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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 11:04 AM
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Default Snow drifting the 350z!

I thought I would share my experiences from last winter. I was forced to daily drive my last winter Z because my beater blew its engine. All fixed now and it’s never seeing snow again, but I did have an awesome time with it whenever we got fresh poweder. I live in MI and it snows a LOT.

Stock potenzas wouldn’t let me get out of the driveway in a light dusting…my car is an 04 base without TC. So, I picked up a cheap set of Blizzack WS50’s on craigslist for $200 new.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67MlpP_XIOA
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 11:12 AM
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haha! that looks like fun!
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 11:24 AM
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 11:33 AM
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haha cool video. looks fun, I did a bit of that myself but in toyo t1rs last winter. couldn't even get out of my parking spot when there was more then 2 inches! we'll see how the falken fk452s handle it this time around lol - not going to be any better, just more tread on these ones..
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 12:40 PM
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I find it amazing how you did all that....Only for the fact that I can't move at all on my stock potenza's. I just didn't believe it was possible at all for a Z....lol
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 12:43 PM
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Sick...I remember having some fun like this when I lived up in the mountains a few years ago.
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 12:47 PM
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Actually looks like fun...
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 12:49 PM
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wow looks fun!
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 12:54 PM
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Wow. Looks like the Blizzacks grip pretty well in the snow. Hmmmm.
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 12:56 PM
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Looks like fun
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 01:01 PM
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Looks fun as hell. But would get so nervous around the turns with the trees there. Just me though.
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by SmoothZ
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I love the fish tail!!!!!
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 02:34 PM
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Nice drifts around the turns with trees. Looks like fun i am just glad we don't get snow where i live. Seems like to much of a pain in the ***.
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 02:45 PM
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what a blast!!!

In feb 08 I was between winter rides and had to pull the z out and drive it for the last couple months of winter/spring. It was a shame to expose the car to those conditions but with good tires it was a total riot to navigate the snowy streets.
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 04:36 PM
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Im fairly tempted to try this now... however I've still got a truck and dont mind putting it into snow banks going sideways, the Z ??? Uh no. lol Nice vid, looks fun
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 05:00 PM
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Looks insanely fun...but I can see that things might turn ugly fast. You were moving at a high rate speed in some of those shots. But hey if you managed to do it all perfectly fine, then awesome man looks like a blast!
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 05:04 PM
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Just dropped $600 on new rear tires.....memo to self, do it in the snow.
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 08:11 PM
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damn Ive never been in a snowy place! lol
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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 06:25 AM
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lol thats funny not sure if i would do that to my car tho ha ha
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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 06:38 AM
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cool vid.
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