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Man, today I went to Laguna Seca with my MR2, and I managed to have a great time...until I crashed the car It is hard to remember what exactly went wrong because it seemed like the car suddenly spun really fast and pretty soon I was facing the wall. I think I was basically at the limit of grip and my outer tires touched the edge of the track and lost traction.
Strangely, I feel like crashing was...kind of fun? And driving on the edge and losing control certainly was one of the most fun things I have ever done in my life. It would just be nice if it didn't cost so much money. It just sucks that the car I worked on for so long lived such a short life... |
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I hope you are OK. Enough of THAT kind of fun, now ......... humfrz |
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10-31-2017, 12:01 AM | #35983 | |
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Now I understand why people like tracks with big runoff spaces like Thunderhill. It's too bad they're kind of far away from the metropolitan area. |
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10-31-2017, 12:26 AM | #35985 | |
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10-31-2017, 01:05 AM | #35986 | |
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10-31-2017, 02:56 AM | #35987 | |
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I figured that the many days I would spend parting it out wouldn't be worth the extra 2k that ends up in my pocket. Some guy sold his crashed car with similar upgrades that still rolled for 2.5k earlier this year. |
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10-31-2017, 11:54 AM | #35989 |
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Said every MR2 owner ever.
Hate to hear that about your build. That is soul crushing. Maybe Strip the parts You can salvage and build another?
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Truth, having a friend crash your car is the worst. RIP my first S13
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Not having a garage with lift and such means it's not worth stripping parts and rebuilding stuff. Given housing prices in major metropolitan areas, that's not something I'm going to have for a long, long time. |
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Here's a video from Daikoku PA in Yokohama, JP of us riding in a 2JZ=powered Rolls Royce Phantom. Yes, Japan is a fairy wonderland for JDM cars.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOytAqUr6UE"]Going for a Ride In The 2JZ Rolls Royce Phantom - YouTube[/ame]
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