Close call on the road to Dallas - Nov 22 [Archive] - Sports Car Forum

RC45

11-23-2004, 12:46 AM

So I am on the road to Dallas this morning... and it is pissing with rain... ...the pictures tell the rest of the story.

This photo was taken at the beginning of the trip - showing the amount of rain being faced
http://img125.exs.cx/img125/2126/pouringrainy.th.jpg (http://img125.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img125&image=pouringrainy.jpg)

100 miles later....
http://img25.exs.cx/img25/3323/pointofnoreturn.th.jpg (http://img25.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img25&image=pointofnoreturn.jpg)

http://img25.exs.cx/img25/451/enterstageleft.th.jpg (http://img25.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img25&image=enterstageleft.jpg)

http://img25.exs.cx/img25/2689/gotmud.th.jpg (http://img25.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img25&image=gotmud.jpg)

http://img25.exs.cx/img25/4500/exitstageright.th.jpg (http://img25.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img25&image=exitstageright.jpg)

All I needed was a tow out of the mud - and was on my way again.

Farging Lucky for sure..

oscargarza88

11-23-2004, 12:52 AM

:shock: :shock:
dam im glad everything is ok!!
how did that happen?!

T-Bird

11-23-2004, 12:53 AM

must have scared the shit out of you almost going into oncoming traffic like that. Glad to know you and the car are ok.

RC45

11-23-2004, 01:04 AM

:shock: :shock:
dam im glad everything is ok!!
how did that happen?!

Hydroplane and a 400ft (about 4 seconds) fishtail that I lost the battle with... and spun across the muddy centre divide ... ending in the oncoming lane - I stopped with my ass in the oncoming lane, clutch in by the time I stopped so I didn't stall and managed to dash back onto the middle swamp to avoid the oncoming traffic.(

ABS and active handling had me stopped as soon as I hit the concrete of the other lane.

RC45

11-23-2004, 01:06 AM

must have scared the shit out of you almost going into oncoming traffic like that. Glad to know you and the car are ok.

It was a very stimulating experience ;) - but you just gotta keep a calm head and hope your instincts kick in... :)

gigdy

11-23-2004, 01:08 AM

Would you mind blessing the rest of us with your luck.

Glad your ok.

must have scared the shit out of you almost going into oncoming traffic like that. Glad to know you and the car are ok.

It was a very stimulating experience ;) - but you just gotta keep a calm head and hope your instincts kick in... :)

Ive been through that experience when i got hit.

Vansquish

11-23-2004, 01:17 AM

Glad to see you're ok RC, (car too for that matter hehe).

ZfrkS62

11-23-2004, 01:31 AM

good thing you know how to drive RC. I think JW would get a bit boring without you :wink:

but seriously, I'm glad you're ok.

SilviaEvo

11-23-2004, 01:40 AM

whoa crap that is a whole shitload of rain! glad you and teh Vette are okay! btw your car is the only Vette i would have! :mrgreen:

Minacious

11-23-2004, 01:51 AM

I can see that being an underwear changing experience. Glad to see that the old Vette needed nothing more than a good bath.

sentra_dude

11-23-2004, 02:04 AM

Good to hear you made it out ok RC.

Damn...the first time I was driving and things got really out of hand in the wet it scared the shiiit out of me! lol

666fast

11-23-2004, 02:08 AM

:shock:

Glad to hear you are ok and there wasn't any damage to the car! Close call for sure, someone in the opposite lanes in the wrong place and the wrong time could have changed that!

In a spin, both feet in! :lol:

DUNKiNUTS

11-23-2004, 02:18 AM

i have had one like that but no where near as fast or in oncoming cars, lucky i say

dingo

11-23-2004, 05:41 AM

Did taking photo's while driving cause (or contribute) this incident....if so I better stop. :P
Its good to see your OK mate....something similar happend to me once but it wasn't into oncoming traffic, just ended up backwards on the side of the road. :D

11-23-2004, 06:05 AM

Scary!! And you are lucky to have such wide grass/mud strips between the two ways in the US! Here we just have a nice metal or concret guardrail wich is not that Vette friendly :!:

SPEEDKILLAR

11-23-2004, 06:27 AM

RC45

11-23-2004, 11:36 AM

Scary!! And you are lucky to have such wide grass/mud strips between the two ways in the US! Here we just have a nice metal or concret guardrail wich is not that Vette friendly :!:

Same here :x

A word of advice, buy rain tyres :wink:

Pooled water is a crap shoot when you traverse it - as witnessed by the number of other folks send either spinning or squirrelly by the pooled water on the trip yesterday :)

As it is 11 inch wide tryes, no matter what the tread depth or tread pattern will be more likely to hydroplane than skinny sedan tyres.. :)

RC45

11-23-2004, 11:38 AM

Did taking photo's while driving cause (or contribute) this incident....if so I better stop. :P

