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sad day at the wracker household,still doing Southern Slam!
last tuesday was a sad day,for me especially. the short version,new tires cold,cold day,and a deer doesn't mix. long story,i had a long day running around all over hell and back and still managed to get my new wheels and tires mounted. of course,we are getting ready for the Southern Slam and i am freaking out as usual to get ready. so i decide to get the new shoes on the car,take a couple pics,and then take it up the road before lisa got home from work. being tired from the long day,i knew i wasn't going to do anything dumb,unlike any other time. i pull out of the road from the shop and short shift through the gears past the house to warm her up( 40 degrees out). i get a half mile up the road and wouldn't you know it,a damn deer jumps out! i know what you are all thinking,hit the $&cking thing,but i didn't. knowing the cars handling i thought,DODGE IT! well this didn't work out so well on the affore mentioned cold tires. the first mild swerve to the left was cool,a little loose no big deal. back to the rightit slid a little a i had under control. but when it came back it didn't give a damn. it was like i hit black ice! i counter steered like hell to bring it out,but she was coming around! she nosed into the ditch,spun up on the bank,through a barbed wire fence,and came to rest in a horse pasture. of course i was pissed. for those that know me and this car,as my wife says,we have a sick relationship. she thinks i love it more than her(not). i couldn't stand it so last thursday i took off work and Conner and i took her to S.C. to get the damage report. it's pretty bad,but i am hoping the insurance compamy does not total her out since that would take me out for the year at least. i won't go into details on all that,but we are going to make it to the Slam with another car. the funny thing about the whole deal is any other time i would have hit the road raising hell and test it out! oh well,lesson learned. thanks for listening!
the first pic is 5 minutes before it happened.
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