I don't think it will buff out.

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12-18-2009, 11:13 PM
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I don't think it will buff out.

Hit a racoon on the way home from being on call in Tyler last Friday. I had hit another racoon the Sunday night before and it only put a hole in the bumpercover. This one ran out from the woods fast from the left side of the road and was as big as a Labrador. I know, don't try to avoid the animals and stay straight but it was BIG. I swerved to the left and still struck it with the right wheel. That put me in a skid and when I left the road to the right and went sideways in the soft dirt the Miata rolled 3 times starting on the drivers side. I finished upside down in a ditch. Luckily did not roll on the pavement. Thank God for BossFrog. My head was struck by a cross bar on the soft top at very vascular spot. I thought I was upside down in a puddle but it was just my laceration squirting. Took me about 15 minutes to get myself out buy kicking on the passenger door. After wedgeing myself out I literally was able to walk away with only some scratches and little less blood. Thank God for BossFrog and Mazda engineering! Found my cel and called my beautiful wife to come get me with my 3 beautiful children. I was only about 6 miles from the house. I stopped listening to her count the stitches on my head close to 40 the other night.
I am still waiting for an adjuster to come but I am sure it will be totaled due to the windshield collapse. I can only hope insurance pays off the note, lets me buy it back so I can stripoff my add on's and I have something left for a down payment on another NB so I can start over. Until then I am stuck back in the Dodge 3500Ram for my commute.

ARGHHHHHHH!
12-18-2009, 11:28 PM
cone-cerned

Damn, I'm glad you came through as well as you did. I hope the insurance company does you OK.

Also, hope for a speedy recovery for you. (That's going to be some scar.)
12-18-2009, 11:37 PM
Titus

Holy crap! I am sure glad you are OK. I could be wrong, but I think you may be the first on the board to roll a Miata.
12-18-2009, 11:44 PM
sammm

Wow...glad you didn't get badly hurt! Another testament to these great little cars. Good luck with insurance and keep us posted.
12-18-2009, 11:56 PM
Keifersmith

Dang. Glad to hear that you're OK. I've been planning on a roll bar at some point but I think it just moved a lot higher up on my list of mods.
12-19-2009, 01:38 AM
Radio-Active

Makes me want a roll bar.

Glad that you are okay for the most part.
12-19-2009, 06:38 AM
Nails

Hope that raccoon is a grease spot. Relieved you're all right. Keep us posted Lance on your recovery and hunt for another ride.
12-19-2009, 07:42 AM
cam76034

That was a scary story, glad you were able to walk away.
12-19-2009, 08:12 AM
cam76034

Timely appearance on CL.

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/pts/1516643386.html
12-19-2009, 08:23 AM
onething

The last pic reminds me of when I had to have my scalp stapled ::Rant::::Ladder::

I asked the ER Doc if the hair would grow back. He had no sense of humor and just shrugged.

Glad you're OK. Sorry about your car.
12-19-2009, 09:00 AM
Maverick

Wow, glad you're okay. Every time someone posts pics of a wrecked Miata, I'm amazed at how well the car holds up. Truly a testament to the engineers at Mazda. It also makes me feel better about my chances of surviving a run-in with the local idiots.

Adding a rollbar was the first thing I did to my car. It's one of the best things you can do to a Miata to improve its safety.
12-19-2009, 09:31 AM
altiain

Glad to hear you're okay. That was quite a crash!
12-19-2009, 09:34 AM
Nails

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maverick

Adding a rollbar was the first thing I did to my car. It's one of the best things you can do to a Miata to improve its safety.

That's why they're standard equipment now.
12-19-2009, 11:16 AM
Nexus Flux

Glad to hear that you are OK, for the most part
Scars = stories
12-19-2009, 11:36 AM
CarCar

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nexus Flux

Glad to hear that you are OK, for the most part
Scars = stories

My wife thinks it looks like a number 4. I guess I have a new number to put on the next Miata when I get back to the track so all the numbers are matching.
12-19-2009, 11:39 AM
gabkwong

Wow, what a crash! +1 glad that you walk away with "a badge of honor and a story to tell for years to come" Speedy recovery and back on the road again soon with your next new ride! I am glad that I buy my Miata's. Strong, well built and most of all, TCB enough for me to enjoy! :-)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nails

That's why they're standard equipment now.

Is the roll bar in the NC is as strong as the Hard Dog or the Frog Bar?
12-19-2009, 11:59 AM
trickyrix

You realize you're not supposed to actually road test the roll bar, right? PDR and a little buffing oughta straighten that right out. :rolleyes:

Glad you're okay... I bet that was a pants-wetting moment for sure.
12-19-2009, 12:16 PM
Nails

Quote:

Originally Posted by gabkwong

Is the roll bar in the NC is as strong as the Hard Dog or the Frog Bar?

Stronger I think. Mounts in 6 places with two horizontals I believe. Been awhile since I looked and my shop manual's loaned out right now. They say it will hold 1.5x the weight of the car.
12-19-2009, 12:16 PM
cam76034

Quote:

Originally Posted by CarCar

My wife thinks it looks like a number 4. I guess I have a new number to put on the next Miata when I get back to the track so all the numbers are matching.

