Used my Porsche as a snowmobile today

[pzgren]

the last two days we had huge snowfall in the eastern part of switzerland. because we got so much snow we had a lot of traffic jams and in some parts public transportation broke down. most of the cars were driving very very slow...

with more or less 10-20cm of snow on the street it was time to take out the porsche and check out how it handles in these conditions. i've driven it in snow before but then we didn't had as much snow as we have now.

i've started with slow driving to see how it handles in these conditions. when stopped the car i had to leave in 2nd gear then in 1st the wheels were spinning all the time. after a few minutes driving and getting used to the conditions i've raised speed and startet to go around corners sideways. 5 minutes later i've entered a small village. sadly the car turned so much that i went backwards.... :D after a short grip to the handbrake and a short push on the gaspedal i drove forward again.

after 1.5 hours of driving around i have to say it's easy to go around sidways in corners in this conditions with a speed from 30-60 km/h, if you go faster it's going tricky and needs more practicing. but it was biiiiiiig fun!!! :D :D :D

here some pics after action:

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/6629/040320060011en.th.jpg (http://img205.imageshack.us/my.php?image=040320060011en.jpg) http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/2659/040320060023dh.th.jpg (http://img205.imageshack.us/my.php?image=040320060023dh.jpg) http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/8421/040320060039ts.th.jpg (http://img209.imageshack.us/my.php?image=040320060039ts.jpg) http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/9869/040320060041zg.th.jpg (http://img205.imageshack.us/my.php?image=040320060041zg.jpg)
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/6655/040320060059rb.th.jpg (http://img209.imageshack.us/my.php?image=040320060059rb.jpg) http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/21/040320060077nx.th.jpg (http://img209.imageshack.us/my.php?image=040320060077nx.jpg) http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/9631/040320060060mt.th.jpg (http://img205.imageshack.us/my.php?image=040320060060mt.jpg) http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/107/040320060089ml.th.jpg (http://img209.imageshack.us/my.php?image=040320060089ml.jpg)
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/8336/040320060101sp.th.jpg (http://img205.imageshack.us/my.php?image=040320060101sp.jpg) http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/6532/040320060112vx.th.jpg (http://img209.imageshack.us/my.php?image=040320060112vx.jpg) http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/8678/040320060121xn.th.jpg (http://img209.imageshack.us/my.php?image=040320060121xn.jpg) http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/2646/040320060136df.th.jpg (http://img205.imageshack.us/my.php?image=040320060136df.jpg)

i've also tried to shoot some vids from inside but it was very difficult to drive with one hand sidways and hold the cam with the other....

hope you'll enjoy my little report and pics

[blinkmeat]

Some absolutely beautiful shots there - It must have been really fun. How do you find the 996 runs in cold temperatures? Here in Canada we get down to -20 celcius -4 F
I'm curious to know how it performs :D

[ARMAN]

:P this is a proper Porsche driving! I bet you had LOTS of fun :)

Some people are afraid to take theyr old beemers out on the show and you take your Porsch! :good:

this is a great shot :P
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/21/040320060077nx.th.jpg (http://img209.imageshack.us/my.php?image=040320060077nx.jpg)

thanx for peport and sharing pics with us Pzgren :wink:

[sameerrao]

Ha ha! Nice report ... Glad you got back home w/o dinging anything. I wonder how it will perform with proper winter tires instead of the performance tires that you have on it now.

[nthfinity]

had no idea you were a porsche owner :)

sounds like some fun weather, i get quite used to (and fed up with) by this time of year... of course, i do have 2 more wheels getting the power down then you do... but yeah, its not uncommon to go sideways at 60-80... hell, ive done it in parking lots above 60 mph/100 kph :) but i wouldn't go that far on the street :lol: but yeah, 30-40 is acceptable street hooliganism to me :lol:

nice car ;)

[RC45]

Yeah - this weather sucks - it was about almost 78 degrees today,so heat soak is a bummer, losing horsepower in this coldweather... ;)

everytime I see images like this,I look and say "Nice... looks like you had fun"
then go back to loving the fact that I no longer live in the snowbelt :)

[dingo]

Cool, I'd love to drive my car in the snow someday too. :D

Nice to see you getting out and using the car, is it your daily driver?

[gucom]

wow looks like alot of fun :D and some awesome pictures also... 8) i like the pics with the snow-covered trees in the background :)

[TT]

Way to go :!:
Tonight I woke up at 4 am to take a piss and discovered we had some 15 to 20 cm! I wanted to go out and play but was too tired :P

[pzgren]

How do you find the 996 runs in cold temperatures?
i think there is no change of performance in cold weather because its's a watercooled engine. but i know that a friends 993 goes much better in wintertime.

I wonder how it will perform with proper winter tires instead of the performance tires that you have on it now.
oh, i have winter tires mounted, they're a bit big (18x35x265) but it's ok :D

is it your daily driver?
yes, using it daily actually

[Sydbom]

I drove my 944 turbo last winter, It was great! basically driving sideways all the time :-)
didnt even have full insurance on it, so if I would have crashed it I wouldnt have gotten anything, but I am a sensible driver so I didnt get a scratch on it.

your car looks great in the snow!

[pzgren]

Great. Seems like you had fun. :D So is it a Carrera 2 or a 4 that you've got?

it's a carrera 2

[ae86_16v]

PZGren damn it looks nice over there. Great car as usual!

I nominate this picture to next month's contest!

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/2646/040320060136df.th.jpg (http://img205.imageshack.us/my.php?image=040320060136df.jpg)

[TransAm]

Pzgren, you are a nutter! (in a good way)

Every credit to you :D