Driving classics, or cars in general

[RUNCHARGER]

Yeah: I run my stuff to it's limits. My Dad was teaching me to drive when I was 16. I still remember him telling me to get on the throttle of the 71 Chrysler on the ice so I would be able to know what to do.
I prefer a 2WD pickup in the winter. They're more fun to play with in the snow and ice.
Driving is a lost art though unfortunately. The new class of driver out there buckled into their SUV's don't even know what surface they are driving on usually.

[YellowThumper]

Yeah, I was surprised to hear an "enthusiast" say he'd never had any of his cars in a slide/skid.... I've always wanted to know how it acts when pushed, after hearing his thoughts I was wondering if I was the only one that feels the need to push to far when I know I can do it safely....  Apparently not & I'm glad cause I think the experience makes you a better driver....

There are the "enthusiasts" and cruisers. Then there are the gearheads that need to know how it ticks, plays out and responds when pushed.
I am the gearhead. Have pushed the traction limit on everything i have owned that could. Dakota R/T, 68 Mustang, Challenger, Rambler. Hell even several Pintos back in the day. Can you say Rockford Files U turn??? Safe and "controlled" of course.
Simple things like rounding a corner with a little more to see where the traction loss points are.

You are not alone...

[Bullitt-]

REminds me of my buddy who drove his dad's Corvair sometimes.
Stab the throttle at any turn in the rain & do a 270 ... Big Fun he thought   

[RUNCHARGER]

We can get carried away sometimes. I have on occasion in snow lightly rode the brakes and throttled the back around to park on the opposite side of the street between two cars. I can honestly say I have never owned a musclecar that didn't run and wasn't used as intended.

[JS29]

I would go to A parking lot in the winter and hit the gas peddle and see how far I could keep the car straight, like A burnout simulator. than at some point after that I had A 1973 F250 4X4 with A mechanical conventional wrecker,The balance of that truck and the time I spent behind the wheel I got so I slide through curves (nothing on the hook) like A dirt track racer, I guess they call it drifting now. it is important to know how to get A car out of A slide before ones life depends on it.

[HP_Cuda]

There is a difference between driving in snow/ice conditions and then purposely drifting the muscle car. Both are good things to know as it prepares you for such an event.

Long ago, I remember driving my brother near my childhood home and going into a left hand uphill road and really roasting the tires and fishtailing up about half the hill. My brother took both hands and embedded them into my dash. The look of pure terror made me laugh so friggin hard.

[RUNCHARGER]

You have to watch for old habits too. After decades of using lots of throttle in Mopars my first couple of quick corners in my wife's S2000 taught me that that much throttle isn't needed in a properly balanced sports car. The Viper needs a delicate foot as well for quick cornering.