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Old 04-08-2013, 05:07 PM   #101
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I also have to confess to a boot ass mistake I made. One of the many times I slid off the track, I broke a tie rod. Pit space was at a premium and I was parked next to the orange vert you see in the beginning of this video. Well I positioned my jack to get my car up and did not tighten the handle all the way (very stupid) which left it at the mercy of the wind. Which in turn left this guys really nice and clean vert at the mercy of my jack handle. As I let go of the handle and turned to grab my tools, I heard the most sickening thud I heard all day, even when I was mowing dirt. I knew what happened before I even looked at it. The handle to my jack fell into this guys door and took a chip of paint out about the size of a thumb nail. When I did look I got that queezy feeling you get right before you usually vomit. Took me some time to track him down to let him know about it. I wish I could remember his name, especially since he was non chalant about it being a drift car and it didn't matter. Seriously, he was very cool about the whole thing, even turned down the set of wrenches I bought him as an apology. The rubber protective grip was long gone from the handle so I instantly wrapped a roll of e-tape on it to keep it from happening again. Even tho it was my first track day and all, it was a stupid mistake. So to everyone that sees this car and the ding in the driver side door, yeah, that was me. But this video also shows the more advanced guys that were out there getting sideways, including him. Some pretty good talent out there, better than me anyways. I'll see if I can find my best video to post up of myself, just so we can all have a laugh at me scrubbing dirt. And to the cool headed man with this orange vert, if you ever read this thread, again, I'm sorry about your door.
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