I'm a moron
 

Ok, let me just say i am seriously an idiot.

Im driving ona wide open empty road where the speed limit is 65. After coming from a light i just shift into 3rd gear going roughly 30 mph and a grand prix GTP with exhaust and im assuming a few other mods because it wasnt that slow. Now i didnt turn the bottle on or anything (thank god)... because well its a grand prix.
He revs and takes off, i assume his auto downshifted into second because we were going slow but i just stomped it in 3rd. He jumped about a half car ahead until my rpms finally rise and i begin to pass him. Now im at the top of 3rd, roughly a car or two ahead and i go to shift to fourth....heres why im an idiot.... not only do i miss fourth, i slam it into SECOND!!!!! Yes i know, i am a moron. The rear end starts sliding, the rpms are bouncing, and im about to **** myself. I quickly put the clutch in and slow down then put it in 5th. Now thank GOD i was not spraying at the time because i would have inevitable f u cked somthing up. I am very lucky i didnt...or did i? The car runs fine, smooth, idles smooth and shifts smooth. I still hope i didnt do anything to it though. Yes, im an idiot..............anyone ever done anything like this before?

RE: I'm a moron
 

I did it twice in one day at the track. I have decent reaction time though, so I got the clutch back in before the back end even fully locked up.

Nothing like running 13.4 at 88mph.

RE: I'm a moron
 

Everything was ok though? Lol alittle paranoid ahhahahah

RE: I'm a moron
 

What did the grand prix do? Did he have to swerve,or did he just keep on going?
P.s Good thing nothing real bad happened though !

RE: I'm a moron
 

HE just kept going. Luckely when it locked up he past before that. I slowed down quite a bit before it broke loose.

RE: I'm a moron
 

haha....i have done that before trying to pass someone when i was in 5th i went to second at around 40.....well my car was in the passing lane pretty quick i willl say that.....totally jumped over and then i got it in 4th....i am sure guy i was passing almost pissed his pants!

RE: I'm a moron
 

The car was perfectly fine, save for a little clutch smell.

RE: I'm a moron
 

ive done this on I-4.. but downshifted into 2nd at 50 or 60.. thinking it would be the prime gear.. well.. that for me is inbetween gears.. 3rd, i bog down to much.. and 2nd im red line allready.. so i kina fcked up there before.. but as far as going into second from third.. i dunno if i have or not.. must not have been that bad since i dont remember..

hope everythings cool.. im sure it is.. and if you did spray when you made that mistake, i can imagine the loss of control you had, being ALOT worse ending in a wreck or spining out.. thank God for that!

RE: I'm a moron
 

I did it in a viper passing a bus.

RE: I'm a moron
 

Good Lord! Memories! My first car, 65 mustang, converted the 3 speed to a auto with a shift kit and saturday night special torque convert! 3rd night of having it i was playing the radio loud and forgot i had the auto! I was doing around 40 and slammed it in REVERSE! Blew out the rear..... spider gears were all over the road! I cried massive tears! The worst part of the whole thing is i blew it up right in front of a police station. the cop fined me for contaminants (sp?)on the road! I cried some more!