Hello from Irmo
07-10-2013, 07:40 PM
#12
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 10
Hey Eric glad you found your way here. I must have missed the tire wall incident, did you do that during the fun runs? Sorry dude. We're heading up to Charlotte this weekend to resurrect a camaro if you're interested in turning wrenches. I'm heading out about 530 to meet up for breakfast at cracker barrel, then starting wrenching at 8. Let me know if youre interested and you can follow me or hitch a ride if you want to keep your car down here. you can always come later in the day too, I know mornings aren't agreeable to everyone.
clint
clint
Instead of just taking out the cones I foolishly tried to take the turn and started to slide. I put both feet in and pulled the e-brake but as soon as I hit the grass I spun and slid up against the tire wall. I may have been able to save it if I had straightened the wheel up, but I don't know.
Lots of nice green paint and I bent the rear quarter panel a little which caused the bumper cover to pop loose at the seam.
It could have been worse and thankfully my dad and I are fine. Some green paint came off with some elbow grease, but there's a good bit embedded in the paint. Body shop is supposed to fix it next week.
I've learned my lesson about driving faster than I or my car can handle.
I went ahead and finished my last 2 runs and by going slower actually improved my times...
I'll be back out there soon though.
07-10-2013, 07:41 PM
#13
Harsh, kinda sad but slow is king sometimes. I would have freaked out if I had done that. Guess I didn't see it because you were on the track while I was in the queue. We're planning a gtg (get together) down in Columbia sometime late July early August as well.
Last edited by clowe1965; 07-10-2013 at 07:45 PM.
07-10-2013, 08:10 PM
#15
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 10
I don't think I'll make it to Charlotte, but I'll keep an eye out for the Columbia meetup.
Have you done any SCCA SC Region auto-x events? http://www.scsportscar.com/
The next one's is this Sunday@Darlington. I think I'm going to take a break this weekend but I'll probably head to the one in Charleston in August.
07-10-2013, 08:27 PM
#16
I can't keep track of them, the search function on the website is horrible. I'll be up for the charleston one if the date works out. The next CMP one is Oct 23. I don't think the rain is going to cooperate with us this sunday anyway.
