Close call on the road to Dallas - Nov 22
 

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

100 miles later....
http://img25.exs.cx/img25/3323/pointofnoreturn.th.jpg

http://img25.exs.cx/img25/451/enterstageleft.th.jpg

http://img25.exs.cx/img25/2689/gotmud.th.jpg

http://img25.exs.cx/img25/4500/exitstageright.th.jpg

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

Farging Lucky for sure..

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

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

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.

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

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

Glad your ok.

Ive been through that experience when i got hit.

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

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.

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:

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

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

: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:

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

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

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 :!: