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Originally Posted by Jamo
Everybody's being so nice...
Dumbass! Glad you're still with us!  |
Thanks Jamo..
Yep, it's the admission of one's own shortcomings that diffuses the dumbass comments. I really do deserve them though, especially when (I thought) I knew what I was doing.
BTW, the extreme crown on the road really contributed to the radical left-hand sweep of the car's rear. I've done the same "trick" many times on a flat road with predictable results. Live 'n learn
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Originally Posted by tin-man
Undy, I am glad you hear that your are safe, the car can be replaced but you can't, the man upstairs musta had your guardian angels on high alert at that time.
That said, are these cars so temprimental that even at 45 MPH if you blip the throttle they can do a 180? After receiving a whole lot of advice on a previous thread and now reading this I'm having severe anal retention issues and I havent even got my car yet. kidding of course, but its alarming for me to think even at that slow speed the car can spin. Glad you are still able to talk about this. We live and learn. Cheers, tin-man
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Thanks Tin, it's just part of the "cobra experience". J/K, respect the car and it will take care of you. It'll provide you with many life's memories that'll put a smile on yer face long after the Cobra's gone.
It was more than a blip of the throttle. I purposely shock loaded the drive train to produce (predictable) wheel spin. I just didn't allow for all the variables that I should have been aware of. The heat of the moment thing, ya know...
With your similar thread I felt I needed to bring this to light. In spite of the candid confession I'm actually quite embarrassed over the whole situation. I've always prided myself with better behavior and abilities that this reflects..
The sad thing is I'll probably be down for the rest of the season...
I'll be calling Bob Lacy w/ Vintage Wheels tomorrow. With my non-typical offsets it took Vintage 2 months to have the wheels custom made in South Africa and get them to me. They had to go from South Africa, then Britain, then to Cali and ultimately to the "right" coast, here in Virginia Beach.
Oh well ... I guess I can chalk it up to "just deserts".
Even Jamo took it easy on me, must be getting a tad soft .... NAH!!
This is all after it stayed down for a couple months with the internal coolant leak fiasco..
Did I mention the beloved "Cobra experience" ????
Thanks to all of my extended Cobra family, for the compassion, minor scolding and most of all the helpful hints.
Dave