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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 11:36 AM
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Do not attempt to take your S2000 off-road. Only bad things will happen.

After being stuck behind a garbage truck going below the speed limit for about 15 miles a passing lane appears. The truck decides to stay in the left lane so I drop a few gears and commit to passing on the right in a sharp left corner. A couple seconds later the truck decides to get into the slow lane. Oops, I am there! I am kind of cloudy on the details from there but it goes something like this...I drop the right rear tire off the pavement or hit some gravel and the rear starts to swing wide right, I overcorrect and the rear snaps hard to the left and we slide sideways and go totally off the pavement, bounce into a wide gulley, go airborne, and hit a wall at about two feet off the ground.

The wife and I are both fine except for my pride. Of course the truck didn't stop. I am now more convinced than ever that I am a Honda man. We came out of this with not so much as a bruise.

I suck, totally stupid move on my part.



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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 12:14 PM
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Glad to see that you are ok. Nice air!!
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 12:46 PM
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Glad you are OK.
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 12:49 PM
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Glad you are OK. It's just a car.
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 12:55 PM
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Your car can get some trailer time like Wil's
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 02:00 PM
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oh crap, most importantly you are both OK.
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 02:04 PM
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Wow - glad you are both OK.

I am sure they can put her back together like new.
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 02:12 PM
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OUCH!!.........

So the road went from 2 lane highway solid line to a 4 lane highway with a broken line and you tried to pass on the right?...

Regardless.... glad to hear you are yours are ok..

Tim
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 03:39 PM
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Scary! Glad the little car took good care of you both!!

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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 05:21 PM
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Glad you are both OK. Sorry about the car.
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