals. What a ride! And the crazy thing is I loved every minute of it. What's that all about?
Jim |
Mickey Richaud Mickey Richaud Townsend TN (198 posts) Registered: 08/25/2015 06:36AM Main British Car: '03 Jaguar XK8 Jaguar 4.2 |
Re: Anyone else go playing in the rain today?
Recapturing and reliving your yout', Jim! Just like the rest of us...
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bob74bgt robert white Monroe NC (9 posts) Registered: 09/27/2016 02:24PM Main British Car: 74.5 BGT V8 Olds 215 |
Re: Anyone else go playing in the rain today?
I tucked in behind a semi in the rain many years ago. It water sandblasted the front of the MG. My MGs are not afraid of the rain but not behind semis anymore.
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BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6468 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: Anyone else go playing in the rain today?
I stayed one or two or more semi lengths back. Just enough to where I could still see his tail lights but enough to stay out of the spray. I figured with that big rig up there clearing the road ahead of me it was pretty safe for to follow along behind. For awhile there I couldn't even see what was beside me.
Jim |
tbo Tim Body St Thomas Ontario (221 posts) Registered: 01/27/2013 06:47PM Main British Car: 1954 Triumph TR2 stock 2 litre |
Re: Anyone else go playing in the rain today?
Just logged on a minute ago and the first thing I saw was your post.I wrote a song called "let's go and play in the rain" a few years ago and we are making plans to record it and two others just for the record so to speak. Would you like a copy went it's done ?
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BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6468 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: Anyone else go playing in the rain today?
Sure Tim, that'd be great!
Jim |
rficalora Rob Ficalora Willis, TX (2764 posts) Registered: 10/24/2007 02:46PM Main British Car: '76 MGB w/CB front, Sebring rear, early metal dash Ford 302 |
Re: Anyone else go playing in the rain today?
Anyone else go playing in the rain today? Nope. But I could with my new tires :)! |
Charles Charles Long McDonald, TN (177 posts) Registered: 09/15/2013 08:54AM Main British Car: 1966 MGB V6 1994 Camaro 3.4L 60V6 |
Re: Anyone else go playing in the rain today?
Perk and I were playing in the rain yesterday after a run to Loudan, TN for ice cream at the Tic-Toc Ice Cream Shop. We saw heavy rain coming, top down. Told Perk need to put the top up, stopped put the top up fastened everything down, I got soaked, got in the car pulled back on the road, it quit raining. No rain the rest of the way home. Now that I remember I was the one playing in the rain, Perk sat in the dry car.
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BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6468 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: Anyone else go playing in the rain today?
Ah, where's your sense of adventure? It's a whole new world out there in the wet. As long as you are ready for it, it's even more fun. You can do things you will NEVER do on dry pavement, and it's a great time to test out your brake balance.
Jim |
mowog1 Rick Ingram Central Illinois (1523 posts) Registered: 10/17/2007 09:36PM Main British Car: 1974.5 MGB/GT 3.9l Rover |
Re: Anyone else go playing in the rain today?
I drove the Roadmaster in drizzle on Saturday coming home from the Cars & Coffee.
Not enough wet to count as rain. |
ex-tyke Graham Creswick Chatham, Ontario, Canada (1165 posts) Registered: 10/25/2007 11:17AM Main British Car: 1976 MGB Ford 302 |
Re: Anyone else go playing in the rain today?
Quote:You'd like wet roads better if you're tires had a bit more tread.....quit shaving 'em! |
tbo Tim Body St Thomas Ontario (221 posts) Registered: 01/27/2013 06:47PM Main British Car: 1954 Triumph TR2 stock 2 litre |
Re: Anyone else go playing in the rain today?
As to the recording session Jim ,It will probably take awhile but when it's done I will let you know. Couple of months anyway.
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MGBV8 Carl Floyd Kingsport, TN (4511 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 11:32PM Main British Car: 1979 MGB Buick 215 |
Re: Anyone else go playing in the rain today?
You'd like wet roads better if you're tires had a bit more tread.....quit shaving 'em!
Bought a set of Falken Azenis RT615K+ last year. Not as good as my shaved Toyo RA-1s in the dry & not a great rain tire, either. it's the same tire we use on the TR6 race car. |