View Full Version : Car Gets Bitten by the Dragon
b18civicdx
08-07-2005, 09:20 AM
Anybody know the guy who owns this car?
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a5/JustinRush/122_2213.jpg
I saw him in Jasper, GA Friday night headed north. Well on Saturday me and some friends rode up to the dragon to hang out with killboy (www.killboy.com) and saw this car on the rollback in Robbinsville, NC. I know they were having some kind of Prelude meet up there, and since I passed this guy in Jasper I figure he's from around ATL probably. Just wondering if he's ok and would like to here the story behind this.
SniperJoe
08-07-2005, 09:30 AM
Ouch, I'd like to hear the story too. I was up there last weekend with Team Integra and we saw a smashed Miata and a few downed bikes, but nothing that serious.
Well we heard that it was on the first turn of the dragon, I think someone got to excited to be up there...but I hope he is OK! The road is no joke so becareful when you are up there, AND STAY IN YOUR LANE!!!!!
ProjectWidow
08-07-2005, 01:38 PM
yeh TeamInterlude was up there this weekend. im going to have to ask my buddy what happend when he comes back. hope the driver is alright
5thgcelica
08-07-2005, 03:55 PM
ouch..look like that was rolled.
hope everyone is okay.
Velocifero
08-07-2005, 04:18 PM
That sucks, we were in alabama last week end doing some mountain running with our proteges, thank god we didnt have anybody end up like that. hope he/she is alright.
Update on the wreck!
http://jsmooney.com/toast/DSC03336%20(Small).JPG
http://jsmooney.com/toast/DSC03338%20(Small).JPG
http://jsmooney.com/toast/DSC03339%20(Small).JPG
http://jsmooney.com/toast/DSC03340%20(Small).JPG
http://jsmooney.com/toast/DSC03343%20(Small).JPG
http://jsmooney.com/toast/DSC03344%20(Small).JPG
http://jsmooney.com/toast/DSC03351%20(Small).JPG
Sirius R
08-11-2005, 08:55 PM
I hope he's ok...but I'd be mad as hell if I owned that Red Lude'.
This Happened close to Fontana Dam 8miles from the Dragon coming from fontana village! The curve is a long easy turn that can be hit very fast, and Im sure thats what happened!
http://jsmooney.com/toast/
there's all the pics
i guess the wreck at the state line (first curve of the dragon) was the fourth gen prelude we heard that wrecked
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Yeah he was fine cause he had his foot proped up on the car posing for a pic!
technoteg97
08-11-2005, 08:57 PM
..ddaamn..wtf..that suxx but how did that wreck happen? Who was in fault?
Im thinking the red one was at fault cause he was coming from Fontana and prolly hit the turn way to fast..........Nevermind, IDK!
speedminded
08-11-2005, 09:10 PM
Was the red one trying to pass him through that turn? Just a guess, since the damage is on that side...
That wasn't even at the dragon. This was a mile from the campsite that most stayed at (Fontana Dam though TICC didn't camp but we did hang out with them each night). They were following a Miata who tried to drift (on bald cold tires) and lost it. The red lude was behind and panicked slamming on his brakes (he only had the car for a few weeks too so he didn't really know the car that well). The green lude was apparently following too closely (like 3 car lengths is what I heard) and tried to avoid him. At first, the red lude was to the left so the guy in the green one tried to go to it's right to avoid but as the accident was unfolding, the red lude started going back to the right and the green one T-boned him. Then after t-boning him, he went up against the rock wall there. His rear pass side tire caught a rock or something and sent the lude into a barrel roll (side to side) 1.5 times landing on it's roof.
Of course the Miata was unharmed but it's really not their fault. The green lude will most likely be at fault for following too closely. Kind of messed up the weekend as about half packed up that day and went home (Sat mid day of the 3 day event). TICC was already at the dragon wondering where everyone was and come to find out this is why no one really showed up.
TICC had a blast though...check out the pics...
http://www.teaminterlude.net/08-05-05-RotorToaster.asp
4WS was in full effect!
http://www.teaminterlude.net/db/EventPics/RotorToaster2005/Jason-02.jpg
Pics of my ride at the Dragon (from killboy): http://www.preludepower.com/forums/showthread.php?t=219539
Also, the full story is linked below...everyone came out w/o a scratch but both cars appear to be totalled...
http://absoluteprelude.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=14929
I never saw the corner where it happened. This pic shows it clearly. I can't believe all this happened on that corner. It looks like you could do 80 through it!
http://jsmooney.com/toast/DSC03340%20(Small).JPG
.....
08-12-2005, 09:38 AM
I hope he's ok...but I'd be mad as hell if I owned that Red Lude'.
ID BE MAD AS HELL IF I OWNED A PRELUDE....
Yeah, couple of nice JDM H22 ludes. The red one was nice.
.....
08-12-2005, 09:48 AM
Yeah, couple of nice JDM H22 ludes. The red one was nice.
YEAH THE TAILIGHTS, BIG BODYKIT, AND BIG WHEELS WERE A DEFINATE PLUS!!!!!
This Happened close to Fontana Dam 8miles from the Dragon coming from fontana village! The curve is a long easy turn that can be hit very fast, and Im sure thats what happened!
http://jsmooney.com/toast/
there's all the pics
i guess the wreck at the state line (first curve of the dragon) was the fourth gen prelude we heard that wrecked
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Like I said^^^^^^
I know that curve from the back of my head and it is a high speed curve!
Spyder
08-12-2005, 10:00 AM
Sucks for them but there is always something happening up there.
YEAH THE TAILIGHTS, BIG BODYKIT, AND BIG WHEELS WERE A DEFINATE PLUS!!!!!
lol....
lol....
