Another GT in accident

[jdoc7]

Red GT, Braselton GA. Went through a white picket fence on a straight road. Might've gunned it and gone sideways on cold tires. Found out by calling BBS wheels today located in Braselton. Man said he thought it was a Miata until he got closer and it was a FORD GT. 2 older gentlemen?

 

[Gulf GT]

These wrecked posts are getting kind of common. I'm starting to get the feeling like a tennis player that just needs to keep his ball in play without going for a "kill" shot, because the other guy is going to make a mistake if I just keep putting it back on his side of the court. In five years Pockets and I will be the only ones left standing on the court.

 

[GTNJ]

In five years Pockets and I will be the only ones left standing on the court.

AaaaaaaaaHHHHHHHH ...... The genius behind intuitive Pockets. :thumbsup

 

[ChipBeck]

Winter driving.

Gentlemen,

Probably because I am not used to driving something with this much horsepower, it is somewhat surprising to me how big the difference in traction is on cold days. I never gave it much thought before. Either the road was clean and dry with good traction, or it was wet, dirty, or icy and traction was poor. I didn't drive any differently here in Arizona during winter than I did during summer. Until I bought the GT. Now, even on the same clean, dry roads, temperature changes everything. On a summer day with temperature over 100° my GT will hook up in second gear and go. On a winter day with the temperature at 50°, hard acceleration in second gear is like driving on ball bearings. The same quick drive on your favorite road that was exhilarating last summer, might result in disaster on a cold day. Low temps = caution.

Chip

 

[B O N Y]

Yes, and we have icing conditions and the roads and skys....

What is the old saying, there are brave pilots and old pilots but no old brave pilots.

Engage the brain

 

[Cool Runnin']

"...there are old pilots and there and bold pilots, but there ain't no old bold pilots..."

-- Tom Wolfe, The Right Stuff

 

[kumar]

That sucks. People should be prohibited from driving their GT unless its over 50 degrees.

I just drove mine for the first time in a few weeks because it hit 54.

 

[06fordgt]

Being well aware as many have said here Cold Weather and High Performnace cars DO NOT MIX! Period! :thumbsdow I do not care how good your driving is.
All my babies are stored away until at Least 60*F and no sand and / or salt on the roads. The temp may be ok ay 60*F plus but with sand Still NO traction.:ack

 

[Waxer]

Chip is correct.
Like 06FordGT my gal is taking her long nap until Spring.

A little Stabil Fuel and Battery tender (warm milk and the pacifier in GT terms) until Spring. :thumbsup

 

[Gulf GT]

A little Stabil Fuel and Battery tender (warm milk and the pacifier in GT terms) until Spring. :thumbsup

I think Bony's gets warm milk year round...

 

[GTNJ]

I think Bony's gets warm milk year round...

:lol:lol:lol:lol

 

[HHGT]

Being well aware as many have said here Cold Weather and High Performnace cars DO NOT MIX! Period! :thumbsdow I do not care how good your driving is.
All my babies are stored away until at Least 60*F and no sand and / or salt on the roads. The temp may be ok ay 60*F plus but with sand Still NO traction.:ack

Why do they put sand & salt on roads???

 

[Empty Pockets]

Why do they put sand & salt on roads???

madbang:bang:bang:tongue:slap

 

[Kingman]

Why do they put sand & salt on roads???

They put the sand on the road to make you feel like you're at the beach. The salt is for rimming the Margarita glass....again to give you that beachy feeling. It's all psychological.

 

[Jason's Auto Spa]

They put the sand on the road to make you feel like you're at the beach. The salt is for rimming the Margarita glass....again to give you that beachy feeling. It's all psychological.

This time of year I find myself lining the gap behind the front bumper of my Tahoe with Margarita glasses...waiting...for the perfect opportunity next to a plow truck. Once salted, drive home, pour, and serve. The glass is already chilled too :thumbsup

 

[dbk]

The morbid fascination with GT wrecks on this site is beyond me.

Personally, I could care less when a GT is wrecked. It's a piece of metal. If some guy wrecks his car and mine is now $46 more valuable on a 30-year basis, I'd much rather buddy still have his car. God forbid he dies (don't get me started on some of the ridiculously poor taste comments in the other ongoing GT driver death thread), who gives a shit about the car? Whether it's a KIA or a Veyron, the mere thought of hypothesizing on the value of the remaining cars in light of someones death beyond the wheel makes me want to vomit, at best.

There are a limited number of GT's out there. A huge number of the people that own them are on this site. Would I want to out somebody wrecking their car? Personally, no. This is like rubbernecking at train wreck pop stars. It's all fun and games until the lens is pointed at you.

Of course, I'm just cranky because me and Camilo were out until 4 in the morning and I'm paying for it today, but if I never saw another one of these threads, it'd be too soon.

 

[STUNTS]

The morbid fascination with GT wrecks on this site is beyond me.

Personally, I could care less when a GT is wrecked. It's a piece of metal. If some guy wrecks his car and mine is now $46 more valuable on a 30-year basis, I'd much rather buddy still have his car. God forbid he dies (don't get me started on some of the ridiculously poor taste comments in the other ongoing GT driver death thread), who gives a shit about the car? Whether it's a KIA or a Veyron, the mere thought of hypothesizing on the value of the remaining cars in light of someones death beyond the wheel makes me want to vomit, at best.

There are a limited number of GT's out there. A huge number of the people that own them are on this site. Would I want to out somebody wrecking their car? Personally, no. This is like rubbernecking at train wreck pop stars. It's all fun and games until the lens is pointed at you.

Of course, I'm just cranky because me and Camilo were out until 4 in the morning and I'm paying for it today, but if I never saw another one of these threads, it'd be too soon.

Ok!! If I wreck, I won't ever tell a soul... PROMISE!!!!

 

[dbk]

Ok!! If I wreck, I won't ever tell a soul... PROMISE!!!!

Hey Timmy, if you wreck your own car, post away :lol

 

[Joehand1]

Dave, I am the Chief Anesthesiologist at the only Trauma Center in South Mississippi. I regularly write articles in the local newspaper on safety issues like driving while talking on cell phones, kids on four wheelers on public roads, drunk driving and other dumb stuff people do and get killed or badly hurt.

I see the result and take care of them all.

I can assure you that I could give a shit about the effect of some wreck on the value of my car.

 

[dbk]

I can assure you that I could give a shit about the effect of some wreck on the value of my car.

Wait, does this mean you do or don't care? The could vs. couldn't shit giving relationship has always been hard for me to decipher. :lol

p.s, you're a braver/tougher man than I for being in that line of work.