You know that car also traveled back in time too so why don't our cars do the same? It was a movie prop car and nothing more and you cant compare any driving or braking characteristics to a real Delorean. Quit using BTTF as a reference to the Deloreans performance. Mark V On Friday, December 3, 2004, at 01:20 PM, Dom Diaz wrote: > > > Those were not Goodyear NCTs on the BTTF car. It also spun out when > taking > off, does your do that much? I wouldn't use a movie as a definitive > comment > on the capabilities of this car. You should drive yours back to 1955. > >> From: "Videobob Moseley" <videobob@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: RE: [DML] Re: DeLo's In Year 'Round Use >> Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 00:16:20 -0600 >> >> >> >> Put in a copy of BTTF 1, just after Marty goes back in time and leaves >> Peabody's farm >> he is driving down an old country road and then slamms the brakes. >> The cars slides on the front wheels and then jerks to the left hard. >> >> There is your DeLorean braking system. >> Of course, those were a set of Goodyear NCT's but the also on bone dry >> asphalt. >> >> On a wet road your car will slide like it's on glass if you lock the >> front >> wheels. >> >> Maybe John Hervey is to blame? >> I put on a set of his rebuilt brake calipers and they do work a lot >> better >> than the originals did. >> They will lock your wheels right up. >> >> Yes it's true, I do drive like a mad man, but that was not the case >> when I >> was only >> going 30 MPH, and slid about 50 feet into the back of a BMW with zero >> control of the >> car in heavy rain. >> Bottom line, leave the car at home in the rain and take the OTHER car. >> - VB To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/