Canyon run gone bad

[fusionx]

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniont..._1m9crash.html

I LOVE canyon runs and I think they are totally amazing but every time I go I always get this invincible feeling and drive pretty damn hard on small roads high up with no guard rails. I guess this story kinda just puts me back to reality showing that stuff can go wrong up there and that your life can end right around a turn.

[downhillracer]

man thats horrible! This happened to my buddy right behind me on a drive about two months ago. http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=235189

[oatzel]

that's why you take it to the track. sad story. i tend to be the slow guy in the back on group drives

[OCMI_Teddy]

that's why you take it to the track. sad story. i tend to be the slow guy in the back on group drives

same, I'm a paranoid mofo...But in autocross it's a little bit of a different story

[TinaTbolt]

makes me wanna cry...
My last boyfriend laid his R6 down on palomar recently and was so damn lucky he didnt get hurt although the bike is done...
Sad shit is that his friend almost died on the same mountain just a few months earlier on a bike. he was found in an embankment 2 days after his crash by a passer-by and he only survived because the hypothermia left his body in shock. he was expected not to live, and if he lived, he was expected to be paralyzed... luckily he lived and is well and walking.
*tears* please be careful out there boys.

[VMRSport]

makes me wanna cry...
My last boyfriend laid his R6 down on palomar recently and was so damn lucky he didnt get hurt although the bike is done...
Sad shit is that his friend almost died on the same mountain just a few months earlier on a bike. he was found in an embankment 2 days after his crash by a passer-by and he only survived because the hypothermia left his body in shock. he was expected not to live, and if he lived, he was expected to be paralyzed... luckily he lived and is well and walking.
*tears* please be careful out there boys.

So he laid in a ditch for 2 days? Dang, glad he was found and made it through.

-Don

[Quattro]

canyon runs are awesome, but you gotta have limits....things happen but man, sucks this happened. RIP

[bsrpilot44]

canyon runs are awesome, but you gotta have limits....things happen but man, sucks this happened. RIP

Big 2nd....this is why on my canyon runs strict limits are set and adhered to.

-B

[fusionx]

definatly agree

we were running the canyon a couple weeks ago and saw this

luckiest mofo in the world





i think the guy was fine, someone left a note and said " blah will tow his truck out tomorrow" haha fucking insane

[TinaTbolt]

So he laid in a ditch for 2 days? Dang, glad he was found and made it through.

-Don

yeah it was intense. he hit a boulder on his way down. he broke both arms and legs, a few vertebrae, lungs collapsed, among other things. he was not expected to live. no one can believe hes walking. yet hes already out riding his bike like a dumb ass again when he can barely walk.

[Shi-Fu JaY]

Canyons are very unforgiving, so know your limits!
speed racers in the front of the pack, and cruisers in the back!

I miss the old days with my Integra, it was a go-cart up there! haha
but I sold the car, and no longer find myself craving for the canyons like I used to.

now that I think about it. I always ask myself "what the hell were you thinking?"
its totally not worth it! to me its not, because I didnt cruise canyons, I did cat and mouse runs. arhhhhhh scary! I get the chills thinking about it.

been through alot of crazy situations!
deer ran onto the road as I was "going" at it.
Subaru WRX flew off the side, he was pretty far down!
and I entered a turn at uncorrectable speeds, its must have been a problem area,because there was a safety curb which had many chunks broken off, and my Mugen wheel contributed to breaking more off that curb haha.

my life ending at the bottome of a canyon, or. a badly damaged mugen wheels?
At that point, the mugen was treated as a Rota wheel, I didnt give a damn about it. I was just glad I got to go home and see my family, sleep on my old bed, and shit in my own toilet.....hahaha thats Life.

[cbock]

I love taking it out to the canyons. But, you can't press your luck...ever. Gotta drive at 8/10ths out there.

It's sad to hear about that guy. But, being out there that late at night is just asking for something bad to happen.

[AudiA4Turbo22]

canyon drives are to relax and watch the scenery not race like a bunch of idiots because u believe ur 2 dollar car can take the turn when it is obvious that THERE ARE NO RAILS!!!

ur car/bike can be replaced but u urself can't is it worth doing this for a few minutes of fun?

RIP dude whoever u r, hope ur proud of urself of what u did to ur FRIEND'S family the pain and suffering they have to go through now knowing their son who they saw a couple hours earlier is now gone, and will never come back.

Sorry for the harsh words but people must know their limits.

[oc-drop]

canyon drives are to relax and watch the scenery not race like a bunch of idiots because u believe ur 2 dollar car can take the turn when it is obvious that THERE ARE NO RAILS!!!

ur car/bike can be replaced but u urself can't is it worth doing this for a few minutes of fun?

RIP dude whoever u r, hope ur proud of urself of what u did to ur family the pain and suffering they have to go through now knowing their son who they say a couple hours earlier is now gone, and will never come back.

Sorry for the harsh words but people must know their limits.

the passenger died, not the driver. read a little before disrespecting..

[bsrpilot44]

canyon drives are to relax and watch the scenery not race like a bunch of idiots because u believe ur 2 dollar car can take the turn when it is obvious that THERE ARE NO RAILS!!!

ur car/bike can be replaced but u urself can't is it worth doing this for a few minutes of fun?

RIP dude whoever u r, hope ur proud of urself of what u did to ur family the pain and suffering they have to go through now knowing their son who they say a couple hours earlier is now gone, and will never come back.

Sorry for the harsh words but people must know their limits.

What a classes response....

[channad]

wow Tina that's nuts!

I for one love canyon runs...but knowing the road and one's limits is a big part of doing the runs safely.

[Calabria]

Ive had 2 friends crash in the canyons (both cars got smushed), 1 of them rolled his 4 day old WRX with 4 people in it goin 35mph - all walked out. Another hit a railguard at 40mph in a 4 day old A4... luckly, if he didnt hit that railguard he would have fell 20ft down into a creek...weird stuff happens. Just gota know your limits.

[chaze]

So sad... As someone who drives the 74/Ortega canyon twice a day, I can attest to the need for caution. As much as it is aggravating when someone drives 25 mph in front of ya, it keeps people from driving like idiots on the highway.

[fusionx]

So sad... As someone who drives the 74/Ortega canyon twice a day, I can attest to the need for caution. As much as it is aggravating when someone drives 25 mph in front of ya, it keeps people from driving like idiots on the highway.

ive driven the ortega a few times and I defiantly hate the slow people. I love the straights where you can haul ass and pass people :)

[RAudi Driver]

Know your limits and don't go beyond them. It's sad that the passenger died.

[Sal_B7]

damn that sucks