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Andrew Bennett
Tinkerer
ACT
GT limited

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Reg: 10-2005

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Monday, June 26, 2006 - 06:53 pm, by:  Andrew Bennett (Fc_racer) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I dont know why im making this thread...maby its to make me fell better but on friday night my soarer got written off. It was fully insured and im now looking at a mk3 supra (1jz means i can drive a manual car with boost again :-) )Id put pictures up but i really cant find the motivation to do it at the moment. um...yeah..i dont know what else to say at the moment
Sam Schreck
DieHard
ACT
vvt-i JZZ31

Posts: 994
Reg: 07-2005

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Monday, June 26, 2006 - 07:10 pm, by:  Sam Schreck (Schreck300) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Very sorry to hear that Andrew. I hope no one was hurt. At least it was insured. It sucks paying those premiums, but well worth it at times like these.
I'll be waiting on pics of the Supra.
Daniel Clarke
TryHard
NSW
TT 2.5L 6 cylinder

Posts: 325
Reg: 03-2006

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Monday, June 26, 2006 - 07:10 pm, by:  Daniel Clarke (Dieseltrain) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Dude, SO NOT GOOD man...... THings happen for a reason in life, its the only way to look at it. Its insured and cars can get replaced, Peoples cant. Hope everyone involved was ok.
Andrew Bennett
Tinkerer
ACT
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Monday, June 26, 2006 - 07:19 pm, by:  Andrew Bennett (Fc_racer) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

yeah i made sure when i knew i had lost it i made sure that my die was the one that hit the pole and not my friends...the most dammage was caused but the mounting for the pole tearing all under my car (i had a huge hole in my boot. rather me than my mate..less loss then. Hopefully it wont take too long to get the money as catching busses from belco-> woden then walking to lexus is a bad trip and involves me walking.

And the wierdest thing happens now, when i take a toyota/lexus form work out on the road now, i shake, very od indeed :S
Maurice Diggler
Tinkerer
Victoria
Twin Turbo

Posts: 6
Reg: 06-2006

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Monday, June 26, 2006 - 07:24 pm, by:  Maurice Diggler (Mau_rice) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Sorry to hear that Andrew, glad no one was hurt.

Can you give us an idea of what happened? Were you at fault? If you don't want to talk about it that's fine.

Thanks.
Andrew Bennett
Tinkerer
ACT
GT limited

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Monday, June 26, 2006 - 07:28 pm, by:  Andrew Bennett (Fc_racer) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

um well i was coming round a corner on friday night (it has just stopped raining) and as i turned into the corner I THINK one of 2 things happened, (i)the box kicked down or (ii)i hit an oily patch (which apparantly there was) and the box flared.
my tail kicked out and i tried ot counter steer but it snapped in all sorts of directions and i think i had too much power or something and i jumper the gutter and hit the pole and yeah...thats about all i remember then i made sure my mate was ok then we got out.....if that makes any sence...i hope it does
Neil Griffiths
Trader
NSW
MANUAL Super Charged UZZ31 :-)

Posts: 2240
Reg: 07-2005

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Monday, June 26, 2006 - 07:36 pm, by:  Neil Griffiths (Aussiesc) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

WOW mate...
You get an UPPER the other with the New Job.
Now a Downer with the prang..

Chin up..you are still here :-)
Andrew Bennett
Tinkerer
ACT
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Monday, June 26, 2006 - 07:39 pm, by:  Andrew Bennett (Fc_racer) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

lucky i got full insurance on th16th of this month :S soooooo lucky
Mike Beck
TryHard
Ellerslie
Rafaga CS (0-60: 8.9sec in the wet)

Posts: 475
Reg: 11-2005

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Monday, June 26, 2006 - 07:50 pm, by:  Mike Beck (Gold_40gt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

When I read the title I was hoping you sold it against it being written off which it was...

Very unfortunate to hear Andrew, Id go off the wall If a soarer like my old gold one was written off! Even the thought sickens me....

