Reply With QuoteDamn, 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.)
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!
I drive to fast to worry about my cholesterol.
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.)
On the track, I am fearless.
If you were as slow as me, you wouldn't be afraid either.
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CSP 67
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.
Wow...glad you didn't get badly hurt! Another testament to these great little cars. Good luck with insurance and keep us posted.
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.
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Makes me want a roll bar.
Glad that you are okay for the most part.
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Hope that raccoon is a grease spot. Relieved you're all right. Keep us posted Lance on your recovery and hunt for another ride.
That was a scary story, glad you were able to walk away.
Timely appearance on CL.
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The last pic reminds me of when I had to have my scalp stapled
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.
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.
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Glad to hear you're okay. That was quite a crash!
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
Originally Posted by Maverick
That's why they're standard equipment now.
Glad to hear that you are OK, for the most part
Scars = stories
'06 RSX Type-S NBP
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 drive to fast to worry about my cholesterol.
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!
Is the roll bar in the NC is as strong as the Hard Dog or the Frog Bar?
Gabriel
You realize you're not supposed to actually road test the roll bar, right? PDR and a little buffing oughta straighten that right out.
Glad you're okay... I bet that was a pants-wetting moment for sure.
'94 Black & Black & Tan
'99 head swap, JR header, TDR intake & header blanket, MegaSquirt, RB hollow bar, Tein Flex, 15x8 6ULs, HD M2 Sport, FM cat, Borla cat-back, black '95M interior, MOMO Zebrano, IL Motorsport console...
Dyno Days
8/16/08 (bone stock): 103.1 hp/99.0 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/23/08 (Borla cat-back): 108.2 hp/104.1 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/13/11 (more stuff...): 126 hp/116 lb-ft - Mustang dyno
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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.
I thought it looked like the letter H, which could be part of a larger tattoo, something like "I Hate Raccoons".
LOL
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