TheAmericanStig
06-06-2008, 10:17 AM
So I was coming back to school and on my campus there are a series of really neat turns right by the main entrance, on which I usually do some "spirited driving".
The other night, however, I DDed and took a buddy out to a bar. As I neared the campus entrance on the way home, I matched revvs, downshifted, and prepped myself for "my run". However, I glanced at my annebriated friend in the passenger seat, and began to slow down. I told him I didnt want to do anything that might upset his stomach.
"No man, do what you gotta do... Im fine" he replied, not intending to spoil any of my fun. With that, I began to take the first turn.
I bombed right around it like it was nothing, took the second larger radius turn smoothly onto the small straight and prepped myself for the third and final turn onto the back road which I took to my apartment.
As I neared the final turn I saw a patch of gravel, so I slowed my speed and the pitch of my turn in order to compensate. The front tires rolled right over them following my exact intended path, as if I was Colin Mcrae. What I didnt account for, however, was the rear tires. After my front tires had crossed the gravel, I began to accelerate out of the turn.
I immediately felt my car begin to oversteer, and naturally counter-locked, in order to correct myself. BAM! the second my rear tires left the gravel they caught right up and snapped my car dead on into a road sign.
The sign broke right off, snapping as if it were a toothpick. I thought for sure my front bumper and possibly a headlight and grill were a goner. But when we got back to my apartment I was pleasantly surprised.
The ep, like a champ, had survived with only minor cosmetic damage to the front bumper. I will post pictures when I get home to better explain the details.
The other night, however, I DDed and took a buddy out to a bar. As I neared the campus entrance on the way home, I matched revvs, downshifted, and prepped myself for "my run". However, I glanced at my annebriated friend in the passenger seat, and began to slow down. I told him I didnt want to do anything that might upset his stomach.
"No man, do what you gotta do... Im fine" he replied, not intending to spoil any of my fun. With that, I began to take the first turn.
I bombed right around it like it was nothing, took the second larger radius turn smoothly onto the small straight and prepped myself for the third and final turn onto the back road which I took to my apartment.
As I neared the final turn I saw a patch of gravel, so I slowed my speed and the pitch of my turn in order to compensate. The front tires rolled right over them following my exact intended path, as if I was Colin Mcrae. What I didnt account for, however, was the rear tires. After my front tires had crossed the gravel, I began to accelerate out of the turn.
I immediately felt my car begin to oversteer, and naturally counter-locked, in order to correct myself. BAM! the second my rear tires left the gravel they caught right up and snapped my car dead on into a road sign.
The sign broke right off, snapping as if it were a toothpick. I thought for sure my front bumper and possibly a headlight and grill were a goner. But when we got back to my apartment I was pleasantly surprised.
The ep, like a champ, had survived with only minor cosmetic damage to the front bumper. I will post pictures when I get home to better explain the details.