I visited death valley today, Salt Creek is cool :) I think I killed a Chevy Impala though :(
05-03-2001, 09:49 PM
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I visited death valley today, Salt Creek is cool :) I think I killed a Chevy Impala though :(
I was going west on California 190 and I had less than a half tank of gas and 97 miles to go, so I was driving gently to conserve gas. I had just finished going up the 4000' climb out of the valley, and was almost at the twisties when a red new style Impala came up behind me really fast.
It was a no passing zone, so he was tailing me at 65, I had the cruise set and he was dropping back on the first few curves, then he was a bit more confident and sticking at 65, he dropped back a bit on a sharp left, then there was a sharp right. This section of the road was downright slippery compared to the rest, and my back end slid out about a foot and the car went into a four wheel drift, I hit the gas and counter steered, then let off the gas and made the next turn.
This was the first time I had even squealed the tires on the trip and it wasn't on purpose, it was unnerving.
I looked in the rear view to see how far back I had dropped the Impala, and I didn't see him, I waited a bit, still no Impala, there was no real place for him to turn off or pull over on this stretch, then the road straightend out for a little over 8 miles but I never saw him again. He had DRL's and he was red, but I didn't see any other cars come out from the twisties, and we had just passed some sort of compact car so there should have been something.
I have a theory what happened, but I really hope he didn't lose it in the rocks trying to tail me
If I didn't see it, and he was behind me, I'm not at fault right?
I'm still feeling kinda bad, but by the time I was getting concerned about him I didn't have enough gas to turn around and check, I didn't want to get stuck in the desert with no fuel.
It was a no passing zone, so he was tailing me at 65, I had the cruise set and he was dropping back on the first few curves, then he was a bit more confident and sticking at 65, he dropped back a bit on a sharp left, then there was a sharp right. This section of the road was downright slippery compared to the rest, and my back end slid out about a foot and the car went into a four wheel drift, I hit the gas and counter steered, then let off the gas and made the next turn.
This was the first time I had even squealed the tires on the trip and it wasn't on purpose, it was unnerving.
I looked in the rear view to see how far back I had dropped the Impala, and I didn't see him, I waited a bit, still no Impala, there was no real place for him to turn off or pull over on this stretch, then the road straightend out for a little over 8 miles but I never saw him again. He had DRL's and he was red, but I didn't see any other cars come out from the twisties, and we had just passed some sort of compact car so there should have been something.
I have a theory what happened, but I really hope he didn't lose it in the rocks trying to tail me
If I didn't see it, and he was behind me, I'm not at fault right?
I'm still feeling kinda bad, but by the time I was getting concerned about him I didn't have enough gas to turn around and check, I didn't want to get stuck in the desert with no fuel.
05-03-2001, 10:08 PM
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Re: I visited death valley today, Salt Creek is cool :) I think I killed a Chevy Impala though :(
Damn, that sucks...read a similar story about an Integra Type-R trying to tail a S4 on a high speed turn. I'm not big on bumperstickers, but if I was, I'd get these:
Do not tailgate this car as there's a high probability I have better brakes than you.
Do not pace this car when its turning at high speeds as I have quattro and ESP.
Or just this one: Know the limits of your car.
Of course, they'd have to read the bumper sticker at a stop light or risk rear ending you...hmmmm. How about a big neon sign? heheh
Do not tailgate this car as there's a high probability I have better brakes than you.
Do not pace this car when its turning at high speeds as I have quattro and ESP.
Or just this one: Know the limits of your car.
Of course, they'd have to read the bumper sticker at a stop light or risk rear ending you...hmmmm. How about a big neon sign? heheh
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