My Wheels on Wide Bay Ooops moment

[quozl]

Enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGQHXeBNw7U

Cheers Al

[99gti]

Hazooos! - looked like you were moving! Is she all fixed again now?

[quozl]

Hazooos! - looked like you were moving! Is she all fixed again now?

Yup got it back last week only took them a couple of days, just cosmetic damage. All ready for the next event.

Cheers Al

[gtimk5]

I didnt know you did that Al. Did it bend the suspension?
What a bugger.
Sounds awesome
Cheers, Andrew

[quozl]

I didnt know you did that Al. Did it bend the suspension?
What a bugger.
Sounds awesome
Cheers, Andrew

It was bound to happen sooner or later, I only use the car for tarmac events now, rarely drive it on the street any more. No damage to any of the suspension or frame, only metal bent was the rebar behind the bumper and the tow hook which took most of the impact. Shipstones had a spare rebar for the bumper they donated and gave me a great deal on the work. You can't even see where the damage was, the repair is flawless.

Cheers Al

[99gti]

It was bound to happen sooner or later, I only use the car for tarmac events now, rarely drive it on the street any more.

Lucky mofo! So what's the daily driver just out of curiosity?

[quozl]

Lucky mofo! So what's the daily driver just out of curiosity?

Polo is our other car.

Cheers Al

[WABIT]

i respect you sooooo much for giving that r32 all its got... then falliing down and to come back hopefuly 2 times as hard! such respect

wabit

[quozl]

Thanks but it's not that big a deal I just do it for some fun Have a look at the next event, Mt Buller Sprint, now this is going to be fun.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/533908/mt_buller_exige/

Cheers Alastair

[KI11Z]

Thats def one thing im worried about doing once i start tracking the VR . . .

Good luck with d next event!!

. . . Alex

[quozl]

Thats def one thing im worried about doing once i start tracking the VR

Good luck with d next event!!

. . . Alex

If your worried about it and you want to do it regularly then don't use your everyday driver because if your driving in any sort of event whether it's on a track or tarmac rally or whatever sooner or later your going to have a bingle, or mechanical breakage of some sort, so you should be sure your prepared to accept this before you take your car on the track or into one of these type of events. As long as you can accept that then go for it cause it's the most fun you'll have keeping your pants on.

That's why this didn't bother me and I'm sure why Guy's problems he's had at some of the Duttons blowing up diffs etc don't bother him, it's all part and parcel of competing in your car that something will go wrong eventually.

As long as you learn from it and learn why it happened and try your best not to do it again in the long run it's all good experience and most of all good fun driving your car at the limit in a safe and controlled environment.

Thanks for the good wishes for the next event Alex. I'm really really looking forward to Mt Buller as I grew up driving on that type of road in BC and that type of event interests me a lot more than the motorkhana type stuff you get in the Dutton series.

Oh and BTW if you think my bingle was bad spare a thought for this guy from the Suncoast Classic held last weekend on the sunshine coast. Though being a plastic surgeon I'm sure if he does 10 boob jobs it will pay for the repair.







Cheers Alastair

[static1800]

ouch can't imagine a big lambo doing to well on tight twisties, that lotus definatly is the go, or a mk1 for that matter

[quozl]

ouch can't imagine a big lambo doing to well on tight twisties, that lotus definatly is the go, or a mk1 for that matter

The Lambo was only in the touring section!!!! Gawd knows what he was doing to do that, obviously not driving as per the touring section rules.

Cheers Al

[DaveMack]

OOoooh ... ex$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$pensive.

Dave

[DaveMack]

Thanks
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/533908/mt_buller_exige/

Brave girl in that Excige ... with a good sense of humour (the Help! sign).

Dave