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Hey guys,

I have jsut had huge scare other day on the way to work, i was taking off at lights, and as i was listening to a favorite tune, had music up, and i didnt' realise that the rear wheels must have started to spin, i went to indicate left to get in my lane to turn off, and was entering teh nundah bypass tunnel, and as i tryed to straighten up to comtinue as normal, the car just kept on vearing towards the left right 4 the wall, so i quickly swung it over to pull it away and over corected and did 180 and teh arse end was heading straight for otehr side of tunnel,

never been so scared in my life.

i have car that it unscratched from this incident but was only like 30cm's away from hitting the wall.

i hate rain.

Just warnign u's how much it changes conditions specially with teh turbo, and keep ya tunes down in the wet too.

thank god it was all ok

Later guys

Robz

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As long as you learnt from the experience dude thats the main thing.

Personally Id be also checking your tyre pressures :P As when your low on air the tyres dont do what they should in the wet. One of mine was only 3psi lower and it was being a wee bit taily, you could even see behind the car one tyre was lower on air.

Also in quiet open areas when its wet, just give it a bit, try find the limits a bit more (yeah skidpan is all well and good, but its not actual road conditions)

Yeah when I first got the car I had it fishtailing (wildly) once when I had to turn into traffic and was blocked by a parked 4wd to see if any cars were coming, eventually I just said "f*** it" and went out into the lane, there was a camry almost on me so I floored it and got round the corner and started fishtailing badly, about 45 degrees one way then the other and with countersteering got it under control.

Basically - don't hit the pedal too hard when you're turning a corner. Robz it happened to you because you were turning into the tunnel, stay off the accelerator until you get straight again and this goes doubly when it is wet.

here you go

some selective copy paste from the WRC rally site

The thinner tyres - typically 135mm wide compared to 205mm gravel and 224mm asphalt tyres - have a wider, more open tread and smaller footprint. They may make the modern generation of low, wide rally cars look slightly gangly, but these dimensions allow the tyres to penetrate the loose snow to reach the harder, more compact base below

yeah, this is half of the reason that turbos and kids don't mix.

Something similar hapened to me many years ago in the wet. Damage was done and a lesson was learned, and it took me many years to shake off my issues with driving in the rain.

I'm glad you've learned your lesson. As Strutto said, go up to mount cotton and do some driver training as it's well worth it. also being able to "cut sick" in a controlled environment should give you some much needed experience so you can identify when your car has lost traction. if the revs and the engine noise don't match what your ass is feeling through the seat then back off. Where a lot of people run into trouble (and I know i did in the past) is when you put your foot down and the wheels start spinning unbeknowns to you and your brain thinks the car isn't responding, so you put your foot into it more. Tail end comes out then you freak out, slam your foot on the brakes (locking them) and wind the steering wheel to full lock. Once you do this you're pretty much screwed and all you can really do is hold on and pray.

Either that or boost it before the apex of a corner in the wet. It's just way too easy to do yourself permanent damage in a turbo in the wet, especially on skinny tyres.

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