High speed stupidity

ZedMae · 5th June 2009, 18:06

Was coming back home in my car yesterday evening. The car was doing around 70-80kmph and the road was pretty deserted and it was drizzling. I was driving pretty close to the divider.Was approaching a pretty sharp curve(to the left) and braked a little. The car was still going where I intended it to. Midway through the curve, the car was still doing a serious pace. I dont exactly remember if I had pressed the throttle again.

But I clearly remember the car beginning to lose traction.

Tyres squealing.The rear started giving out and I tried to correct it to the right with the steering. But it was an overdose as the car was again off the intended line, but now to the right. Then again to the left. The fourth time, the car got it right and went straight.

I dont remember doing anything voluntarily to control the car. It was all instinct and it all happened in a flash. But it was definitely a heart in mouth experience, and after some time, was grinning that I could manage to drift a Getz 1.1.

cheers

kutlee · 5th June 2009, 18:18

drizzling, if the first one, after a loong time, will lead to oil being loosened and cause the car to loose traction. Especially at bends because that's where all the heavy vehichles spill diesel. you also notice that since the diesel dissolver tar, road surface will be bad on highways near bents.

mnhegde · 5th June 2009, 18:25

That was quite dangerous, seems control was lost for a moment

. What tyres you have on your vehicle (tyre squealing)? Never drive too close to the dividers.

DRIVE SAFE.

+ 1 Kutlee. Its better to avoid cornering near dividers while driving in rains .

Rehaan · 5th June 2009, 19:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZedMae

.....The rear started giving out and I tried to correct it to the right with the steering. But it was an overdose as the car was again off the intended line, but now to the right. Then again to the left. The fourth time, the car got it right and went straight.....

Known as fishtailing.

A fair deal of luck that you got out of it okay - so probably not best to try it again

cya
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IronWolf · 5th June 2009, 20:11

Lucky you got out of that one without a scratch.

+1 to fishtailing, not drifting. Dont try this on your FWD again

Also thats insightful about the drizzle loosening the Oil.

Nitin · 5th June 2009, 20:30

If you had lost complete control of the car for mroe than 1 sec,you probably would have gone off the road and hit the divider. Good for you that you avoided a crash.
No matter how good your tires are, once it starts drizzling its definitely a good idea to slow down along curves.

ZedMae · 7th June 2009, 12:59

Thanks guys for the replies. Yes, will definitely be a bit more careful in the future. And yeah it was fishtailing ( more than the tail, it was the nose which was going all over the place

) and not drifting.

cheers

MileCruncher · 7th June 2009, 14:52

@ Zed , you are lucky that you got out of this without a scratch. Please take extra care in the future.

I once had a 180 deg unintentional spin at 20 MPH on a slippery U turn in my Office compound. And that too with good tyres. Once needs to be very careful on the wet.

Drive Safe!

pedrolourenco · 7th June 2009, 15:04

The first rain dissolves all sorts of deposits on the road including oil and mud and makes it a very slippery past. Forget driving, you should be careful while walking. Many people have falls during this first rain.

cooldude1988765 · 7th June 2009, 16:20

Reminds me of my first fishtailing experience about 6 years back in an accent crdi was doing a speedo indicated 140-150. I had only a couple of years driving experience that time. I was damn lucky to come out alive after that; missed the divider by a couple of inches. Luckily i dint slam the brakes, eased of the throttle shifted to fourth and turned gently away from the divider. My hands were shaking for a minute after the fishtailing.
For hyderabadis: It happened on necklace road on the curve just before eat street (while driving from sanjeeviah park to prasads)

greenhorn · 9th June 2009, 15:05

I've had my front turn inwards in the spiral ramp of my parking lot, once in the up ramp, and once in the down ramp. The dudes at the end of the up ramp, on the road side were laughing as I came up onto the road tokyo drift ishtyle, sideways

PS: yes I was scared!