Joke if you guys want but it's easier on the eyes than mine...
To each his own.
That wasn't even at the dragon. This was a mile from the campsite that most stayed at (Fontana Dam though TICC didn't camp but we did hang out with them each night). They were following a Miata who tried to drift (on bald cold tires) and lost it. The red lude was behind and panicked slamming on his brakes (he only had the car for a few weeks too so he didn't really know the car that well). The green lude was apparently following too closely (like 3 car lengths is what I heard) and tried to avoid him. At first, the red lude was to the left so the guy in the green one tried to go to it's right to avoid but as the accident was unfolding, the red lude started going back to the right and the green one T-boned him. Then after t-boning him, he went up against the rock wall there. His rear pass side tire caught a rock or something and sent the lude into a barrel roll (side to side) 1.5 times landing on it's roof.
Of course the Miata was unharmed but it's really not their fault. The green lude will most likely be at fault for following too closely. Kind of messed up the weekend as about half packed up that day and went home (Sat mid day of the 3 day event). TICC was already at the dragon wondering where everyone was and come to find out this is why no one really showed up.
TICC had a blast though...check out the pics...
http://www.teaminterlude.net/08-05-05-RotorToaster.asp
4WS was in full effect!
http://www.teaminterlude.net/db/EventPics/RotorToaster2005/Jason-02.jpg
Pics of my ride at the Dragon (from killboy): http://www.preludepower.com/forums/showthread.php?t=219539
Also, the full story is linked below...everyone came out w/o a scratch but both cars appear to be totalled...
http://absoluteprelude.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=14929
Now that I thought about it..... If the green lude was following to close then there is know possible way it could of done that type of damage to the red lude! You say that it wasnt the miatas fault but none of this would of happened if dude wasnt "trying" to drift!
You're right in a way but the law won't see it that way. The miata wasn't involved in the accident. The red lude lost it too and the green lude probably reacted later than the red lude so the red lude probably slowed down first/quicker.
Regardless, they all did something wrong. Miata drifting, red lude panicked, and the green lude was following too close.
He was following too close because he couldn't avoid the accident.
A.P. Photography
08-12-2005, 10:22 AM
You're right in a way but the law won't see it that way. The miata wasn't involved in the accident. The red lude lost it too and the green lude probably reacted later than the red lude so the red lude probably slowed down first/quicker.
Regardless, they all did something wrong. Miata drifting, red lude panicked, and the green lude was following too close.
Exactly, but to me the bigger cause lies with the red lude. He did not have his car that long and panicked when the miata "went off the road". The red lude should have been able to easily brake to the left away from the miata and the green one follow him. Basically it boils down to inexpierence with the car and emergency situations.
Well even if the red car slammed on his brakes as hard as he could while sliding sidways then there is no way, it just dont match up, unless the red car was made out of card board!
I think the story has been changed somewhere! I was up there with a few friends and we were with Darryl(killboy) just watching some of the guys stroll through there, one dude just about lost it right in front of us. Just like we said before, If your in a car, there is know reason to show off for the camera cause you cannot really tell if you are going fast or not! lol.... seen one dude that stopped up the road and waited on a guy to get on past us so he could go fast by us like it would look good in a pic! We had to get on to some bimmer guys as well cause they were driving like tards...
Actually, the miata went to the left. But I agree, more experience by the red lude driver could have saved all.
But the green lude played his part too. He shouldn't have been following that close to even have the chance to run into him short of the red one hitting a wall.
But this is all our opinions so what's it really worth? :)
Well even if the red car slammed on his brakes as hard as he could while sliding sidways then there is no way, it just dont match up, unless the red car was made out of card board!
I think the story has been changed somewhere!
There's too many variables to really say. The story/explanation I told was from a 3rd party behind these guys so I'd tend to believe it more than if one of the owners told it.
Maybe the guy in the red lude had better tires? Maybe the guy in the green one reacted too late?
Who knows?!
Or the green one sped up trying to take him out...IDK
jus one of those thing that you had to been there I suppose!
I got an idea of what happen but thats MO!
b18civicdx
08-12-2005, 10:59 AM
ya, once i found the new pix, we figured out where it happened(near the dam), but someone did wreck on the dragon, so we just figured that must have been the car when it came by on the rollback, apparently the wreck at the state line was a different car ( we heard a 4th gen prelude wrecked too). Glad everyone's ok though!
Didn't hear of a lude wrecking on the dragon. Hmmmm...
b18civicdx
08-12-2005, 01:17 PM
well you know how quickly stories spread and change.
bigb996
08-12-2005, 02:41 PM
i heard about this but atleast he didnt lose his life like the s2k guys did last year. People that go to the mountains need to understand how there car drives and also understand there are other people up there on the road too.
HiPSI
08-12-2005, 03:07 PM
I never saw the corner where it happened. This pic shows it clearly. I can't believe all this happened on that corner. It looks like you could do 80 through it!
http://jsmooney.com/toast/DSC03340%20(Small).JPG
ahh, actually the corner that they screwed up on was behind that picture... look at the scrape marks up to where the car stopped ;)
See, thats where I think the story has been changed!
I just cant see how....... If the dude was "FOLLOWING" so close like I have heard over and over do such damage to a car! The red car was hit "VERY" hard and if he was being FOLLOWED so close then there is no way it could of been that bad! I just think, that the red lude was coming from fontana, and the Green was coming from the gap! The red lost control coming out of the long sweeper slid sideways causing green to hit passenger side, hit the bank and flipped over! But then again its my opinion!
Also, I dont even think the Green lude made it to the gap, cause Darryl didnt see him up there all day!
Edit.....all morning!
YokotaS13
08-12-2005, 09:41 PM
it just looks liek thte red one was pulling out and got t boned lol
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