justbob
01-18-2009, 03:44 PM
AND TAUGHT HIM HOW TO HANDLE A CAR!!!:D
Sure i can talk big now but that simply wasn't the case at 10:30 this morning. I did all i could not to drop a deuce in my pants:eek:, and i know that i will have a few more white hairs in my Goatee now!:(
It was sunny and warmer (13* F.) and i hit a stretch on I294 which is a four lane interstate, it was dry as could be and i had nobody in front of me for atleast one mile, and only but a couple cars a quarter mile back. I decided that she has laid dormant for most of the winter and she needed a good kick to clear the cobwebs! So at 75 mph i switched off O/D and nailed it to the floor, i felt very little wheel spin and off i went like a rocket! I was only gonna take it to a 100mph but while checking boost and speedo the tail end kicked out VIOLENTLY to the right! There i was off the throttle and actually driving on both left and right painted lines facing the wall at 95MPH!!!!!!!!!:eek: Then i very gently countered it and she swung about half the original distance to the left now, contered slowly and precisely once again and back to the right only about a foot this time and finally tracked straight.
This car almost always smokes them straight, it trully felt like a mustang or camaro, however if it was then i would be in the hospital right now or DEAD!
Now we all no that you can get quite squirrely at the top of first in these cars especially s/c, but i would have never anticipated this to happen in second gear at these speeds!:shake: I do have pretty decent tires, this was just cold pavement and saltly roads. I can honestly admit seeing several hundred memories of my kids flash before me and i was truly shaken. I did'nt realise exactly what this car is capable of doing at those kind of speeds and i hope that none of you ever share this experience. I would like to think that with around fifteen years of plowing experience that it has taught me lightning quick reflexes and always be gentle with the controls, timing is everything.
Be safe out there, i sure am now.:beer: I should have posted this in the storyboard but figured that i'd duck into the lounge and calm down with a couple tall ones.
Sure i can talk big now but that simply wasn't the case at 10:30 this morning. I did all i could not to drop a deuce in my pants:eek:, and i know that i will have a few more white hairs in my Goatee now!:(
It was sunny and warmer (13* F.) and i hit a stretch on I294 which is a four lane interstate, it was dry as could be and i had nobody in front of me for atleast one mile, and only but a couple cars a quarter mile back. I decided that she has laid dormant for most of the winter and she needed a good kick to clear the cobwebs! So at 75 mph i switched off O/D and nailed it to the floor, i felt very little wheel spin and off i went like a rocket! I was only gonna take it to a 100mph but while checking boost and speedo the tail end kicked out VIOLENTLY to the right! There i was off the throttle and actually driving on both left and right painted lines facing the wall at 95MPH!!!!!!!!!:eek: Then i very gently countered it and she swung about half the original distance to the left now, contered slowly and precisely once again and back to the right only about a foot this time and finally tracked straight.
This car almost always smokes them straight, it trully felt like a mustang or camaro, however if it was then i would be in the hospital right now or DEAD!
Now we all no that you can get quite squirrely at the top of first in these cars especially s/c, but i would have never anticipated this to happen in second gear at these speeds!:shake: I do have pretty decent tires, this was just cold pavement and saltly roads. I can honestly admit seeing several hundred memories of my kids flash before me and i was truly shaken. I did'nt realise exactly what this car is capable of doing at those kind of speeds and i hope that none of you ever share this experience. I would like to think that with around fifteen years of plowing experience that it has taught me lightning quick reflexes and always be gentle with the controls, timing is everything.
Be safe out there, i sure am now.:beer: I should have posted this in the storyboard but figured that i'd duck into the lounge and calm down with a couple tall ones.