>
> yWM96@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > Weird thing happened today. Scared the *&%# out of me. I was pulling on to
> > a road with a couple of freinds that had never seen me floor it in my Dak.
> > They had heard stories(hehe..) and wanted to see how it took off. So I
> > punched it and my engine was revving and sounding kinda funny, but i wasn't
> > going anywhere. After a second or so (seemed like forever), i finally got a
> > little scratch and off we went. So i was all worried and stuff thinking
> > something was screwed up. Later we figured out that it had rained earlier
> > and my back tires were in some water. I guess(and hope) I just got
> > absolutely NO traction, I was just sitting on top of the water spinning.
> > Freaked me out.
> >
> > Will
> yeah its called horse power in a pickup. YOUR GONNA SPIN WHEN YOU FLOOR
> IT (in the wet)
>
Actually, it's called torque i.e the ability to spin the tires, and a
truck usually has a lot more of it than a car. Heck you'll spin it when
the road is dry in a lot of cases.
Bruce
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