I thought it looked like the letter H, which could be part of a larger tattoo, something like "I Hate Raccoons".
12-19-2009, 12:17 PM
Nails

LOL
12-19-2009, 12:30 PM
cArAzzIE

OHHH MY GOSH!!!! Lance, I am so sorry about this terrible wreck, and so glad you are OK...for the most part. Hope everything works out in your favor!! I dont know that I would have been able to pull myself out of that mangled heap!!
12-19-2009, 01:50 PM
Sharpie

What everyone else said. Glad you're okay.
12-19-2009, 03:30 PM
Treibenschnell

Ditto... but I think the scar could be a shift pattern.
12-19-2009, 05:05 PM
trickyrix

BTW, you should drop the top and send pics to Boss Frog. It'd be a nice product testimonial, and a warning to raccoons everywhere.
12-19-2009, 10:13 PM
CarCar

She started right up this afternoon. Hood is wedged shut so I can't get it up without a prybar. I don't want to cause any extra damage that could have an effect on the insurance company providing a quick settlement so I will have to wait until an adjuster makes it out here. Damn, Mazda builds a fine roadster. Passenger compartment except the windshield fold is totally squared away. If I had changed the tire and slouched down like a lowrider I could have driven her around the yard.
12-20-2009, 07:53 AM
Darron65

Quote:

Originally Posted by CarCar

My wife thinks it looks like a number 4. I guess I have a new number to put on the next Miata when I get back to the track so all the numbers are matching.

That's a positive way of looking at it! Thank God you're ok.
12-20-2009, 09:20 AM
cone-cerned

When I think about it, that scar may be the Chinese character for "Hung like a Horse".::Banana::
12-20-2009, 09:39 AM
SirHustlerEsq

Oh wow. I've never been trapped, bleeding in a car before.
12-20-2009, 09:40 AM
SirHustlerEsq

Quote:

Originally Posted by cone-cerned

When I think about it, that scar may be the Chinese character for "Hung like a Horse".::Banana::

lol
12-21-2009, 01:06 PM
jeff_man

found you a new desktop wall paper

http://i.imagehost.org/0705/1261417799844.jpg
12-21-2009, 09:29 PM
Magma

as everyone said, glad your ok
12-21-2009, 09:34 PM
CarCar

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeff_man

found you a new desktop wall paper

lol ouch lol ouch. I may actually use that.
12-22-2009, 07:20 AM
bnordin

WOW. I added a roll bar this year and am glad I did. Should not have taken so long.
12-22-2009, 10:14 AM
altiain
Quote:

Originally Posted by Nails

Stronger I think. Mounts in 6 places with two horizontals I believe. Been awhile since I looked and my shop manual's loaned out right now. They say it will hold 1.5x the weight of the car.

There are a lot of things that go into how "strong" a roll bar is. While the NC bar is better than nothing, I would rather have something like a Hard Dog Sport or hard Core for two reasons:
- The NC bar is really short. I'd rather have something taller than my head.
- The NC bar has no rear supports. Being able to support 1.5 times the car's weight in the vertical direction is not the same as staying upright in the more likely rolling/sliding type of accident where the force is not applied vertically.
Again, I'm not saying the NC hoops are bad. I've seen how well they are integrated to the OEM unibody, and they're much better than most of the OEM roll hoops I've seen. But they're not a substitute for a proper roll bar/cage.
12-22-2009, 10:56 AM
Nails

Here's a thread on Goodwin's site with great photos of the stock NC bar and his optional ones. I have no worries at all that my bar will be able to support the car in a roll over and slide. I would like a taller bar though once I get harnesses.

Two things I'm concerned about daily driving is a t-bone and a rear end where a truck rolls up on top of me. I'll likely get Brian's double hoop with petty bars to the hard top mounts when I'm more track competitive and on r-comps.
12-23-2009, 03:56 PM
CarCar

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeff_man

found you a new desktop wall paper

Could somebody photo shop that for me with him flipping me the bird?
12-23-2009, 05:06 PM
CobaltFire

I'm glad to see you are ok.

I've been procrastinating on the rollbar, this may change my mind.
12-24-2009, 10:30 AM
CarCar

Quote:

Originally Posted by CobaltFire

I'm glad to see you are ok.

I've been procrastinating on the rollbar, this may change my mind.

It was the last thing I installed and by far the best and smartest thing I did. I now get chills when I think of how long I went without one and my aggressive driving occasions. I amaze myself knowing I was just driving home casually not having fun on some backroad twisty when I rolled it. When I was 18 I rode a Honda Interceptor instead of driving a car. I was a speed demon and loved the twistys. Friends and family always told me I was going to have a bad accident if I didn't slow down. Ironically I lost my right leg on that bike sitting at a stop sign not while attempting to break a land speed record. I was hit from behind by a young girl in a Granada that was in a hurry and did not stop. The expensive helmet I at the time did not like to wear and the leather jacket saved my life. When I get my next Miata after insurance settles the first thing going on is that BossFrog double hoop.
12-31-2009, 12:23 PM
POS Racing

So what did the insurance adjuster have to say..... Will it buff out???
12-31-2009, 12:34 PM
CarCar

Have not got the check yet. Total loss. I bought it for salvage value, payed my deductable, insurance payed off bank loan. I end up with $500 to buy another.