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hey peeps.

about 2 months ago i took delivery of a nice r33 skyline gts-25t. i've been loving it ever since! BUT today, as i was driving back from work....

taking-off from a stopsign, just driving normally... 1st.... 2nd.... 3rd... boost hits.... road is drenched cos of the sh1t canberra weather we've had all day. car steps out (prolly doing 50k/h). i'm like "aaah okay yeah enough" and back off the throttle a little, winding-in a fraction of opposite lock. the car begins to shoot straight again and then all of a sudden WHOOSH and the car skews sideways. i correct. swings back around again and now i'm about 75o to the kurb. sccccrrraaaape wheel against kurb. back around again, up the gutter, into a tree, then a streetsign, then came to a halt.

my car has a fcuked door, doorjam, sill, rear quarter and a rear wheel that looks like i have about 30o positive camber and 40o toe-in.

LET THIS BE A LESSON to all those with big-hp back hoop drive cars and scrubbed tyres. :goddam: :goddam: :goddam:

and more frustrating is that i wasn't being a maniac!!!!^#(*^Q$(^ just driving like your average joe. if i'd dropped the clutch on that corner and "drifted" consciously i'd have been good, but DAMNIT as soon as i drive normally... :x

i'll put pics up tomorrow. :boohoo:

d

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bad luck dude sad to hear however still a bit silly putting ur foot down in the rain especially with the amount of oil on the roads... plus u say you were in 3rd doing 50 and boost hit i wouldnt have thought that would be more than 2,600rpm - 3,000rpm which shouldnt be all that much boost at that stage... anyways hope it doesnt cost to much to repair.

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bad luck dude sad to hear however still a bit silly putting ur foot down in the rain especially with the amount of oil on the roads... plus u say you were in 3rd doing 50 and boost hit i wouldnt have thought that would be more than 2,600rpm - 3,000rpm which shouldnt be all that much boost at that stage... anyways hope it doesnt cost to much to repair.

yeah was silly... specially considering i'm running on my tread-ware indicators! but its easy to lose concentration when you're just driving about at grandma speeds. i mean i was thinking about nothing when all of a sudden i lost it (and it really WAS my fault... no denying!). but yeah. caught me off-guard and the next thing i know i was like "aaaah damn no catching this one!". if i'd dropped the clutch and been ready for some sideways action, i don't doubt i could've controlled it... *sigh* and yes, canberra roads were very slippery this evening. as soon as i started making positive boost, it was all over :P

Admit it!

You were pissed!

lol. yeah could've been a convienient excuse!

insurance. well... $1700 excess (just cars). its gonna be a right royal pain in the bank account! its funny (well... not really) but as soon as i connected the tree, the first thing that popped into my head was insurance... :bonk:

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Not criticising or anything dude, but i'm seriously doubting your drifting ability considering you're 19 and lost control in 3rd doing 50km/h. I can't drift at all. Never tried, but i've certainly had a few scary moments in the wet and managed to regain with no damage (and i drive like a granny in da wet)

Lol, i would understand the accident if you weren't talking about how you could have undoubtedly drifted it in the wet...

Once again dude, not criticising, and seriously bad luck, hope you get it fixed without too much hassles.

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I feel for you mate... I had my first accident the other weekend very similar to you... It was pouring with rain and my girlfriend and I decided to meet some friends up on Mt Dandenong for lunch (mistake no. 1)

We tried taking a short cut and ended up on some retarded little windy road with gravel edges and no signage. I was busily discussing which road to turn off when I noticed a nasty S bend around a blind corner... I was travelling about 60 and wasn't speeding or driving like a maniac... So as we entered the corner (which also happened to be downhill!) I ever so gently leaned on the brakes...

As soon as my foot touched the brakes the back end stepped out... I managed to catch it and straighten up but ran out of room to make the second bend (being an S bend)... tried to turn in and dropped a back wheel on the gravel... then we really started to spin! I realised I wasn't going to get it back again and was heading towards a solid looking fence so I gave up and jumped on the brakes... the car did a full 180 and we went backwards across the road into a ditch and barbed wire fence :D

It was just amazing that I managed to not bend any panels (1 small dent on the door about the size of your fist) or break anything... just LOTS of scratches :D

Sorry for the long post... just wanted to share that with you... your not the only one who has been caught out whilst driving normally... everyone be careful in the wet!!!

Oh and dude you lost it in a straight line? Time to by a 4WD :D

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yeah i'm not attesting to being the worlds best driver. nor a d1 competitor! but i've had the tail out without losing it heaps of times before - off public roads.. NATURALLY :D teehee... however, presented with a "surprise" moment, you'd have to have freakishly good reflexes, mental control and knowledge of your car's handling characteristics to save yourself. its all over reeeaaal quick. clearly, my accident happened because i over-corrected SOOOO slightly, but on the soppy roads we had and 50ish k, i quickly found it all over!

i'm thanking myself for the advanced/defensive courses i've done and the guidance i've received from a few serious racers/pros though. many people panic in situations like mine, resulting in the mashing of all pedals below your feet/letting go of steering wheel and screaming/not opposite locking or properly "emergency braking". my little biff could've been a hell of a lot worse. i know "expert training" doesn't guarantee no crashes, only what to do if you start to go up the creek, but i've no douby it helped me greatly.

the just cars/aami truck will pick her up tomorrow. we'll soon see how much damage i've created. i had a much more thorough look today and it isn't really THAT serious. some suspension damage to one wheel is the only pita. i just hope i haven't bent the chassis/subframe cos the prick'll prolly be a rite-off then! we'll see.

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