Not at all and based on some comments received this is an perception that has seemed to be created. :)

Its good to see your OK mate....something similar happend to me once but it wasn't into oncoming traffic, just ended up backwards on the side of the road. :D

blah

11-23-2004, 11:42 AM

guess now its time to move up to the new Z06 and its 315s :twisted:

Cornutu

11-23-2004, 11:44 AM

lol nice, not vettey friendly
glad you are ok

RC45

11-23-2004, 11:51 AM

guess now its time to move up to the new Z06 and its 315s :twisted:

Fosure... ;)

295's are for pussy's.... 315's are even too wimpy... gimme some 345's babeee.. :P hehe

nthfinity

11-23-2004, 12:56 PM

glad to see you, and the vette in one piece :shock:
nothing that extreme has happened to me in the jeep... but once when only 2wd was engaged, and a heavy rain, i hydroplaned something fierce, which i was able to recover @50mph. its pretty crazy as you arent expecting that at all.

No.1

11-23-2004, 01:03 PM

Very scary indeed, but you managed to keep your head. I certainly wouldn't be so calm :P

You were very lucky... judging by the size of the truck in this pic, it could have ended a disaster :(

http://img25.exs.cx/img25/3323/pointofnoreturn.th.jpg

stradale

11-23-2004, 01:59 PM

Glad you and the car are OK, RC! Scary situation, finding yourself like a sitting duck on the wrong side of the road.....

gis

11-23-2004, 02:25 PM

wow scary monent RC,glad everything turned out ok though. :D

BADMIHAI

11-23-2004, 02:32 PM

I told you to pull into the parking lot when getting head. You never listen! :mrgreen:

Seriously though, I'm glad you are O.K.! :shock:

RC45

11-23-2004, 02:36 PM

I told you to pull into the parking lot when getting head. You never listen! :mrgreen:

And you never swallow... :)

Seriously though, I'm glad you are O.K.! :shock:
SO am I, so am I :)

ZfrkS62

11-23-2004, 03:26 PM

BADMIHAI wrote:
I told you to pull into the parking lot when getting head. You never listen!

And you never swallow...

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

BADMIHAI

11-23-2004, 03:48 PM

I told you to pull into the parking lot when getting head. You never listen! :mrgreen:

And you never swallow... :)

You mean you cheated on me? :x

RC45

11-23-2004, 03:51 PM

I told you to pull into the parking lot when getting head. You never listen! :mrgreen:

And you never swallow... :)

You mean you cheated on me? :x

The pictures can't lie... :lol: hahaha

coombsie66

11-23-2004, 06:36 PM

SHIT! Serious brown pants moment there! Glad your ok, that could have been really nasty :shock:

Pimp Racer

11-23-2004, 06:41 PM

Man thats scary! Thankfully you are safe! Hey here's some advice have you ever heard of the stuff called rainz? THAT STUFF IS THE BEST!! It actually works also!
Oh and its like only 2 bucks!

Anonymous

11-23-2004, 06:42 PM

I'm a bit late spying this thread, but glad to see all is in one piece :D I'm sure i wouldn't have been quite so calm in your situation :P

Pimp Racer

11-23-2004, 06:45 PM

:lol: yeah I would have been scared to shit and then when going back on the track do about only 35-50 MPH and stay on the sides or something.

mindgam3

11-23-2004, 06:48 PM

unlucky, but then again kinda lucky at the same time.... especially if there was a concrete central reservation or the grass was narrower.....

Wutputt

11-23-2004, 06:54 PM

Mmm missed this one. I'm glad you and your Vette have survived this all in one piece. Your heart must be going 200 mph when you were spinning towards the upcoming traffic! I once had my back suddenly break out and I couldn't catch it anymore. Luckily I came to a stop very close to a crash barrier, but my heart was ticking like it never ticked before.

budagboy2

11-23-2004, 07:09 PM

Holy shit, good to see everything is ok

raphaelws

11-23-2004, 07:35 PM

ahahahah dickhead

Anonymous

11-23-2004, 07:42 PM

ahahahah dickhead

You what? how pleasant of you......

CSedl87

11-23-2004, 09:30 PM

Holy fuck that sucks. Glad you're ok. Btw how fast were you going when this happened?

ZfrkS62

11-23-2004, 09:59 PM

Someone mentioned earlier "in a spin, 2 feet in" How does that work? Clutch in, brake when backwards? off brakes when straightened out? i know in my Z when the ass would kick out all i had to do was stab the clutch and let the tires catch again and i would be straightend out. Same idea in a 360 spin?

raphaelws

11-23-2004, 10:01 PM

You what? how pleasant of you......

sorry man :| !!! but it was funny!

ZfrkS62

11-23-2004, 10:02 PM

You what? how pleasant of you......

sorry man :| !!! but it was funny!

i hope you wouldn't have said the same thing if he had gotten smacked by a semi-truck.