Wet Roads/No tread/Spun out BAD!

Topless In Texas · 08-11-2003, 12:31 AM

Hey ya'll...
I know I"ve been out of the loop here for quite some time. Sorry....

Well, I posted this on a couple of boards, and thought I should here too.
Just incase ya'll were wondering what was new. And, if you seen this on another board, just ignore it. I know there are some that dont frequent the others, and I just thought they'd like to know...

Well, Ya'll know because of the weather, we did not go to the Woodlands. Good choice, the weather turned to CRAP here and we did not do Fox and Hound either. Just did dinner and called it an early night.

WELL.....On the way home from WhiteSnakes, I was turning onto Bay Area Blvd. Off of Red Bluff from DeerPark to League City, and my BALD tires caught the Water. I'm used to fishtailing, and have always been able to stay in control. TILL NOW!!!!!

I thought I had recovered from the fishtail, but the car kept spinning. I did a 180 Hydroplaning from the right lane into the left lane (one way traffic). THANK GOD there was NO OTHER cars around!!!! It slammed my passenger side into the median facing the WRONG WAY and jumped me up onto the median, just missing a bunch of trees. I was able to drive it home, and so far all I can tell is it screwed up my Side Skirt pretty bad underneathe on my passenger side. I have not looked yet in the daylight under Topless and HOPEFULLY I had no damage to my gas tank, Oilpan, or any of that other stuff.
I FREAKED OUT! Man...my heart was beating, and I was shaken up, but I'm okay. I had a clients son get into an accident in that same spot on a rainy night, and he is now a quadrapledgic. Guess I should consider myself lucky.
It was pretty damn scary. I would have posted this last night, but instead I layed down on the bed and fell asleep.
Anyways...Also, Im glad I was sober at the time too! It could have been a HELL of alot worse!!!!
TNT

for an update... the undercarriage seems to be not leaking from what I can tell...I did not take her out today. Did not even wash the grass and debris off of her. My front tires are bald as well I noticed. So, I am now in the market for good, cheap tires. It ran okay on the rest of the way home last night, after the fact, from what I could tell. I was too freaked out to notice anything else. and I will find out the next few days I'm sure if there are any suspension issues.
TNT

cyberstang5.0 · 08-11-2003, 07:21 AM

WOW

Glad to see your OK. Thanks to the guy upstairs your still in one piece and hopefully Topless will be ok. Looks like someone is going to be buying a new set of Nittios

(Check out www.tirerack.com for good prices.)

08-11-2003, 12:31 AM	#1
Topless In Texas Not broken anymore! Join Date: May 2001 Location: La Porte, TEXASS :) Posts: 1,963	Wet Roads/No tread/Spun out BAD! Hey ya'll... I know I"ve been out of the loop here for quite some time. Sorry.... Well, I posted this on a couple of boards, and thought I should here too. Just incase ya'll were wondering what was new. And, if you seen this on another board, just ignore it. I know there are some that dont frequent the others, and I just thought they'd like to know... Well, Ya'll know because of the weather, we did not go to the Woodlands. Good choice, the weather turned to CRAP here and we did not do Fox and Hound either. Just did dinner and called it an early night. WELL.....On the way home from WhiteSnakes, I was turning onto Bay Area Blvd. Off of Red Bluff from DeerPark to League City, and my BALD tires caught the Water. I'm used to fishtailing, and have always been able to stay in control. TILL NOW!!!!! I thought I had recovered from the fishtail, but the car kept spinning. I did a 180 Hydroplaning from the right lane into the left lane (one way traffic). THANK GOD there was NO OTHER cars around!!!! It slammed my passenger side into the median facing the WRONG WAY and jumped me up onto the median, just missing a bunch of trees. I was able to drive it home, and so far all I can tell is it screwed up my Side Skirt pretty bad underneathe on my passenger side. I have not looked yet in the daylight under Topless and HOPEFULLY I had no damage to my gas tank, Oilpan, or any of that other stuff. I FREAKED OUT! Man...my heart was beating, and I was shaken up, but I'm okay. I had a clients son get into an accident in that same spot on a rainy night, and he is now a quadrapledgic. Guess I should consider myself lucky. It was pretty damn scary. I would have posted this last night, but instead I layed down on the bed and fell asleep. Anyways...Also, Im glad I was sober at the time too! It could have been a HELL of alot worse!!!! TNT for an update... the undercarriage seems to be not leaking from what I can tell...I did not take her out today. Did not even wash the grass and debris off of her. My front tires are bald as well I noticed. So, I am now in the market for good, cheap tires. It ran okay on the rest of the way home last night, after the fact, from what I could tell. I was too freaked out to notice anything else. and I will find out the next few days I'm sure if there are any suspension issues. TNT __________________ R.I.P. my Kinde..Jan. 19,1992-Aug. 22, 2003. Shes Cruisin' doggie heaven in a Blown Verte or a GTO!!! 2005 ROUSH GT Verte SuperStallions of the Net Feature, May 2002 RICE HATERS CLUB MEMBER #38!! O.B.C #5..thank you!! I feel so priveledged!! BONE STOCK~ Hell, its a ROUSH!

08-11-2003, 07:21 AM	#2
cyberstang5.0 347ci of HORSE POWER!!! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,416	WOW Glad to see your OK. Thanks to the guy upstairs your still in one piece and hopefully Topless will be ok. Looks like someone is going to be buying a new set of Nittios (Check out www.tirerack.com for good prices.)