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Found some twisties #953468 05/12/04 01:19 AM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,709 Rochester, Minnesota X XKontour98 OP Hard-core CEG\'er
OP XKontour98 Hard-core CEG\'er X Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,709 Rochester, Minnesota	After the meet on Saturday Andy and I headed back to school. I knew of a great twistie road that was along the way so we decided to head that route. At first the road is flat and straight which is great for driving "very quickly" followed by some rollar coaster hills and then swoops into some of the curviest S turns I have ever driven. All of which was planned but what was not was the fact that I was still driving on the snow tires because my Enkei's were delayed in shipping and not coming til Monday. Needless to say they arent the best handeling tires to be driving on and those turns did not treat them well. Below are some pics, mostly of the 3 wheel "trick" Andy mentioned in the other post. Basically what happened is I took the turn slightly faster than I obviously should have and the back end let loose, after unsuccessfully regaining control of the car I landed inthe ditch inches away from a boulber and between two trees! The above pics are from after I reversed out as far as I could before getting stuck. You can see the tire tracks in the last pic. I am damn lucky that nothing happen to me, my car or anyone else and that I had friends with that could push me out of the ditch! Thanks Andy! I thought I would throw in this sexy shot of our rides that was taken after I caught my breath Now to find something to clean those stains on the seat... Originally posted by Chickens: Religion can't do much for ashholes (unless you are an alterboy) 98.5 Se w/SVT mods 98 E0 SVT~ sold

Re: Found some twisties #953469 05/12/04 02:11 AM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 112 Savage, MN K kazanma_dup1 CEG\'er
kazanma_dup1 CEG\'er K Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 112 Savage, MN	I was hoping to see a pic of your car doglegging it through a hot corner like at the autocrosses. Looks like you had a little more fun than you bargained for. BTW, what tires are you getting with the wheels?

Re: Found some twisties #953470 05/12/04 03:05 AM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,709 Rochester, Minnesota X XKontour98 OP Hard-core CEG\'er
OP XKontour98 Hard-core CEG\'er X Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,709 Rochester, Minnesota	They are wrapped in Kumho Ecsta ASX's 215/45/17 and so far so good, they handle and look great! Originally posted by Chickens: Religion can't do much for ashholes (unless you are an alterboy) 98.5 Se w/SVT mods 98 E0 SVT~ sold

Re: Found some twisties #953471 05/12/04 01:48 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 325 MN, SSP E ellmers95 CEG\'er
ellmers95 CEG\'er E Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 325 MN, SSP	Xkontour98, I love the looks of your dual exhaust!! Does it sound real loud? I have to meet up with you someday and check that out. Oh what are you gonna do with the stock wheels?? I need to get rid of my damn hub caps! Makes it look like a granny car. After I get rid of the 14's I would love to hang with you guys on the curves! Tony

Re: Found some twisties #953472 05/12/04 02:43 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,709 Rochester, Minnesota X XKontour98 OP Hard-core CEG\'er
OP XKontour98 Hard-core CEG\'er X Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,709 Rochester, Minnesota	Originally posted by ellmers95: Xkontour98, I love the looks of your dual exhaust!! Does it sound real loud? I have to meet up with you someday and check that out. Oh what are you gonna do with the stock wheels?? I need to get rid of my damn hub caps! Makes it look like a granny car. After I get rid of the 14's I would love to hang with you guys on the curves! Tony Hey Tony, I am going to be keeping the stock wheels because they have my snow tires mounted on them so im not trying to drive 17's in the snow. However I do have a set of E1 SVT wheels that I can hook you up with if your interested?? The exhaust is the quiet system but is still pretty loud. Let me know if you are interested in those wheels? Originally posted by Chickens: Religion can't do much for ashholes (unless you are an alterboy) 98.5 Se w/SVT mods 98 E0 SVT~ sold

Re: Found some twisties #953473 05/12/04 04:08 PM
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 912 Maryland L LoudnQuik Veteran CEG\'er
LoudnQuik Veteran CEG\'er L Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 912 Maryland	Glad your ok man! Gotta watch that assend! Jason 00 Audi S4, 2.7 Bi-turbo quattro 01 S10 Xtreme, 4.3l 98' Contour SE with some mods 96 Cavalier (beater)

Re: Found some twisties #953474 05/12/04 04:35 PM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 289 Western Wisconsin C Contourgirl_dup1 CEG\'er
Contourgirl_dup1 CEG\'er C Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 289 Western Wisconsin	Was this taken in WI? What road were ya on in this picture. It looks familiar. I moved over to River Falls, but I still work in MN. The roads out there are fun to drive on. 1995 Contour LX 238,000 miles

Re: Found some twisties #953475 05/12/04 05:37 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,709 Rochester, Minnesota X XKontour98 OP Hard-core CEG\'er
OP XKontour98 Hard-core CEG\'er X Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,709 Rochester, Minnesota	Originally posted by Contourgirl: Was this taken in WI? What road were ya on in this picture. It looks familiar. I moved over to River Falls, but I still work in MN. The roads out there are fun to drive on. Actually the road runs just north of Rochester, Mn off Hwy 52 across to Wabasha, MN where it meets up with Hwy 61. I am sooo lucky nothing bad happened Originally posted by Chickens: Religion can't do much for ashholes (unless you are an alterboy) 98.5 Se w/SVT mods 98 E0 SVT~ sold

Re: Found some twisties #953476 05/12/04 07:39 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 325 MN, SSP E ellmers95 CEG\'er
ellmers95 CEG\'er E Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 325 MN, SSP	Yeah I may be interested in those. PM me pics of them and let me know what you ask for them. How close are you to IGH? I was curious to meet up sometime to check out your ride, looks sweet! Tony

Re: Found some twisties #953477 05/12/04 07:50 PM
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 596 Toronto, ON A Alex T._dup1 Veteran CEG\'er
Alex T._dup1 Veteran CEG\'er A Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 596 Toronto, ON	Glad to hear no one was hurt. 1999 Silver Frost Contour SVT 2690 of 2760 Born 08/13/1999 Sony Mobile ES CDX-C90 Deck 6 1/2 Infinity Kappa Perfect mid & tweet set, 2 12 Infinity Kappa Perfects JBL P.600.1 for Bass, P.180.2 for front stage.

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