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An Adventurous Sunday
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Dan - looks like both you and the Cobra survived with minor damage. Glad you're ok and the car is fixable. Be careful out there, but keep right on enjoying and living life.
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| petty43 |
04-22-2018 10:20 PM |
Dan we are glad you are okay. sorry to read your not going to make the fun run. we will miss you. Take care
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| Alfa02 |
04-23-2018 09:43 AM |
Dan, just saw your post, glad to hear it was not worse. Look's like it can all can be fixed even the top of your hear will heal, too bad our Cobras don't heal them self's. Take care, Tom.
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| moore_rb |
04-23-2018 07:53 PM |
You just HAD to one-up Karlos on the Canyon Lake road, didn't ya....???
That isn't a contest you should be trying to win, Dan. Let Karl wear his "King of the offroad Cobra" crown... Quit trying to take it away from him... ;)
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| Karl Bebout |
04-23-2018 09:45 PM |
Can't you just hear Boris Karloff.... "It's Alive! It's Alive!"
Robert hasn't popped into CC ever since selling his Cobra.
No need to be a stranger, we still love ya.
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| moore_rb |
04-24-2018 06:23 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Karl Bebout
(Post 1443149)
Robert hasn't popped into CC ever since selling his Cobra.
No need to be a stranger, we still love ya.
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I'm still around... And still struggling to invent time, where none previously existed. 2018 has started off right where 2017 left off in that particular department... %/ |
| Danr55 |
04-26-2018 01:37 PM |
Rob, believe me I had no intention of trying to take the mountain climbing Cobra crown from Karl. This was a stupid thing that I did and I know better. I do regret it, and I would once more caution everyone about loosing respect for these cars or what they can and cannot do. THEY CANNOT CLIMB ROCKS! THEY CAN GET OUT OF CONTROL! Even after 11 years, I took what I estimated as a small chance and was stupid. Not a mistake i will make again. As for making time, split your skull and break your neck and you'll have more time than you can figure out what to do with. Surgery on Monday..
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| Scotchman |
04-27-2018 06:36 AM |
Dan,
What's the surgery for ? Hope all goes well.
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| Danr55 |
04-27-2018 08:01 AM |
Surgery is to set the collarbone. Right now my left shoulder is just hanging around.
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| moore_rb |
05-01-2018 07:30 AM |
Hope your surgery went well Dan... Here's to a speedy recovery.
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| Danr55 |
05-01-2018 09:27 PM |
Two plates and five screws later I can say that surgery went great. I should be up and around in about 6 weeks
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| Scotchman |
05-02-2018 06:25 AM |
When will your car be up and around ?
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| Danr55 |
05-02-2018 04:42 PM |
About the same time I am
6 to 8 weeks after the work is authorized by the insurance company.
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| patrickt |
05-02-2018 05:00 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Danr55
(Post 1443658)
About the same time I am
6 to 8 weeks after the work is authorized by the insurance company.
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Well we're all glad that you can laugh about it now, even if it hurts a bit. It could have been much worse. Was there anything in particular that went amiss? ie, drop-throttle oversteer, just too fast for the curve, etc.? |
| Danr55 |
05-03-2018 06:20 AM |
Patrick, I started to make a u turn when the right front wheel got caught behind a rock. Rather than backing up and making a Y turn, I gave it a little gas to go over the rock. Well, it went over the rock and the rear end kept going. The tires broke loose and the ass end spun around and got off the road. That was enough for the front end to get in the dirt and enough angle and momentum for the car to roll. Had the road pavement been two feet wider, I would have been ok.
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| patrickt |
05-03-2018 09:33 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Danr55
(Post 1443684)
Patrick, I started to make a u turn when the right front wheel got caught behind a rock. Rather than backing up and making a Y turn, I gave it a little gas to go over the rock. Well, it went over the rock and the rear end kept going. The tires broke loose and the ass end spun around and got off the road. That was enough for the front end to get in the dirt and enough angle and momentum for the car to roll. Had the road pavement been two feet wider, I would have been ok.
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Wow. These cars are indeed twitchy.%/ |
| MKS427 |
05-03-2018 10:54 AM |
Glad to hear everything is going as well as can be expected.
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Dan,
Gad to see that you are healing well and the car can be repaired. It is amazing how quickly things can go wrong in these cars. Wish that I had the camera on the car when I did the 360 at Watkins Glen. At speed and with the power that these cars have things happen quickly. Good luck.
Jim
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| Tom Wells |
05-03-2018 03:53 PM |
Dan,
Not at all sure any extra traction would have helped in your mishap described above; on the off-chance it might have, here's a thought.
I notice the Cooper Cobra G/T tires on your car have a wear rating of 440. This indicates a sort of medium level of traction and longer wear.
You may want to consider replacing them with a 200 wear rating tire having noticeably more traction capability. There are quite a few available in different brands, sizes and tread patterns depending on your taste and intended use - e.g., some are better in the wet than others. Google is your friend and I suspect you'll have some time to research and decide.
Just sayin',
Tom
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| Karl Bebout |
05-04-2018 11:34 PM |
Danr, try this site:
Gityerheadouttayerass.com...
Worked for me, I think.
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