For the tow hook to work as it's designed, it must be used accordance with the following live action diagram (please see graphic image below). I cannot imagine that Honda would cover any damage as a result of improper use of this extremely important device...



For more detail on how the tow hook should be used, more graphic images are available here...but please, approach with caution. It's ugly...
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?...25775&a=9520872

 

ha ha.

That's got to hurt. There was another thread about tire chains somewhere here, you might want to give them a call.

And yes, laughing at others misfortune does feel good!

 

Man, you are just cruising for bruising...

 

Definitely not for the faint of heart. Is Scarlet OK?

 

Greg,
This is too funny!

I guess that you did't need that 4-Runner after all.

Is your car okay?

 

Just remember a sand trap is better than a wall.

 

Holy Shnikey, that's a good distance sideways skid! What was that, a good 60 feet or so? I can't imagine what even a 6" curb would have done to you!

If I can help it, I think I'm never going to use my tow hook for beauty reasons...God knows if I ever have to use it it's because I managed to mess up Michelle's beauty in some sickly manner (like a curb).

 

smiling to myself. Scarlett III is just around the corner

 

My driving instructor talks about 5 levels of car control. He hopes his students never get past 3:

1. You're nailing your corner speeds, turn-in points, apexes and exits. This is where you want to be...

2. You're off on one or more of the above, but you recover through minor corrections, and loose time.

3. You've totally blown the corner, but stay on the track. Don't spin, recover and setup for the next corner.

4. You're going off the track. Don't hit anything at all (sand traps usually qualify for this!).

5. You're going off the track and your going to hit something. Make it something soft, like a tire wall.

6. No control whatsoever. Major damage to persons and property likely...


[This message has been edited by pfb (edited October 22, 2000).]

 

Well, turn 11 at Gingerman has given me troubles before. I sometimes come into it a little too hot and spin off into the grass. I have done this 4-5 times in the last couple of times I have been out there. I'm working on it!

The distance from the track to where Scarlet and I ended up is probably about 35 feet. Obviously, it's the smartest thing you can do to keep it straight when "exiting" the race track as I did, until I got a little nervous with the speed that I was approaching that rather daunting array of old truck tires. So I scrubbed off enough speed and was pretty confident that entering the sand would NOT roll me over onto my big fat head, so I went in at somewhat of an angle.

After all, when in a spin, both feet in!!

The people in the paddocks, which are not in direct sight, thought I had rolled because many told me they saw the tail of the car go up in the air and of course, the enormous dust cloud that arose. The only damage was a driver's side strake that we pretty well ripped from the car, about 27 pounds of sand in, under and tucked into various indescribable places on my car.

I didn't realize just HOW deep the sand was until I started her up again and tried to move...no way. Then I opened the door and was greeted by sand that was level with the bottom of the car...

Anyway, we lived through it...they shut the whole session down while they pulled me out and the track crew did a terrific job.

Here are two more pics of my travails at the track...I swear they are laughing at me and one of them looks vaguely familiar. I don't know, it could just be my imagination...