Guest Kotzenjunge Report post Posted June 21, 2003 Wounded Car Here's a picture of what's left. The interior is still in pristine condition. My change didn't even fly out of my cup holder. My car is the MAN! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Tyler McClelland Report post Posted June 21, 2003 Fuckit, I'm stupid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest kkktookmybabyaway Report post Posted June 21, 2003 Ouch... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest HBK16 Report post Posted June 21, 2003 That really sucks. Nice car though. It went down fighting though. Thats important. Mine went down going at 10 mph doing a lefty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest J*ingus Report post Posted June 21, 2003 Looks like you hit at some weird one-in-a-million angle where the car was stopped without doing much real damage, relatively speaking. Did you slam into the wall and stop dead, or spin back out into the street? Glad you made it, regardless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Amazing Rando Report post Posted June 21, 2003 My car looked ALMOST that bad......almost... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Flyboy Report post Posted June 21, 2003 It went down fighting though. Thats important. ... ... ... Oh God. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Big Poppa Popick Report post Posted June 22, 2003 one of these guys is going to get seriously hurt one of these days hey kotz, hbk~! WAKE UP! Aight its no secret here that I got into a bad wreck back in 01, car hydroed out (nissan maxima) at 68 mph in a 70 speed zone, crashed right into a tree ripping the front off and smashing in the trunk had I crashed ANY other way but the way that I crashed, I wouldnt be here today... can you wake up and smell the roses now? Please guys, its sooo not worth your life for a cheap thrill Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest William E Report post Posted June 22, 2003 I hope you learned your lesson young man, btw Dr Tom I wonder where you got that avatar from hmmm??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kotzenjunge Report post Posted June 22, 2003 It went down fighting though. Exactly. I'm so damn proud of my car. Went down in the lead after catching that motherfucker (who was going 65 or so when he passed me) from a DEAD STOP in less than 400 yards. I look at the headlight sitting on my desk right now and say "You know, I could probably put some wheels on that and it'd STILL smoke a Honda." I tape the front pony and passenger side GT emblem to my monitor at work. Great conversation starter with hotties. One excitedly asked me "Are you a street racer? Oh my God, a BLACK GT? Awesome!!" Ah, I should have gone for the number... I mean, I'd already been talking to her for 15 minutes, and she said she dug my glasses, as well as continuing the conversation every time I'd try to get back to work... Dammit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Sandman9000 Report post Posted June 22, 2003 I hope that you don't die street racing. I do hope that you kill someone else street racing. Since you can't feel remorse for your ignorant actions if you're dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Big Poppa Popick Report post Posted June 23, 2003 what he said ::looks up:: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kotzenjunge Report post Posted June 24, 2003 I went to the Ford body shop today to sign the release form for them to start work, and I got the first chance to really look all around the car, and I discovered that my rear driver's side tire blew out, which is what caused the whole damn mess in the first place. I have no idea what I might have hit or what, but it's good to know that it wasn't really my fault and it could have happened to anyone whether they were racing or not. Also, the Ford people are going to try and find a way to have it totalled, so I don't have to wait two months and so they can sell another car. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DrTom Report post Posted June 24, 2003 ... it's good to know that it wasn't really my fault and it could have happened to anyone whether they were racing or not. False. I suppose it's good to delude yourself into thinking that, but there's a good chance that your cavalier racing had a lot to do with the accident. The faster you drive on a tire, the hotter it gets. Had you been driving less than 120, the tire would not have heated to the point it did. Also, even if the tire were going to blow out regardless, you could have controlled the car better at a lower speed, thus preventing some if not a great deal of the damage. The tire might have blown out no matter how fast you were going, but the chance it just as good that it wouldn't have. You certainly could have controlled the car in its skid better a slower speed. So if you want to think driving like an idiot had nothing to do with this accident, go on if it makes you feel better. But at some point, you won't be able to lie to yourself anymore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest WukenBloodstar Report post Posted June 24, 2003 ... it's good to know that it wasn't really my fault and it could have happened to anyone whether they were racing or not. False. I suppose it's good to delude yourself into thinking that, but there's a good chance that your cavalier racing had a lot to do with the accident. The faster you drive on a tire, the hotter it gets. Had you been driving less than 120, the tire would not have heated to the point it did. Also, even if the tire were going to blow out regardless, you could have controlled the car better at a lower speed, thus preventing some if not a great deal of the damage. The tire might have blown out no matter how fast you were going, but the chance it just as good that it wouldn't have. You certainly could have controlled the car in its skid better a slower speed. So if you want to think driving like an idiot had nothing to do with this accident, go on if