Also In my opinion don't upload pictures of the damaged soarer - I suspect theres alot of people here that wouldnt want to see such a horrific sight.
David Vaughan
Goo Roo
ACT
V8 manual

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Reg: 07-2005

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Monday, June 26, 2006 - 08:27 pm, by:  David Vaughan (Davidv) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


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my tail kicked out and i tried to counter steer but it snapped in all sorts of directions and i think i had too much power or something and i jumped the gutter and hit the pole and yeah


Counter-steering is nice; throttle off / braking is vital. Besides, if you brake and still hit something, you do it more slowly

I recall a meeting in the 80s (?) when Nikki Lauda drove in a modest open-wheeler race here as a feature event. He was near the lead early in the race when an Aussie driver lost it in front of him, corrected, swung the other way and back again for a final spin, causing Lauda to go off track to avoid him. Lauda's car was damaged forcing his retirement.

Arriving in the commentary booth shortly thereafter, Lauda was asked about the incident.
"I guess you are not too impressed by the Australian driving." said the commentator, somewhat embarrassedly.
"Not at all." replied Lauda cheerfully. "Their driving is fine. It is their spinning they need to improve."

His point, as he further explained, was that had the Aussie braked rather than trying to catch the car under power, no serious incident would have occurred.
Mike Bradberry
TryHard
Queensland
V8 Limited

Posts: 252
Reg: 07-2005

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Monday, June 26, 2006 - 08:48 pm, by:  Mike Bradberry (Halflife) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Good point David, especially when travelling sideways your braking is very efficient and you can still steer to a degree. Fantastic when using left foot braking and the throttle to aid steering.
Don Bagnall
Moderator
New Zealand
I have LESS Soarers than Hayden :-(

Posts: 3937
Reg: 05-2005

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Monday, June 26, 2006 - 08:59 pm, by:  Don Bagnall (Baggs) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Sympathy's Andrew
Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer
South Australia
GT4.0 V8

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Monday, June 26, 2006 - 09:58 pm, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Quite often the first reaction when losing it, is to brace yourself. You grip the wheel hard and stretch your legs out to push yourself back into the seat. Unfortunately the right foot is usually still on the gas pedal :-(

Apparently women drivers at driver training days have less big "thrills" as they panic and hit the brake as soon as things start to go wrong. Men tend to try to catch it etc, and in doing so lose it big time after it whips back on them.
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31

Posts: 1168
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Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 07:03 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hah, I NEVER tried to catch the V8 in the wet, always instantly backed off and braked - too much torque. The JZZ31 is a lot more forgiving.
Mike Mortimer
Tinkerer
VIC
Soarer TT

Posts: 26
Reg: 04-2006

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Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 08:42 am, by:  Mike Mortimer (Mikemort) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I found catching the soarer when it kicks out, IS a HELL of a lot easier than in a VT commodore... Had a few close encounters with barriers whilst on learners driving daddies VT. The only reason I purposely tried to kick the back out was to learn how to handle the car in a sticky situation (don't worry, I only did it on semi-private, Open roads).

Its never a good thing to see a soarer, or any car for that matter being written off. Glad everyone was ok though.

Cheers
Ken Cornell
TryHard
Western Australia
4.0GT V8 Soarer

Posts: 351
Reg: 01-2006

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Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 08:53 am, by:  Ken Cornell (Dunadan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Sorry to hear what happened. I agree with what Pen said, I did the exact same thing a couple of weeks ago. Tried to save it, over corrected, got traction, ended up facing the wrong way. Fortunately there were no polls!
Tim Appleton
TryHard
QLD
Soarer UZZ31 V8 GT-L

Posts: 190
Reg: 07-2005

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Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 09:02 am, by:  Tim Appleton (Timbo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Sorry to hear about that, Andrew. Good to hear that nobody was injured, just your pride, and your wallet.

I had a similar lose in my old Commondore (although it was bucketing down). Inadvertently I kept the power on until I realised it was about to snap back the other way into the gutter. In the panic, I somehow figured that slamming on the brakes would just slide me sideways, and I avoided the kerb by a foot.

Usually by the third fishtail in the wet it's impossible to catch.
Adam Lonergan
TryHard
Victoria
UZZ32

Posts: 273
Reg: 08-2005

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Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 02:13 pm, by:  Adam Lonergan (Alchemistal) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Andrew, are you going to buy the wreck and part it out or just let it go?
David Vaughan
Goo Roo
ACT
V8 manual

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Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 02:17 pm, by:  David Vaughan (Davidv) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Remember the cars have ABS so you can now brake and steer unlike the GOD*

* Good Old Days
Those days when things generally worked worse than they do now but we were having fun anyway, only the death rate was higher.

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