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MeterTech
Had a close call last weekend while having some fun at China Wall.

Runnin up and down the hill Sat. morning a few times and decided to go up one more time but I picked a different line this time. Was in 2nd and shifted to 3rd pinned while approaching the base of the hill when I realized there was a bump in front of it with a long dip right after. No time to brake or turn so I held on straight and figured here we go. As I went over the bump the rear came up fast and high. My buddy said the car looked like it was act least in a 45 degree angle if not more. The rear was way high and the car dipped to the right. I felt what he had explained and I knew the front right was gona hit first and all I thought was hold the wheel straight. Well the right hit first then the nose then the left and finally the rear came down so I tapped the throttle to pull out of it and the car headed up the hill. The only thing that happend was that my wing trunk popped open other than that it didn't even feel like I bottomed out. My buddies thought for sure I was gone go end over end. I actully thought my right front was gona have some damage due to the speed at which I hit it at.
My buddies stated that they didn't think too many cars would of held up as well as my SCU did........ I just laughed and acted like I meant to do it!!!!!!!! scared.gif


I took a pic of the hill (just right of the bush in the middle of the picture) and you can see where I came off and where the right front hit first then the rest of the car. The distance from where I took off and where the right front finally hits is act least 30' from what we could tell.


Thanks Don / SCU you build one hell of a car!!!!!!

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dbart
Just goes to show what a good car and a good driver can do...
When in doubt...Gas it!

Glad you came through ok.

db

By the way...very nice car.

MeterTech
QUOTE (dbart @ Jan 20 2009, 04:50 PM) *
Just goes to show what a good car and a good driver can do...
When in doubt...Gas it!

Glad you came through ok.

db

By the way...very nice car.


Thank you!

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Brandon Long
Glad to hear you are ok!

For sure a great car.





Brandon
DuneTrack-N
That's the exact spot by buddie lost his trans icon_sad.gif we sat there for hours till a jeep with paddles got us back to gecko
MeterTech
QUOTE (Marc Scatena @ Jan 30 2009, 03:02 PM) *
That's the exact spot by buddie lost his trans icon_sad.gif we sat there for hours till a jeep with paddles got us back to gecko


That sucks!
The pictures do not do it justice. I knew when I came up on it at that speed that it could get ugly.

I got lucky.

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