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Hills, Sydney
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June 2004
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Damn, had a crash
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Sat, 24 July 2004 07:53
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Comming back from a soccer game, roads are wet.
I enter a fairly large round about, and as im exiting I hit the gas a lil too much. Feel it slide. Let go of the throttle and couter steer, and start to gain control. Then feel the left back wheel dip into a pot-hole and round n round I go.
Cracked rear left wheel and broke an axel. 
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Club Member
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Sydney, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Damn, had a crash
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Sat, 24 July 2004 08:10
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Bummer man...
Lucky you didn't hit any other cars though dude...
Could have been much worse...
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Location:
Sydney
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June 2004
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Re: Damn, had a crash
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Sat, 24 July 2004 08:22
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SPEWING mate!!!
a couple days ago i almost done the same thing  was wet and was drift around my area and got to a round about and planted it and couldnt counteract in time and ended up collecting the medium strip at the round about (you know the triangle part at round abouts)... both front and rear passenger side hitting, massive noise but LUCKILY no damage at al for me
so i kinda know how you feel mate without the damage part
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Location:
The Eastwood MASSIVE !
Registered:
May 2003
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Re: Damn, had a crash
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Sat, 24 July 2004 09:13
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Seems to be a few prangs around , bummer dude
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Location:
Sydney
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June 2004
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Re: Damn, had a crash
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Sat, 24 July 2004 09:20
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tru dat!!! i think it is accident season cause i know at least 3 other people that have had accidents in the last few days
luckily i finish work at 1am and there is no one on the roads when im doing my drifts 
oh yeah and i do make sure there are no other cars on the side of the road parked before using the street for drift practice
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Location:
Bayside Melbourne.
Registered:
May 2003
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Re: Damn, had a crash
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Sat, 24 July 2004 09:32
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bah ha ha ha... Awesome sig DiZ_. 
Sorry to hear about the crash. There's a bit of it going round.
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Location:
Potts Point, Sydney
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: Damn, had a crash
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Sat, 24 July 2004 09:43
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Unlucky man, but at least its not any worse than it could've been
Any pics
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Club Member
Location:
Sydney, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Damn, had a crash
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Sat, 24 July 2004 09:54
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What about your rear wiper Diz???
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Location:
London
Registered:
July 2004
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Re: Damn, had a crash
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Sat, 24 July 2004 10:04
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Bad luck man,
Government is always happy to spend money on preachy TV ads but don't seem to realise -or care- that if they kept the roads in better condition then there'd be a lot fewer accidents.
I hate it when you turn into a round about and *BANG* there a great big ******* hole in the middle of the road.
Road serfices round inner Melb are shite
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
June 2003
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Re: Damn, had a crash
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Sat, 24 July 2004 10:08
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yeah, ur lucky..ur car could be more fucked up like mine!
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Location:
Hills, Sydney
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: Damn, had a crash
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Sat, 24 July 2004 10:41
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Thanks for the replies fellas,
Its been a shit day, but i realise how lucky i was. What scares me the most is that i could have killed someone if there was on coming traffic.
Thanks for all the support.
~wolf~
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Registered:
August 2003
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Re: Damn, had a crash
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Sat, 24 July 2004 12:28
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I just had a little accident at a roundabout today too! It was wet and I went in a little too fast and me sprinter under-steered and hit the edge of the pavement pretty hard. My left front wheel now has a dent. Not sure if anything else is damaged.
And on my way home, I turned into a 90 degree corner and started drifting/sliding and I over-corrected 3-4 times and occupying both lanes. Good thing there were no cars - scary shit!
Oh well its good that nothing worse went wrong and I will noe drive more carefully on wet roads - duh lol
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: Damn, had a crash
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Sat, 24 July 2004 13:05
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i agree with spirokeet that government dont fix roads and dont fix properly when they do.
but this is not to say that we dont drive like idiots at times though  i cant believe i just said that 
they are spending millions of dollars on some star wars defence system... what about our roads first ay! and more importantly what bout all the homeless and starving in the world!!!
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Location:
Belgium
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March 2004
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Re: Damn, had a crash
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Sat, 24 July 2004 15:42
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Politicians want media exposure, fixing bad roads doesn't give them that, so it's not something they are really interested in.
