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so im canyon running tonight. i was doin my normal 60-65 but then i just started goin a lil faster..... bad i dea. wheels lost traction, i lost control. the car started to fishtale heavily. i did a 360 and wound up in the side of the mountain. but i still had momentum so i bounced off and the tail end banged up against the side. my whole ac line cracked and leaked out anything that was in it. my rear taillight got pushed out because my 50 pound sub box did a summersault into the back, and banged out my taillight. the passenger side was the side that banged the wall and it poped somin out in the suspension. any time i stop and turn the wheel it makes a loud POP. and when i was driving into my parking garage at the apartment it made this crunching noise. im still in a lil bit of shock. my front bumper is cracked and the metal pannel next to it is dented in. it looks like a ufo. i should have stayed my normal speed this sucks!!! and we have the so cal meet in 2 weeks. like i said i wish i could curse...... oh pics wil be up tommrow if i can figure out how.
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Oct 30, 2004 - 1:23 PM
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Nice *thumbs up* everyone who canyon races does this eventually; it's nothing to be ashamed about. All part of learning |
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Oct 30, 2004 - 1:33 PM
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yea when i first started fishtaling i had a choice of side of mountain, or 300 foot drop. so i cut that wheel and i thought it would be alot worse then it is. but i mean its not to bad except the suspension is really ****ed. i got kind of lucky. im still wondering if i should call the insurance or not. but thanks for the comment. your right everyone does do this at least once. ive had 2 of my buddys fly off already so im lucky.
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Oct 30, 2004 - 1:33 PM
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Yeah, whenever I canyon run I choose the direction that gives me the most time on the side of the rocks 
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Oct 30, 2004 - 1:45 PM
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yea cause like i always tell the new guys on the first runs. if you start slippin get that car to hit the wall instead of flying off. ive been driving the same road for 4 months every day. i guess my friends said i hugged one corner to tight and hit a lil dirt doing 70 and i just lost it.
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Oct 30, 2004 - 10:07 PM
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dirt is the devil thats why i like driving out slow, to check the road conditions, and then comming back fast. -------------------- 1994 Celica GT4 WRC Edition
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Oct 31, 2004 - 3:36 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 29, '03 From canoga park , ca Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
yea i always check it first. i went on that road 3 times i think my tires were just giving out. i went though 2 loops which is about 30 miles of hard driving. anyway i went back on it today like jumping on a horse. and my suspension is fine its a lil better actually.... so no worrys but i still need mad body work.
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Nov 1, 2004 - 1:06 AM
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i tell this to everyone it happens to all of us. as long as you walk away its ok. i had the same thing happen a few nights ago. after losing a friend went to the canyon roads to let some anger out. got it pretty sideways and just slid into a ditch. i had the same symptoms of steering you had. jack the front up and see which tire shakes grab the top and bottom of the tire and see if its loose. if it is let me know ill let you know the easyfix for it. i though i blew either a cv boot or the front axel but was lucky and just needed to tighten 1 bolt. |
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Nov 1, 2004 - 5:14 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 29, '03 From canoga park , ca Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
ehi t handles pretty well im faded thogh.. so maybe i shouldnt be posting.. i didnt crash tonight thought or the night before it seems to be really good. i did a couple runs and shes back to normal i hope.
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Nov 1, 2004 - 11:25 PM
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well did you get your cage in before you johnny rocketed into the wall??
im curious to know if that helped any? and sorry to hear about teh celi but atleast you werent rocket man off the cliff --------------------  hows it taste motha f*cka |
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Nov 2, 2004 - 2:48 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 29, '03 From canoga park , ca Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
hah no cage did not go in. my buddy had the bays full all weekend. oh well... so i mean theres not to much damge. the front bumper is over like 1/8 inch.
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