Full disclosure: I made those tracks

"Milky" (jordanmielke)
12/11/2017 at 12:52 • Filed to: Miata, Snow drift

Ya boi got too excited for the white stuff.

Zero damage, just feel deserving of public shaming but don’t want to tell anyone IRL.

DISCUSSION (31)

E90M3 > Milky
12/11/2017 at 12:59

Not a good day for oppoo and curbs.

Textured Soy Protein > Milky
12/11/2017 at 13:01

If you didn’t bend any wheels or pop any airbags that’s a win.

random001 > Milky
12/11/2017 at 13:04

Missed it by that much....

Milky > Textured Soy Protein
12/11/2017 at 13:06

Wheels seem fine, drove around for a while after with no problems. Time will tell though.

Milky > random001
12/11/2017 at 13:08

I’m just happy I missed the sign by that much.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Milky
12/11/2017 at 13:08

RWD, OMG

Noah - Now with more boost. > Milky
12/11/2017 at 13:09

Hopefully this little off saved you from a more serious one now that you remember how quickly things go south, you know? I had a similar situation last night, very stupid...

Milky > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
12/11/2017 at 13:13

Fun fact: there was an HHR on the curb with broken suspension literally just around the corner. I should have taken of a photo.

Looks like they understeered and hit the curb with the side of their wheel.

Milky > Noah - Now with more boost.
12/11/2017 at 13:13

Reality to Milky: You are not ken block.

Noah - Now with more boost. > Milky
12/11/2017 at 13:19

Reality to Noah: AWD doesn’t help with stopping. At all...

OPPOsaurus WRX > Milky
12/11/2017 at 13:19

back in the day I was enjoying the snow. suddenly i was ass backwards and 6" from a concrete street light post. If i had any more speed I would have had a very bad night. at least you can now say you now the point of no return and hopefully can see it coming next time.

Urambo Tauro > Milky
12/11/2017 at 13:20

Too much f understeer?

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Milky
12/11/2017 at 13:20

just had a few inches of snow (and expecting a few more as its not gonna stop snowing till morning at least) and the whole countrys ground to halt.. shops closing early, kids getting sent home early.. trains barely running... it never fails

i love it

tho my ride to work tomorow morning will be interesting

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Milky
12/11/2017 at 13:26

So how long until you SC400 the Miata?

shop-teacher > Milky
12/11/2017 at 13:27

Anybody who says they haven’t had a similar off in snow/ice is either lying or too clueless to even realize they did it. Glad you came out OK on this one.

Milky > Urambo Tauro
12/11/2017 at 13:29

A bit of oversteer. It was icier that I thought and the whole car was sliding out. Saw the impending doom coming, had time to talk to myself. “Am I going to fucking crash my new car” and then turned to face the curb straight on.

Too much speed, should have been more cautious.

Milky > OPPOsaurus WRX
12/11/2017 at 13:33

A nice friendly wake up call every once in a while is needed apparently. The friendly part with no damage is when its really nice.

Milky > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
12/11/2017 at 13:34

I’ll be one of those things barely running now.

Milky > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
12/11/2017 at 13:38

Ideally never. Statistically? Probably once.

Milky > shop-teacher
12/11/2017 at 13:39

My body can repair it self, I’m glad the car came out okay on this one.

diplodicus > Textured Soy Protein
12/11/2017 at 13:52

You actually changed your name lol.

Takuro Spirit > shop-teacher
12/11/2017 at 13:56

I used to cut across the grass and slalom between the markers of the offramp near my house when I was young and had a truck.

Other than those excursions I’ve been off the road in the snow by mistake.

Textured Soy Protein > diplodicus
12/11/2017 at 13:56

I got tired of Atlas-on-Atlas political shitpostery.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
12/11/2017 at 14:10

CODE ROOD!!!!!

I’m glad I’m not there at the moment, and that I am in a country that does know how to handle snow: Canada. I hope it clears a bit before I fly back next week.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Milky
12/11/2017 at 14:12

I spun the Galant and hopped a curb about this time last year. there was a burm on the other side and it stuffed in the corner on my front bumper. It took about 30 seconds with a heat gun and a crow bar to unstuff it. But it took half an hour of fighting with it to go “hey wait we have a heat gun let’s try that.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
12/11/2017 at 14:13

should be mostly gone a day or two from now... tho staying cold enough for the occasional flurry

still... its nice to have a good layer of snow again :)

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Milky
12/11/2017 at 14:16

Some times the best thing to do in those situations is just try to hit the crib straight on like you did. At least then you have a better chance of rolling into the curb rather smashing into it and saying good by to a wheels or two and various suspension components.

Hey at least your car isn’t slammed so much that it couldn’t climb a small curb,

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Milky
12/11/2017 at 14:18

This is why people need to learn how to e brake slide. Understeer is a scary thing.

Milky > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
12/11/2017 at 15:17

Yea I’ve rekt enough wheels to know how to hit a curb. Not going to say I’m the best driver because lol duh, but minimizing damage is a skill.

feather-throttle-not-hair > Milky
12/11/2017 at 18:19

Glad everything escaped unharmed!

OPPOsaurus WRX > Milky
12/11/2017 at 21:33

i had a circular saw ran across my foot recently. it cut my shoe and sock and left a scuff mark on my toenail. you can be damn sure i’m significantly more careful now.