it makes you feel better. But at some point, you won't be able to lie to yourself anymore. I'd just like to add on that tires are rated to a certian speed(when that reach that max speed) The tire will heat up to the point of blowing and quickly do so..I love a fast car as much as anybody else..but I wouldn't go risking my life on some tires rated for a max speed of only 120. Seriously dude..you really should think twice about racing again by looks of that car, but have been a lot worse, could ya killed ya man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kotzenjunge Report post Posted June 24, 2003 I wasn't going 120, the police simply told me I was. As I said earlier in the thread, I went back to the site of the impact and looked at where I stopped and realized I didn't slide nearly as far as they said I did. Also, that Elantra can't go 120, and I was just pulling even with it as it happened. Seriously, it was 80 at the most. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Big Poppa Popick Report post Posted June 24, 2003 i think the police know what theyre talking about patrick measure the skid Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest crandamaniac Report post Posted June 25, 2003 Went down in the lead after catching that motherfucker (who was going 65 or so when he passed me) from a DEAD STOP in less than 400 yards. Judging by this, I'm assuming you didn't just ease into the accelerator. I'm pretty sure you probably stomped on the gas, tho I wasn't there so I can't say for sure. Every street racer I know loves to show off and do some sort of burn out, so I'm certain you probably do the same thing. Anywho, my point is that even if you wasn't going as fast as you said you was, any kind of stress (spinning the tires) is going to have a bad effect on your tires, causing them to wear out faster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kotzenjunge Report post Posted June 25, 2003 I'm not going to trust the people who wouldn't even tell me I had a blown tire in the first place nor would let me move out of a certain radius to see the damage to my car or see where I hit. Anyways, I had a good talk with my father tonight. He said this to me: "Imagine yourself as a married man, in your own personal hell, with a wife and screaming kids, driving down the highway in a station wagon or a minivan. You see a black 2003 Mustang GT, gorgeous, coming up on you. Either it blows by and you wonder what kind of idiot drives like that, or it can slowly pass you, and you have time to drool and say 'I wish that were me in that car.' That is what you should be shooting for. Any shmuck can go fast, but only the true players, pimps, whatever, can look good." Yup, definitely keeping the racing at the track now. I mean, the compliments I got while sitting still felt much better than taking off or going fast, and when I was going fast at any time, I was too busy trying not to die instead of having fun and enjoying what I had. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest HBK16 Report post Posted June 26, 2003 It went down fighting though. Exactly. I'm so damn proud of my car. Only us two can understand and appreciate that. I was gone for the last 3 days and if my dad took pictures of my car before taking it to the dump I will put them up. Hopefully today or tomorrow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Memoirs of an Invisible Chevy Report post Posted June 26, 2003 Racing Mustangs.....how meatheadish. Did you have your top down while jamming to Kylie in a skintight vinyl t-shirt with your frosted tips blowing in the wind? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MrRant Report post Posted June 26, 2003 And where you drinking ZIMA? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted June 26, 2003 Did Mr.C show up at the drag strip right when the cops...oh wait that was Happy Days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dr. Timothy Jamison Report post Posted June 26, 2003 hey! I'm Alive! Unfortunately. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted June 26, 2003 Anyways, I had a good talk with my father tonight. He said this to me: "Imagine yourself as a married man, in your own personal hell, with a wife and screaming kids, driving down the highway in a station wagon or a minivan. You see a black 2003 Mustang GT, gorgeous, coming up on you. Either it blows by and you wonder what kind of idiot drives like that, or it can slowly pass you, and you have time to drool and say 'I wish that were me in that car.' That is what you should be shooting for. Any shmuck can go fast, but only the true players, pimps, whatever, can look good." . Is my dad just unhip, or is this abnormal dad speak? AND JESUS FUCKING CHIRST, SPOON, ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR GOD DAMNED MIND? Perhaps plowing into a wall and 120 and surviving means you're supposed to do something more important in life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DrTom Report post Posted June 26, 2003 Only us two can understand and appreciate that. That's not something to be proud of. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted June 30, 2003 I hate cars. Fast ones, slow ones, it doesn't matter. Every single one of them is a fucking expensive phallic deathtrap that's nothing but problems. I'll be glad when someone invents a teleporter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Sandman9000 Report post Posted June 30, 2003 I hate cars. Fast ones, slow ones, it doesn't matter. Every single one of them is a fucking expensive phallic deathtrap that's nothing but problems. I'll be glad when someone invents a teleporter. ::Realizes his moment has just arrived:: Hey, buddy.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Incandenza Report post Posted July 8, 2003 haha Kotz almost died Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kotzenjunge Report post Posted July 8, 2003 And I was happy to see you in that NHB thread. Tsk tsk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
