SLandstra_Z06

Decided not to post.

RaleighSS

Well by your description it sounds very bad... Hope everything turns out ok for ya ...

JRD77VET

Oh, that doesn't sound good. Sorry to hear that Steve.

Jeff

TedDBere

Steve, I'm sad and I don't even know why. I hope everything is OK with you and the Z.

John Shiels

hope all is well

SLandstra_Z06

Thanks for all of the messages guys. I'm okay. Nothing $15k won't fix. I know Phoenix Performance will get the pieces all put back together.

Just one of those bad decisions to go on track during last weekend's Noreaster. I wish I could turn back the hands of time.

Thanks again for your concern.

Steve

John Shiels

15 is a tough nut but you are basically OK I assume and that is priceless. It happems to the best of the pro car drivers. You have the right place to make it new again!

Datawiz

Ouch.

Why not fly down to Florida for a nice weekend and autocross my Z next weekend, or in December. I know you and Frank G. kicked azz down here a while back. She's very fast.

SLandstra_Z06

Thanks for the offer Craig. I miss Florida and would love to come back to Ft. Meyers to play. Frank and I are intructing next weekend and then I'll be traveling in China, Taiwan, Switzerland and Italy for most of November and 1st half of December.

I think I'll just chill out until my repairs are completed and the snow melts, up here.

Steve

AlwaysInBoost

sorry to hear about the damage, good thing is you are OK, cars can always be fixed/replaced.

where are you and Frank instructing next week?

SLandstra_Z06

We'll be at NJMP, on Lightning.

Datawiz

Any time you're in town, the ride is yours.

sothpaw2

Good luck at Lightening! Hope it didn't happen there. Would bring back bad memories a bit too soon.

ghoffman

Glad you are OK, but if there are any valuable lessons that would help the rest of us, please lets us know.

AlwaysInBoost

Damn, I'll be at Thunderbolt on Friday for an open track with PDA/NASA.

SLandstra_Z06

Gary,

It's an extremely simple lesson. Be very careful with R compound tires on a wet track when the ambient temperature is 41 degrees. A little too much throttle (on the very first corner - Turn 2 at Thunderbolt) when the car is unweighting over a crest can induce a snap spin that can't even be corrected with an immediate full-lock counter steer, even at approximately 60 mph. Also, wet grass is very slippery and guard rails on the inside of turns should have tire walls.

Be careful out there, guys...

BrianCunningham

Cars can be fixed, people not so much.

Glad your OK

Insurance companies $uck!

Wicked Weasel

This happen coming over the small hill in turn 2 prior to the chicane?

SLandstra_Z06

Exactly right...

cjlaw73

I am probably one person who feels your pain. I lost it in the "carousel". Total loss into the wall.