I wonder how many accidents can be attributed to, or aggravated by bad road infrastructure?
Cheers, Yves.
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Location:
Adelaide
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January 2004
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Re: Damn, had a crash
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Sat, 24 July 2004 16:56
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solution - the starving and the homeless fix the roads!
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Location:
Hills, Sydney
Registered:
June 2004
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Location:
brisbane
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August 2003
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Re: Damn, had a crash
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Sun, 25 July 2004 09:43
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I dont think stiffer suspension will give you more grip in the wet...
Strangely enough, my mates and I always get pulled over by randoms in the wet commenting on our driving skills. Funny what a skid pan day can do for you.
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Location:
Hills, Sydney
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: Damn, had a crash
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Sun, 25 July 2004 10:48
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I bet it does wonders.
Can anyone tell me the location of any skid pans in or around Sydney??
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Location:
Potts Point, Sydney
Registered:
October 2003
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Registered:
April 2004
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Re: Damn, had a crash
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Sun, 25 July 2004 16:04
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Sounds like a few of you need to learn how to drive. I've witnessed a few losers getting sideways in the rain and getting it all out of control.
IF u Can't control your car - don't get sideways.
FOOLS.!!.
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Location:
Hills, Sydney
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: Damn, had a crash
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Mon, 26 July 2004 05:30
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Hmmm, yes, I'm sure you are the perfect example driver who never even comes close to a curb. 
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: Damn, had a crash
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Mon, 26 July 2004 06:11
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i recon ay! not everything happens intentionally so when it comes out from nowhere not response is not always perfect... now i was drifting and went too far and admit it but it doesnt mean we cant control our cars
for me i wanted to go that bit further and see what happens, and i found out but i done this at 1am with noone on the orad...
i do not encourage driving like that with parked cars, people or any other moving object other than your car and your car alone on the road... if that is not possible then find somewhere/dont do it or wait for skid pan days
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: Damn, had a crash
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Mon, 26 July 2004 06:14
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i recon ay! not everything happens intentionally so when it comes out from nowhere not response is not always perfect... now i was drifting and went too far and admit it but it doesnt mean we cant control our cars
for me i wanted to go that bit further and see what happens, and i found out but i done this at 1am with noone on the orad...
i do not encourage driving like that with parked cars, people or any other moving object other than your car and your car alone on the road... if that is not possible then find somewhere/dont do it or wait for skid pan days
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April 2004
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Re: Damn, had a crash
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Mon, 26 July 2004 09:19
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Ive got way sideways too.. but never lose control. You don't push a bit further till u make a mistake... if you do that your just a wanker. The way to drive is to push to your limit and know that pushing that little bit harder would be to to break that limit.
LEARN TO DRIVE !
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: Damn, had a crash
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Mon, 26 July 2004 09:46
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but if you dont test your limits:
1. you wont know your limits
2. you wont learn how to go beyond your limits and control the car still
3. where are you supposed to learn to drive? ON THE ROAD
i aint trying to start an argument but before calling people wankers:
a) wolf underestimated his acceleration and lost control
b) i meant to go beyond the limit to learn how to control further & i did it when streets were empty. I MEANT TO DO IT, I KNEW THE POSSIBILTY OF HITTING GUTTERS AND WHATEVER AND I WAS EXPECTING SOMETHING TO GO WRONG IF I COULDNT DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME
c) now the first time i did it again and have learnt how to control it at that particular acceleration and turning angle
SO
d) i will go even further next time to keep learning
its not about making mistakes but learning from them!!! so before calling people names reaad the posts properly and find out what we are saying
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Location:
Hills, Sydney
Registered:
June 2004
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Mon, 26 July 2004 10:45
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Well said fade-e!
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April 2004
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Re: Damn, had a crash
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Thu, 29 July 2004 14:38
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Drivers driving around trying to 'find their limits' is about as safe as a 2 year old behind the wheel.
If u don't know how to control your car, go to a track or skid pan day.
You guys will just end up killing a pedestrian or yourselves.
Sorry but the only place limits should be pushed is a race track. If you know your limits, you don't hit gutters. hehe.
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