A little too close for comfort - Lateral-g Forums

**CarlC** · #1 10-30-2010, 07:25 PM

So I promise my neighbor two months ago, before the OUSCI invite, that I would attend a car show that he is putting on today. I'm at the other end of the show when my wife, who is at home, calls me as says that a tree fell on the car! I had to wait for my boys to finish on the ride they were on and then sped off to see what happened. This scene awaited me.

Fortunately, there was zero damage to the car. Even the car next to me had very little evidence that anything happened. Even the people in chairs under the branch did not get hurt.

CRCRFT78 · #2 10-30-2010, 07:39 PM

Whew that was a close one. I hope you drove it home and parked it. It'd be a shame for you to miss the OUSCI event because of mother nature.

**Steve1968LS2** · #3 10-30-2010, 07:57 PM

Wow.. glad you dodged that bullet!!!

Carl vs Mother Nature.. Carl wins!

**camcojb** · #4 10-30-2010, 08:45 PM

Dude, head to Vegas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vegas69 · #5 10-30-2010, 09:41 PM

Don't be making any excuses now. That toothpick wouldn't of got you out of the optima challenge.

Glad you car is fine.

**Spiffav8** · #6 10-31-2010, 02:11 AM

Man that would have sucked!

**XcYZ** · #7 10-31-2010, 06:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camcojb

Dude, head to Vegas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's exactly what I was thinking!

**CarlC** · #8 10-31-2010, 07:15 AM

Vegas here I come!

As I looked at the scene yesterday I thought about how silly it would be to never have had any damage (rock chips don't count) during all of the track days the car has been through, but get hammered by a tree at a static car show a mile from home. Lesson? More track days!

**tones2SS** · #9 10-31-2010, 08:10 AM

That was close! Glad the car got away unscathed.

Have fun in Vegas.

MaxHarvard · #10 11-01-2010, 08:45 AM

Buy a lottery ticket while your at it!