Scary damp roundabout moment!

[AlexRWD]

Finally collected my car yesterday after the 5 weeks it took to retro-fit the air con, due to TVR taking a long long time to send the parts, and then forgetting to send one key part!

Obviously, had missed my baby, but it was damp on the roads, so I was trying to tread carefully.

I had been stuck behind slow traffic on way back from Dream Machines in Heathfield for a while, and when I got to Lewes, 2 police vans pulled in front of me.

Got to the roundabout that takes you onto A27, and I decided it was time to blast past, at respectable speed.

Put my foot down when thought I was reasonably straight, and had a LARGE fish-tailing moment as I went alongside the 2 police vans

To compound my mistake, I then wrong-slotted into a lower gear than I wanted, and hit the rev limiter

Coppers must have been pissing themselves

So long as I don't receive notification from about 20 coppers for silly driving, alls well that ends well, as I didn't crash into 2 police vans

Lesson hopefully learned, I must be more gentle with throttle on damp roads

[maddog-uk]

I hear you. Mine is fully run in, and I also had a damp scary moment yesterday whilst pulling away in first gear. The ironic thing was I was not doing a blast just pootling home after a 120 mile drive back from karting and about 1 mile from home. I think there was oil as I was going in a straight line but the wheels lost all adhesion! Respect to the car! Just caught me out! So glad I race karts as the handling is the same!

[chris watton]

I have also done the same, I was overtaking a very slow car after we both pulled out of a junction, with nothing coming towards us, I put my foot foot down, and fishtailed passed the woman driver! Quite scary, I now endeavour to apply a more 'progressive' overtake, IE; not floor the throttle! The car's handle so well 99.9% of the time, it is soooo easy to get caught out at (usually, Sod's law) the worst moment, where we're made to look complete Boy Racer Numpties!! lol

[bumcrack]

Just flooring it, is not something you can do in this car on road(in the lower gears anyway), unless it's dry, straight and smooth tarmac.
In a off the line straight sprint, you still have to watch out the backend stepping out, it does feel good though to correct the car when trying to get off the line quickley.

Respect the car

>> Edited by bumcrack on Sunday 19th September 15:59

[shadowninja]

Fun, isn't it.

[hilti]

If you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay for the retro fit of the aircon, was thinking of getting mine done.

[jayjay]

it costs 2k...same as the list price.

[AlexRWD]

hilti said:

If you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay for the retro fit of the aircon, was thinking of getting mine done.

I couldn't tell you what Dream Machines would charge, as I just agreed it as part of the price of buying my car - but they reckoned it cost them more than £2k, you would have to speak to them.