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04-30-2006, 10:59 PM
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I almost died this weekend
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You want to **** me?
Join Date: Jun 2003
City: Kansas City
State: Missouri
Posts: 12,414
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As some of you might have realized, I was not here all weekend. This was due to me being home back in Iowa and going to a wedding... but anyway, back to the story. I start to come home on my 400 mile trek leaving from here in Lawrence, when I get on the highway, get to about 50mph and find myself sideways in the middle of the interstate since my back end flew out from behind me while I was accellerating on the interstate. I was hydroplaning... Ive never had this happen as bad as it did to me this weekend, and when I found myself sideways on the interstate, I was lucky enough not to panick and just slowly countersteer myself out of the situation. Well after that fiasco, I got off on the next exit (another exit that goes to/from lawrence) and went on a hunt for tires. Finding 295/35/18s is not easy... they need to be special ordered. Well I ended up with some new Firestone Firehawk wide ovals, and theyre sweet. But yeah, hydroplaning = bad... so go check those tires guys, make sure you have some tread.
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04-30-2006, 11:00 PM
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Re: I almost died this weekend
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postarama
Join Date: Aug 2003
City: Southaven
State: Mississippi
Posts: 24,430
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You almost died eh? Bald tires and rain = suckage
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04-30-2006, 11:01 PM
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Re: I almost died this weekend
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Eyes So Tight I Pass For An Asian
Join Date: May 2003
City: Huntsville
State: Alabama
Posts: 27,548
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Yea hydroplaning does blow |
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04-30-2006, 11:03 PM
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Re: I almost died this weekend
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I liek gramer
Join Date: Jan 2004
City: Birmingham
State: Alabama
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damn man. glad you and the cobra are alright.
We almost had someone die this weekend too while we were trying to swap rear ends, haha.
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04-30-2006, 11:41 PM
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Re: I almost died this weekend
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Needs turbo.
Join Date: Nov 2003
City: Mt. Juliet
State: Tennessee
Posts: 5,093
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So the 10.5 inch tires nearly killed ya huh?  |
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04-30-2006, 11:58 PM
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Re: I almost died this weekend
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Eyes So Tight I Pass For An Asian
Join Date: May 2003
City: Huntsville
State: Alabama
Posts: 27,548
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**Looks at thread title... reads thread**
Yes |
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04-30-2006, 11:58 PM
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Re: I almost died this weekend
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Needs turbo.
Join Date: Nov 2003
City: Mt. Juliet
State: Tennessee
Posts: 5,093
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Brent you ass.  |
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05-01-2006, 12:02 AM
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Re: I almost died this weekend
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Eyes So Tight I Pass For An Asian
Join Date: May 2003
City: Huntsville
State: Alabama
Posts: 27,548
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05-01-2006, 12:06 AM
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Re: I almost died this weekend
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You want to **** me?
Join Date: Jun 2003
City: Kansas City
State: Missouri
Posts: 12,414
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theyre 10"... and no, thats not what nearly killed me. It was tires that were down to the wear bars in a down pour of H2o
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05-01-2006, 12:07 AM
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Re: I almost died this weekend
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Eyes So Tight I Pass For An Asian
Join Date: May 2003
City: Huntsville
State: Alabama
Posts: 27,548
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oooo he went h2o on your ass! |
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05-01-2006, 12:22 AM
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Re: I almost died this weekend
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^needs more bondo
Join Date: Sep 2003
City: Modesto
State: California
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i dont know dude, any more than half throttle+rain usually does it for me, and i have still hella tread left.
should be more "RWD+Power+Rain=Near Death Experience".
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2003 Redfire Cobra - 448whp/435wtq 
1990 Eclipse GSX - Sold 
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05-01-2006, 12:24 AM
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Re: I almost died this weekend
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You want to **** me?
Join Date: Jun 2003
City: Kansas City
State: Missouri
Posts: 12,414
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Nah it had to do with how bald my tires are. Got new tires and have no problems now... If you look on tire rack or something at the goodyear f1 supercars, youll see the tread doesnt look like it channels water whatsoever... Ill be the first to testify to that claim. I literally felt like I was on ice with the rear tires. Thank god my fronts are still good.
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05-01-2006, 05:42 AM
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Re: I almost died this weekend
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I kill you
Join Date: Feb 2004
City: Madison
State: Alabama
Posts: 2,190
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That happend to me one time, but it was a local road that had going home traffic. I was leaving my old work in my gt and the tires on it were VERY low o n tread and I started to go out turning left next thing I know I spun around and luckly everyone slowed down. Freak me out and I just went right so it wouldn't happen again lol.
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05-01-2006, 08:28 AM
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Re: I almost died this weekend
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Deranged
Join Date: Jan 2005
City: Largo
State: Florida
Posts: 6,413
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Glad you & the stang are alright !!!! One of the reason I got the Fuzion 275/40/17 were for there raining handling rating
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05-01-2006, 09:29 AM
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Re: I almost died this weekend
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BORLACATBACKOMFG
Join Date: Apr 2006
City: Starkville/Tupelo
State: Mississippi
Posts: 1,808
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woah.. glad you're okay. 
that was scary when that happened...
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05-01-2006, 10:37 AM
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Re: I almost died this weekend
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WTF^^...
Join Date: May 2003
City: Hoover / Florence
State: Alabama
Posts: 27,329
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try keeping it straight on millions of bits of ice, it sucks lol
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05-01-2006, 02:48 PM
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Re: I almost died this weekend
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No more obstacles
Join Date: Jul 2005
City: Marin County, Nor Cal
State: California
Posts: 896
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that's how i wrecked my car. I had great wet traction tires but in seconds the road had almost an inch of ice. It didn't matter that my tires were in almost perfect condition.
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