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Old 16-10-2004, 04:28 PM
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What a shame
When you bringing the salvage round
Old 16-10-2004, 04:28 PM
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Sad to hear that Lee

Like Karl said, RWD can bite back in the wet.....Very hard

100% respect for mine in the wet
Old 16-10-2004, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Lee R
just been back to the crash scene....

FROFLMAO



sorry for laughing, nice top and the sign

trying to think where that is, give me a clue lee?
Old 16-10-2004, 04:29 PM
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Like i said at the scene this moring mate tis a bloody shame just glad your ok coz i didnt fancy having to scrap you off the wall
Old 16-10-2004, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by SPADGE
What a shame
When you bringing the salvage round
i'm not

I want top money
Old 16-10-2004, 04:32 PM
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[quote="peteh"]
Originally Posted by Lee R
just been back to the crash scene....



trying to think where that is, give me a clue lee?
approach road to southbound M1 J15a, that roundabout sign ahead, turn left and thats M1 southbound.

although I was coming the other way...



and after spinning like a ballet dancer I twatted this bridge..


and scraped down the armco to past where my mate's standing
Old 16-10-2004, 04:34 PM
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so you werwe only coming round that slow right hander when it happened?
Old 16-10-2004, 04:36 PM
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Like I said this morning, thank fook that barrier didnt let go

That must be a 60ft drop to the canal below
Old 16-10-2004, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by peteh
so you werwe only coming round that slow right hander when it happened?
yeah, put my foot down in 3rd, bearing in mind I was in low boost, and it went out to the right, I thought i'd caught it, but it just snapped round the the left and sent me backwards into that bridge...

bearing in mind thats the road to Swan Valley, Im lucky there wasnt a truck coming
Old 16-10-2004, 04:38 PM
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Lee, @ least YOUR ok and your taking it pretty well .


DON'T BE BLAMING THE WHEELS/TYRES
Old 16-10-2004, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Alvyn
Lee, @ least YOUR ok and your taking it pretty well .


DON'T BE BLAMING THE WHEELS/TYRES
PMSL at your wheels and tyres

taking it well? imo, there isnt any other way to take it. I could have been so much worse, so I'm happy I came out 100% fine, not even any pain to my already fucked neck . At the moment I knew i'd 'lost' it I just pushed myself back into the seat and braced myself


....and if all goes well, for next years show season, i'll have a late 4x4 Saff or an Esc Cos, depending on how much I can save
Old 16-10-2004, 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Ian3dr
Like I said this morning, thank fook that barrier didnt let go

That must be a 60ft drop to the canal below

The drop may not of killed him Ian but a combination of that water and Tesco's trolleys would have
Old 16-10-2004, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Lee R
At the moment I knew i'd 'lost' it I just pushed myself back into the seat and SHIT myself

I bet you did
Old 16-10-2004, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by SPADGE
Originally Posted by Lee R
At the moment I knew i'd 'lost' it I just pushed myself back into the seat and SHIT myself

I bet you did
you are so fucking right.....

in fact Iit was more like...saying to myself

"Lee you fucking twat, you just spunked 4k into this car "

Old 16-10-2004, 05:44 PM
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bad news mate but your ok thats the main thing,
lee, was that your car in for sale ,if it is ,now its bust will you pm me a price for your morrettes and do you have the other light thats misin
cheers mate
Old 16-10-2004, 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by the strut brace
bad news mate but your ok thats the main thing,
lee, was that your car in for sale ,if it is ,now its bust will you pm me a price for your morrettes and do you have the other light thats misin
cheers mate
yes I have the other light.....

you have pm
Old 16-10-2004, 06:41 PM
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what header tank, swirl pot and oil seperator is it?
Old 16-10-2004, 06:44 PM
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Unlucky mate Sod's law after spending all that cash
Old 16-10-2004, 06:45 PM
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dont want to say this to u lee but i told u so the other night on msn im just glad u are ok
Old 16-10-2004, 07:59 PM
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As i said o you earlier mate, least it wernt at a high speed and ya fine, even if you missed ya estate running on the rollers
Old 16-10-2004, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Karl
Sorry to see this Lee.

I think this just goes to re-iterate to anyone reading this that 300+bhp through the back wheels of a car with no modern traction control or driver aids is dangerous! A lot of todays youngsters have only ever driven fwd cars and dont realise the implications of high power uncivilised RWD cossies. They really should be driven with the maximum respect at all times, as they bite back viscously!

totally agree with you karl

even i show my car respect in the wet , i don't even trash it in the wet at all because once they go out so far you won't get them back in line because the front lock is well and trully shite
Old 16-10-2004, 09:04 PM
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foookin hell mate - soory to see that but at least your ok
Old 17-10-2004, 05:15 PM
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Old 17-10-2004, 05:28 PM
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sorry to hear this another 2wd bites the dust

makes me wonder if to take mine off the road now was gonna wait for another month
Old 17-10-2004, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Karl
Sorry to see this Lee.

I think this just goes to re-iterate to anyone reading this that 300+bhp through the back wheels of a car with no modern traction control or driver aids is dangerous! A lot of todays youngsters have only ever driven fwd cars and dont realise the implications of high power uncivilised RWD cossies. They really should be driven with the maximum respect at all times, as they bite back viscously!
over 50% of my past cars have been RWD, not low powered ones either...

saying that, none of em were 350bhp and turbo'd

just shows what 1 sec of over confidence, stupidity, a glass like road and lack of concentration does
Old 17-10-2004, 06:30 PM
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lee this just reiterates what i said about them being lethal they really give no warning do they
Old 17-10-2004, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Rs Gus
they really give no warning do they
nope
Old 17-10-2004, 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Lee R
Originally Posted by Rs Gus
they really give no warning do they
nope
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now thats a shame
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and lee at least yours stayed the right way up
Old 17-10-2004, 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Young Danny
now thats a shame
bugger it, no its not, i'll have a better one next year
Old 17-10-2004, 06:46 PM
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your jacket said what i just said ..... gutted for ya mate ... at least you are ok ...
Old 17-10-2004, 07:02 PM
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Wounder mate. But spot on attitude towards it all.
Old 17-10-2004, 07:35 PM
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good job there was no one walking on the public footpath or they would of been swimming wiv the ducks
Old 17-10-2004, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by yogi
good job there was no one walking on the public footpath or they would of been swimming wiv the ducks
isnt a public foot path, just concrete cos its a bridge....

but yeah, I see ya point
Old 17-10-2004, 07:55 PM
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so will you have to pay to get the bridge fixed then also were you fully comp its a shame i remember when i put my foot down im my cossie the otherday done a full 360 in a main road but lucky for me no cars or nothing just ended up facing the wrong way
Old 17-10-2004, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by yogi
so will you have to pay to get the bridge fixed then also were you fully comp
no I wont, unless the recovery people grass me up?

yes, was fully comp, but without a few thing declared , will have to take my chance for a dumb assesor
Old 17-10-2004, 08:51 PM
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Glad your ok

sorry about your car!
Old 17-10-2004, 09:26 PM
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gutted mate, at least your ok
Old 22-10-2004, 11:42 AM
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shite mate like all others said glad you are ok and hopefully you will have another cossie soon



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