Damn, i was driving in arrow crest canyon in L.A. Was trying to push the car to its limits... And in one turn i went in about 75 mph.. started loosing traction badly, and then made a major rookie mistake! I tapped a brake a few times instead of downshifting and accelerating out of the turn, which caused me to completly loose the control of the car and drifted right into the barrier! SUCKS.. Damage is not too bad, but i could have died if it wasn't for that metal raod barrier!

 

Let this be a lesson....Save the "spirited" driving for the track/auto-x. You not only could have killed yourself, but also innocent other drivers sharing the roads with you.

 

a lot of rsxs are getting wreaked.. be careful

 

https://honda-tech.com/zeroforum?id=19

Go there and learn.

 

Ho hum.... Seriously go take a driving course. It will help with our driving. I mean a race driving course.... I wish I could.

 

uhh insurance gave me Dodge Neon until my RSX gets fixed.. OMG what a pile of junk that car is!!!! Somebody get me out of my nightmare, i promise i will never again drive fast, just take away the NEON!

 

Your mistake wasn't hitting the brake in the turn. The mistake was going into the turn too hot. You overpowered the tires ability to turn in, so they slipped. Had you downshifted, you'd do the same exact thing. It's simple. Check it: you're on 4 solid rubber patches as you go straight. Now you turn left, shifting the car's weight to the two right tires. Next, you brake or downshift (in the turn) and the weight is now transfered to the front right tire. So now, you're trying to complete a turn on one tire alone! Unfortunately, the other three are just along for the ride. That's not good for anyone involved.

High Performance Driving School - the best mod you can make. It's too bad that most people on the board are into HP mods, when ultimately they should be into driver mods. Nothing pays off as well as tweaking the "steering wheel seatback connector!"

Glad you're ok. Keep it 'tween the ditches from now on.

 

The stock tires are just **** to begin with. I've always had traction problems with them. Nothing major though. I had to deflate them. I'm running about ~20PSI +- 3psi. Much better traction.

 

well the factory tires are p.o.s. to begin with. no traction, no handlin. just plain CRAPPY!!!. as soon as i could i switched to falken azienis. if u want traction and performance, get those. those tires will not let u down. and as for the neon. well it is a p.o.s. and everyone knows thats. i guess they gave u that car so u will appreciate ur car more when u get it back. they gave me a ford taurus when my car was in the shop. omg. all i can say is FORD SUX!!!!!. i could have walked faster then that damn thing. all i can say is that i appreciated my car a hell of alot more when i go it back. well good luck with ur car bro. hey i got an idea. put intake and exhaust on the neon and pretend ur a geo...lol jk.. laterzz

 

What size azenis did you get, and would you happen to have a close up pic of em mounted on the wheels. Thanks in advance.

 

well at the moment i have my jdm rims on and i have falken cbr on them, but i still have my stock rims that the falken azienis are. i'll take pics later on 2da and post them, i forgot the size but i'll check and post later tonite. i keep the falken aziens for when i race =]. excellent street tires. well good luck bro.

 

Yeah, i noticed.. Stock tires are crap, i lost all faith in Michelin.... Also somebody explain this to me.. I am sure all of you notcied that Acura gave us a bridgestone as a spair tire???!!? WTF

Also after this little accident i am planning to change rims, and tires.. probably Falkens....

 

You will still crash with your new tires, but at a higher speed.

You are like "Oh shxx, I crashed my car, my car's handling sucks, I should get a ferrari." Just learn your lesson and keep it off the street.

 

ok sorry i havent posted the pics of the falken azienis but here they are. they are 205/55R16. and as for the accident hey$hit happens. we all make mistakes. and as for the previous post tellin u to keep it off the streets, hey its up to u. people crash at the tracks as well, i mean what are they gona tell u. hey keep it on the streets? accidents can happen anywhere. so becareful. weather it be on the track or on the streets, all i can say is know ur limits. let this accident be a learnin point. well good luck bro.





[Modified by f1nal zeros, 11:41 PM 3/7/2002]

 

good lookin on the accident, it sucks and all and your insurance goes up.. but the only way to learn how to drive is by doing it, which obviously a few others on this board don't enjoy.. only problem is you'll drive like a grandmother for a few weeks and crawl around turns.. after that you should know a bit more from experience and if you still have *****.. you'll be better then you were before

 

Thanks for the pics Final Zero, those are looking good.

 

Your totaly right, i am driving like a grandmother when i enter turns, but its getting better... And to answer the other post above, I never blaimed the car for what happened.. It was my fault, i even said it in my first post.. I took it beyond its limits... and i made a bigger mistake by breaking in the middle of the turn... I only said if i had better tires maybe i could have recovered but i doubt it... It was totally my mistake, and btw i ******* hate ferrari Those tires look sweet, i was thinking about getting 50's tho, and changing my rims to 17 or 18?? what do you guys think???

 

First off... you trying to sell those?? I'll buy em!! Also, normally when your in a slide dont you want to clutch it so you dont have power to your wheels (thus letting you have traction on at least 2?) Its just what I've been doing and it works good for me!