Caution : Curbs are closer than they appear.

[Stugotz]

Was cold out today on Long Island. 49 degrees. My Nitto NT555's don't like the cold. Makes for easy fish tailing. I've done it a thousand times on purpose. Ate a curb this time. Did not eat the giant and very sturdy looking fence or the phone pole. Got lucky and didn't damage the body. Bent the rim, possibly the axle and somehow even the brake rotor. Still cheaper than therapy. FTW !

[Stugotz]

Photobucket is not being my friend right now.

[camelgrundle]

Bummer dude. Hope you have the excuse of a SC'er lol.

[Stugotz]

Nope. I wish dude. Was driving like a dick and ate it. My fault. I own it.

[stevengerard]

it happens, at least its not much damage as you said.

[JimP]

That sucks sorry to hear, we all screw around now and then, I hate to see another car guy suffer. I hope you get her fixed up!

[daddyusmaximus]

Nope. I wish dude. Was driving like a dick and ate it. My fault. I own it.

Refreshing to see someone own up to having made a mistake. Made plenty myself over the years...

[sailsmen]

I suggest the drag strip, autocross and road course.

[MERCMAN]

Worst case of rim road rash EVER!!!(That almost sounds dirty!)

[DrZ]

Fix it forget it! My son kissed a curb with the passenger rear wheel two years ago. NEW rim, brake backing plate, axle and axle bearing, seal, brake pads, tire, emergency brake pads-parts were under 1G. You never knew it happened. No body work and I was happy.:D

[blkZooM]

Nope. I wish dude. Was driving like a dick and ate it. My fault. I own it.

Jesus I wish more people were like this at least. You've owned up to it, get it fixed and enjoy her again man, maybe not on the nittos in the cold though, I use to do the same when it would snow or on rainy days :burnout:

[johnnyrauder]

I suggest the drag strip, autocross and road course.

not on long island.

[Stugotz]

I suggest the drag strip, autocross and road course.

I wish man, I wish. How friggin cool that would be. Unfortunately there is none of that around here. I live in the land of high home values and high taxes. Imagine how many homes you could put on what was once a drag strip and how much tax can be collected from them. The bureaucrats around here squashed stuff like that long before I got here.

Good thinking though. Something like that could possibly satisfy my demons.

[vkirkend]

That'll buff right out.............

[Stugotz]

Since I clearly lightened the rim by a few ounces, does that count as a performance mod ?

[sailsmen]

Check it out;
http://www.racingin.com/track/new-york.aspx

[Stugotz]

They are all Upstate New York tracks. I'm on Long Island near NYC. Bridges, tolls, traffic. Those tracks mine as well be in Canada. Good lookin out though.

[blkZooM]

They are all Upstate New York tracks. I'm on Long Island near NYC. Bridges, tolls, traffic. Those tracks mine as well be in Canada. Good lookin out though.

Where are you from in Long Island

[Stugotz]

Where are you from in Long Island

On Long Island. I'm in Malverne. Western Nassau county on the south shore. You from here ?

[Bluerauder]

On Long Island. I'm in Malverne. Western Nassau county on the south shore. You from here ?


I lived on the Island from 1978-1980. Our place was in East Meadow just off the Meadowbrook Parkway. Racked up countless miles commuting to work on the Southern State Parkway driving out to Holbrook in Suffolk County.

[Shaijack]

I hate it when curbs jump under our cars

[Stugotz]

I lived on the Island from 1978-1980. Our place was in East Meadow just off the Meadowbrook Parkway. Racked up countless miles commuting to work on the Southern State Parkway driving out to Holbrook in Suffolk County.

I know East Meadow well. The jail I work at is in that town.

[Stugotz]

I hate it when curbs jump under our cars

Yeah, me too man. Me too.

Looks like I did more damage than I initially thought. The front right wheel is also bent slightly and something(s) in the front suspension. It's cambered in at the top and the alignment is off. Dropped it off at the shop this morning.

[blkZooM]

On Long Island. I'm in Malverne. Western Nassau county on the south shore. You from here ?

Lived in Queens when I was a lot younger, for about four years. Far Rockaway to be exact.

[Stugotz]

Lived in Queens when I was a lot younger, for about four years. Far Rockaway to be exact.

That's pretty close to me. I could ride my bike there .............since I have no car. :bigcry::bigcry: