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Chicago_DSM
post Jan 15 2007, 12:18 PM
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Dont feel like writing a new message, heres my post from dsmtalk:

Today was a very depressing day....I never thought this day would come, I consider myself a good driver and usually very lucky....

For those that don't know me or my car, I bought the talon with 72,000 miles and I have been modding it since day 1....It had 82,000 miles on it at this point, I just got done breaking in the new clutch....It ran a 12.7 @ 112.5 before the install, weapon of choice is a Ported evoIII with my own special recipe of tuning....I learned everything I know from this car....

Anyways.....I was driving today in my area, when I decided to go around a slower driver before the 2 -lanes merged into 1.....The roads are DANGEROUSLY Icey today (icestorm in the afternoon) and yet I still thought in my mind I could control the car doing a full 2nd gear pull.....

Well, I passed the car and of course immediately lost traction from the icey roads....I started to lose control but I kept countersteering....Unfortunately, the merge came and thats when I just lost it.....

...Talon did a complete 180* turn, flipped into the ditch, and rolled 5 times until I landed upside down in the farm next to the road.....I got out immediately, shaken up but very aware of what happened......Witnesses say it was straight out of a movie, the accident was just UNREAL....

Pics do not do justice:





Aftermath at the lot:
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^^^ By this pic I had already gutted all the expensive items from the car.....I took the aem wideband/radar/headunit/shift knob and everything else I could get my cold, shattered glass filled hands on....

Roof caved in completely, Im surprised I walked away as well as I did....The police/fire department are even more surprised....I actually climbed out right away and walked to my friends who thought I was dead for sure....Shaken up of course, but left with nothing more than cuts from the glass, a small foot injury and well.....A near $10,000 investment laying in ruin...

REST IN PIECES.....

-Josh


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-Josh
*ChitownDSM*
- '90 Talon Tsi AWD - PTE 50trim, FP Cams, Rebuilt 6 bolt ++
- '91 Talon Tsi AWD - Totalled (1/14/07)
12.79 @ 112.5mph on the stock clutch :)
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