First Ryde In The Rain, Front A Little Slippery

[ARtraveler]

Was it on the fronts or rear?

Thinking a combo of both. Nanny kicked in real quick and kept me from doing a 360. We have grooves from studded snow tire use and they fill up with water quickly.

 

[mark4Jesus]

I base my thoughts on tread pattern for wet on Formula 1 tires. They have a pattern that pushes the water out away from the center of the tire, whether the intermediate or full wet. The Kendas and Evo have that similar pattern.



akspyderman, you made a comment about Nanny. It got me thinking, when I first pulled back on to the interstate, it felt as though it was missing. I thought to myself, has the rain got into the engine somehow. But now, I believe the Nanny was backing me down at first. I was still getting some aquaplaning (The way the Brits say it).

 

[Bob Denman]

hydroplaning can happen to virtually any vehicle on the road during a decent storm. nojoke
Slow down, and watch for deepest collections of water: you'll always be fine! :thumbup:

(But the 225 rear tire DOES make the Spyder just a bit more susceptible to it...)

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

WET ROAD - EXPECTATIONS

I base my thoughts on tread pattern for wet on Formula 1 tires. They have a pattern that pushes the water out away from the center of the tire, whether the intermediate or full wet. The Kendas and Evo have that similar pattern.

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akspyderman, you made a comment about Nanny. It got me thinking, when I first pulled back on to the interstate, it felt as though it was missing. I thought to myself, has the rain got into the engine somehow. But now, I believe the Nanny was backing me down at first. I was still getting some aquaplaning (The way the Brits say it).

Seeing is not necessarily believing. As I said earlier what may look good can fool you ...... I base my wet road thoughts on Science ......... and if you really want better wet road handling get - skinny Snow tires .... also those tires pictured above have more to do with the rubber compound than the tread pattern - the FULL WET tire has a very high " hysteresis " formula in their rubber compound .... they will wear out much sooner when driven on dry roads ........ Mike :thumbup:

 

[mark4Jesus]

Seeing is not necessarily believing. As I said earlier what may look good can fool you ...... I base my wet road thoughts on Science ......... and if you really want better wet road handling get - skinny Snow tires .... also those tires pictured above have more to do with the rubber compound than the tread pattern - the FULL WET tire has a very high " hysteresis " formula in their rubber compound .... they will wear out much sooner when driven on dry roads ........ Mike :thumbup:

The compound does wear out quickly due to heat when run in the dry. However, the tread patterns are designed to disperse water to keep traction in the wet. The tread patterns are different depending on conditions. This is from the Formula 1 website about the Pirelli tires: "At full speed the Pirelli intermediate tyre can disperse up to 30 litres of water per second, while the full wet tyre can disperse 85 litres per second." 85 liters is a little over 22 gallons, pretty amazing to me.

So it is obvious that tread patterns do make a difference in water displacement and, therefore, traction on wet roads. It can be too wet even for the full wet tires, although I've only seen that happen a few times.