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> OT - Bad Cayman Driver, Just because you can afford doesn't mean you know how to drive it!
pvollma
post Mar 31 2015, 12:23 PM
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Bad Cayman Driver
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post Mar 31 2015, 12:25 PM
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Stuck throttle?
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post Mar 31 2015, 12:33 PM
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I'm sure he thought he saved it
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post Mar 31 2015, 01:20 PM
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QUOTE(messix @ Mar 31 2015, 11:33 AM) *

I'm sure he thought he saved it


Nice pirouette around the lamp post, but he/she should have called it quits after that.
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post Mar 31 2015, 01:28 PM
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Why did the wheel leave ?
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post Mar 31 2015, 02:32 PM
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My guess is the wheel wasn't properly tightened and may have led to the original fish tailing. Then again, he might just be a doofus!
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post Mar 31 2015, 03:01 PM
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QUOTE(rgalla9146 @ Mar 31 2015, 03:28 PM) *

Why did the wheel leave ?

I suspect his spin over the median flattened the tire, which then departed the wheel - I don't think the entire wheel left the car, because there was not a significant lean of the rear to that side, and he was still able to power the thing to the side of the road, probably destroying the rim in the process.
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post Mar 31 2015, 03:16 PM
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I suspect he was pissed at the two cars that ran the turn arrow light and he gunned it when the light turned green to give them a look at the car coming right at them. The road looks wet so he had no traction which caused him to dance, then he jumped the curb and broke the wheel loose which caused the rest of the dance. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) Boxsters too... When they start to go, all you can do is hang on.
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post Mar 31 2015, 05:37 PM
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post Mar 31 2015, 05:39 PM
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Dork and his money are soon parted...
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post Mar 31 2015, 06:19 PM
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QUOTE(ConeDodger @ Mar 31 2015, 02:16 PM) *

I suspect he was pissed at the two cars that ran the turn arrow light and he gunned it when the light turned green to give them a look at the car coming right at them. The road looks wet so he had no traction which caused him to dance, then he jumped the curb and broke the wheel loose which caused the rest of the dance. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) Boxsters too... When they start to go, all you can do is hang on.

He must have turned off traction control?!?
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post Mar 31 2015, 06:58 PM
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post Mar 31 2015, 07:17 PM
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QUOTE(Mike Bellis @ Mar 31 2015, 03:19 PM) *

QUOTE(ConeDodger @ Mar 31 2015, 02:16 PM) *

I suspect he was pissed at the two cars that ran the turn arrow light and he gunned it when the light turned green to give them a look at the car coming right at them. The road looks wet so he had no traction which caused him to dance, then he jumped the curb and broke the wheel loose which caused the rest of the dance. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) Boxsters too... When they start to go, all you can do is hang on.

He must have turned off traction control?!?


Yup... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
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post Mar 31 2015, 08:20 PM
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What an idiot...
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post Apr 1 2015, 01:23 AM
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I drive (until I get my 914 going) a Cl65 AMG, V12 twin turbo, 600 plus Hp.& 800 ft. lb. torque. Put 100 K on it and never turn off the traction control. Its plenty fast with it on !!!
I'm just chicken
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post Apr 1 2015, 04:54 AM
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He saw the road ahead and thought, I'm going racing! Didn't notice that he was starting in an inch of water (duh snow), couldn't wait to get on it, got it going, drifted left, throttle lift and corrected right, then left, right, left, median, right, embarrassed thinking I need to get out of here, hit the gas again, hard, but had lost the front left wheel, and proceeded to do the circus act again, until the pole made him wise up.

Used Cayman for sale, pristine condition, always babied, never raced. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif)
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post Apr 1 2015, 05:01 AM
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QUOTE(drive-ability @ Apr 1 2015, 09:23 AM) *

I drive (until I get my 914 going) a Cl65 AMG, V12 twin turbo, 600 plus Hp.& 800 ft. lb. torque. Put 100 K on it and never turn off the traction control. Its plenty fast with it on !!!
I'm just chicken



Not chicken, just a wise man! In so many words: thank you for taken your responsibility when you're on the road!
I agree with the conclusion that the TC was off: after the first pirouette, I thought: "wow, lucky escape" After that, I'm not so sure...

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post Apr 1 2015, 06:34 AM
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I have a Cayman S that I track and autocross and it would be nearly impossible to do what he did unless you turned off the traction control. He had so many chances to save it that it is almost inconceivable that he messed up so badly.

Extremely poor driving skills for sure!

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post Apr 1 2015, 07:08 AM
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After thinking about it I believe that he just got the divorce settlement paperwork and he lost the cayman in the settlement.
I believe he was delivering the car to his now ex wife.
That looks intentional.
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post Apr 1 2015, 07:11 AM
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Seems there is a whole set of people who, having grown up in such a litigious and overly-sheltered environment, believe the entire world is set up to insure that no matter what their actions, there is some safety net in place to insure that they and their property cannot be hurt or damaged. Then they collide with reality. Scary thing is what convinced me of this is not the people I encounter while driving, but the people I encounter while rock-climbing. It takes a special kind of mentality to think that gravity will give you a pass.
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