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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 03:54 AM
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Slid of the expressway

Was crusin home from work..crazy snow fell,but highway was clean...get to my exit ramp,downshift to 4th,3rd,2nd and at around 35mph,my rear end starts to fish tail(guess when i was braking the rear tires touched some ice,and front were turned towards the right a little),i was like danm here we go again(crashed my first car 2 times that way)and i knew wat was up,so didnt really hesitate or anything,just said oh well total the car,and buy something else,so the other side of me decides to take control and bring the car back after it was literally drifting the rear end threw the corner,and i managed to save my ass from goin into the grass,even if i did go into the grass,wouldnt really damage anything since its even with the off-ramp..danm,my driver mod is always working,even when i dont want it to work
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 03:55 AM
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good save
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 04:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Super_SS
Was crusin home from work..crazy snow fell,but highway was clean...get to my exit ramp,downshift to 4th,3rd,2nd and at around 35mph,my rear end starts to fish tail(guess when i was braking the rear tires touched some ice,and front were turned towards the right a little),i was like danm here we go again(crashed my first car 2 times that way)and i knew wat was up,so didnt really hesitate or anything,just said oh well total the car,and buy something else,so the other side of me decides to take control and bring the car back after it was literally drifting the rear end threw the corner,and i managed to save my ass from goin into the grass,even if i did go into the grass,wouldnt really damage anything since its even with the off-ramp..danm,my driver mod is always working,even when i dont want it to work
yeah nice save...i totaled my sti that way but instead of snow there was some sand on the road and i didnt even see it and next thing i knew i was facing oncoming traffic scary ****....
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 07:51 AM
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i had my blazer completely sideways once..hit ice on a back road.
rear tires came out i tried to correct and swung it out the other way and i spun out. I had the most intense grip on that steering wheel.


But good save and way to not freak out like typical drivers and slam the brakes
+1!
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 07:59 AM
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nice save some people wouldn't have been able to do that. And since you did now you don't have to worry about shopping for a new car.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 09:32 AM
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Good save, i kept myself from going underneath a truck (that had pulled out in front of me) at 130 k. It was lightly snowing out, but the car was sliding just from manuevering at 110Kph. I tell ya, i thought my clock was cleaned. And boy did the person in that truck get it...
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 10:14 AM
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Nice save, I just love these winters, my truck did the same thing, down shift and the back end came loose there I was in Tokyo Drift...... going slideways....yeeee haawww...... turn into the slide..... turn into the slide.....
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 01:00 PM
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lift throttle oversteer is a bitch ain't it

when the ass end starts to come around, ease back into the throttle
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 01:01 PM
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Wow, we have become a FWD society.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 01:07 PM
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i don't drive my car in the winter for this reason and traction is horrible
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 02:45 PM
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heh last night was effing terrable with the black ice and blowing snow. Chicago drivers are the best in the world we are used to our vehicals sliding on ice, hydro planeing, ect... in Heavy traffic. Cudos on pulling outa the spin.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Evil C
heh last night was effing terrable with the black ice and blowing snow. Chicago drivers are the best in the world we are used to our vehicals sliding on ice, hydro planeing, ect... in Heavy traffic. Cudos on pulling outa the spin.
tx,but weird thing was when i was enterin the corner i was lightly breaking,and abs didnt even kick in..and all of a sudden d1 sytle..i actually had time to think on what i wanted to do..kinda funny tho
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 03:03 PM
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I have a friend with one of the fastest s2000 in his class on the east coast, and he was looking for some races in the rain(yea stupid ) when he hit a puddle and hydroplaned. My other friend who is a passenger watches him as the rear end steps out and the driver just kicks the throttle and steps it back straight like it never happend. Talk about driver mod. The passenger said it was like nothing happend, he didnt even show any expression or fright to what happend....


Good job and good driver mod to you OP.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 03:07 PM
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Good job!
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 03:12 PM
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off throttle weight transfer!!!!!
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 03:27 PM
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dont ya hate it when you let off the throttle because your going to fast and that damn rear kicks out? it sucks.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Evil C
Chicago drivers are the best in the world we are used to our vehicals sliding on ice, hydro planeing, ect...
Annual Snowfall

Chicago 38"
Buffalo 93"


If you can drive in WNY you can drive anywhere.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by rukkee
Annual Snowfall

Chicago 38"
Buffalo 93"


If you can drive in WNY you can drive anywhere.

calgary 126".... and to honest thats not much.... u just have to know how to drive on ice... canada ftw
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 06:55 PM
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Where did u do this? what exit?
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 06:55 PM
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Dempster East Exit close by Old Orchard
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 07:00 PM
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2.283 60'? Driver Handicap.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 08:15 PM
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2.283 60'? Driver Handicap.
regular street tires buddy..its called FWD FTL,no traction mods no nothing when i ran that time,just gm s2 kit with stock airbox filter..
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 08:22 PM
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Yea it's really not that bad for street tires. I thought it was pretty good.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Herndon_High_SS
Yea it's really not that bad for street tires. I thought it was pretty good.
and we both knw red is the fastest
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 08:27 PM
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of course its the best.
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