5th June 2009, 18:06	#1
ZedMae BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: chennai Posts: 99 Thanked: 49 Times	High speed stupidity Was coming back home in my car yesterday evening. The car was doing around 70-80kmph and the road was pretty deserted and it was drizzling. I was driving pretty close to the divider.Was approaching a pretty sharp curve(to the left) and braked a little. The car was still going where I intended it to. Midway through the curve, the car was still doing a serious pace. I dont exactly remember if I had pressed the throttle again. But I clearly remember the car beginning to lose traction. Tyres squealing.The rear started giving out and I tried to correct it to the right with the steering. But it was an overdose as the car was again off the intended line, but now to the right. Then again to the left. The fourth time, the car got it right and went straight. I dont remember doing anything voluntarily to control the car. It was all instinct and it all happened in a flash. But it was definitely a heart in mouth experience, and after some time, was grinning that I could manage to drift a Getz 1.1. cheers
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5th June 2009, 18:18	#2
kutlee Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,141 Thanked: 232 Times View My Garage	drizzling, if the first one, after a loong time, will lead to oil being loosened and cause the car to loose traction. Especially at bends because that's where all the heavy vehichles spill diesel. you also notice that since the diesel dissolver tar, road surface will be bad on highways near bents.
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5th June 2009, 18:25	#3
mnhegde BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: B E N G A L U R U Posts: 473 Thanked: 0 Times	That was quite dangerous, seems control was lost for a moment . What tyres you have on your vehicle (tyre squealing)? Never drive too close to the dividers. DRIVE SAFE. + 1 Kutlee. Its better to avoid cornering near dividers while driving in rains . Last edited by mnhegde : 5th June 2009 at 18:30.
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5th June 2009, 20:11	#5
IronWolf Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Benga-loo-ru Posts: 1,569 Thanked: 45 Times View My Garage	Lucky you got out of that one without a scratch. +1 to fishtailing, not drifting. Dont try this on your FWD again Also thats insightful about the drizzle loosening the Oil.
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5th June 2009, 20:30	#6
Nitin Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,294 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	If you had lost complete control of the car for mroe than 1 sec,you probably would have gone off the road and hit the divider. Good for you that you avoided a crash. No matter how good your tires are, once it starts drizzling its definitely a good idea to slow down along curves.
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7th June 2009, 12:59	#7
ZedMae BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: chennai Posts: 99 Thanked: 49 Times	Thanks guys for the replies. Yes, will definitely be a bit more careful in the future. And yeah it was fishtailing ( more than the tail, it was the nose which was going all over the place ) and not drifting. cheers
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7th June 2009, 14:52	#8
MileCruncher Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: MH01 Posts: 4,235 Thanked: 592 Times View My Garage	@ Zed , you are lucky that you got out of this without a scratch. Please take extra care in the future. I once had a 180 deg unintentional spin at 20 MPH on a slippery U turn in my Office compound. And that too with good tyres. Once needs to be very careful on the wet. Drive Safe!
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7th June 2009, 15:04	#9
pedrolourenco Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Margao, Goa Posts: 1,268 Thanked: 1,527 Times View My Garage	The first rain dissolves all sorts of deposits on the road including oil and mud and makes it a very slippery past. Forget driving, you should be careful while walking. Many people have falls during this first rain.
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7th June 2009, 16:20	#10
cooldude1988765 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,042 Thanked: 194 Times	Reminds me of my first fishtailing experience about 6 years back in an accent crdi was doing a speedo indicated 140-150. I had only a couple of years driving experience that time. I was damn lucky to come out alive after that; missed the divider by a couple of inches. Luckily i dint slam the brakes, eased of the throttle shifted to fourth and turned gently away from the divider. My hands were shaking for a minute after the fishtailing. For hyderabadis: It happened on necklace road on the curve just before eat street (while driving from sanjeeviah park to prasads)
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9th June 2009, 15:05	#11
greenhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,745 Thanked: 4,401 Times View My Garage	I've had my front turn inwards in the spiral ramp of my parking lot, once in the up ramp, and once in the down ramp. The dudes at the end of the up ramp, on the road side were laughing as I came up onto the road tokyo drift ishtyle, sideways PS: yes I was scared!
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