SupraStar 3000 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Corvette losses control http://www.machovideo.com/video/Corvette_losses_control__17888/ I'm always fearful of something similar happening on one of our convoys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 He blatently floored it and the back kicked out...!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Couldn't control the car basically. It kicked down on him by the sounds of it when he gave it gas kicked out so he sh*t it and dumped off the gas completely it changed gear again making steering the car almost impossible. Too much going on in too short a time. Odds on if his mate hadn't stopped him with the side of his car that guy was going off into the reservation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexM Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 'Idiot loses control, corvettes unfairly punished' Sounds more like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Couldn't control the car basically. It kicked down on him by the sounds of it when he gave it gas kicked out so he sh*t it and dumped off the gas completely it changed gear again making steering the car almost impossible. Too much going on in too short a time. Odds on if his mate hadn't stopped him with the side of his car that guy was going off into the reservation. id like to think that if we were all in a convoy knowbody would feel the need to be a plank and nail it while we are all in close proximity to eachother. we all know we have fast cars no need to end up t-boning someone elses prize posetion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 See you say idiot but that could happen to anyone in an auto. Kick down can be viscous, and if you don't catch it and you are in a confined space boom!! I had it happen in my supra on a motorway in a straight line. I put my foot down, obviously enough for it to kick down and despite the RLTC being on its top setting she stepped out 30 degrees ish before it and I caught it. You really are not expecting a car to step out when you are driving straight so an over-reaction is not surprising. From what I remember one of our lot lost it in a similar fashion going up the strip at santa pod and visited the barrier. It is a very easily done thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 See you say idiot but that could happen to anyone in an auto. Kick down can be viscous, and if you don't catch it and you are in a confined space boom!! I had it happen in my supra on a motorway in a straight line. I put my foot down, obviously enough for it to kick down and despite the RLTC being on its top setting she stepped out 30 degrees ish before it and I caught it. You really are not expecting a car to step out when you are driving straight so an over-reaction is not surprising. From what I remember one of our lot lost it in a similar fashion going up the strip at santa pod and visited the barrier. It is a very easily done thing. open diff ftw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 id like to think that if we were all in a convoy knowbody would feel the need to be a plank and nail it while we are all in close proximity to eachother. we all know we have fast cars no need to end up t-boning someone elses prize posetion I haven't been in a convoy yet that people didn't boost up for a few metres and back off exactly like that. People do it just to trip off their BOVs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 yea i agree thers nothing wrong with a little bit of playing , but that guy wound it right up and let it rip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foggy147 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Something like that best not happen at the convoy to japfest, I would expect people would be more sensible with an event like that though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexM Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 See you say idiot... It is easily done, but if you don't know how your car behaves then you shouldn't be doing it (Especially when there are other people/cars in close proximity). I drove my Auto like a baby until I had a good feel for when and where it would kick down (I had to re-learn after going from NA to TT too), I've now got a pretty good feel for it and it's never happened unexpectedly (famous last words ).. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Only takes a couple of seconds. I remember a rex guy planted his car into a fellow rex member at the ring a while back in very similar circumstances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 it and it's never happened unexpectedly (famous last words ).. ill get a good bodyshop on standby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 I'd say I was looking forward to watching this when I'm home, but my 0.11mb/s says otherwise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 That site's blocked at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 He probably just let his Mrs drive it. It's an easy mistake to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Something like that best not happen at the convoy to japfest, I would expect people would be more sensible with an event like that though! You've not been to many events then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted February 18, 2010 Author Share Posted February 18, 2010 I remember a certain incident a few years back involving a Supra convoy on the way to Santapod. Think the only members left on here that might remember it are Ray and Colin. That would have made a neat YouTube vid. Let this be a lesson to as all! Never leave home without the dashboard cam switch on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceRocket Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Great commentary tone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Diesel imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 The only way that could happen in a MKIV convoy is if someone drives like a dick head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 The only way that could happen in a MKIV convoy is if someone drives like a dick head. I can only assume that you have never driven to the amount of meets that I have and seen instances of bad driving far worse than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 I guess not, but the few I have attended, nothing quite likethat, a few daft manoeuvres but no off's. It does not matter what car it is you can get atrocious drivers in all cars. I have driven a C06 many times and it take a lot to get it to step out on a dry road. Once it steps out it is not difficult to hold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 I wonder if Gillian Taylforth was a passenger in the car. Maybe he/she just got distracted by the up coming drive-tru. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 I wonder if Gillian Taylforth was a passenger in the car. Maybe he/she just got distracted by the up coming drive-tru. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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