#truestory - I crashed the WRX. Again.

The title is true.

This happened.

I went to the Bruce Peninsula of Ontario. I found a closed road. I went on the closed road and made many videos and whatever.

The title is true.

This happened.

I went to the Bruce Peninsula of Ontario. I found a closed road. I went on the closed road and made many videos and whatever.

But, as the night went on, I began pushing too hard, trying to have as much fun as possible and learn as much as possible.

I went alone, with no pace notes and no previous experience with the road. On my second or third pass, I was going fast on a stretch of road which is mostly 4L and 4R corners with tall crests and a few 3Rs. I crested the biggest crest on the road and realized that I was looking at a 3R- corner, carrying the speed of a 4R and with the car unbalanced due to the crest. I had only enough grip to lock the brakes to slow down a bit, and turn to use the snowbank to keep me out of the trees.

It was a fun thing, as I love slow, narrow roads.
It was a fun thing, as I love slow, narrow roads.
But I was very close to the trees. I measured it. 3
But I was very close to the trees. I measured it. 3
If I had made it, this straightaway would have greeted me
If I had made it, this straightaway would have greeted me
I opened the hood to remove the front bumper
I opened the hood to remove the front bumper

The front bumper was dug way in. The snow climbed up and in between the bumper cover and the radiator.

I had to fully remove the bumper cover to prevent damage.

I had to wait for an hour for the tow truck
I had to wait for an hour for the tow truck
This was my view - and soundtrack - for an hour. Bears are scary. I'll stay in my car.
This was my view - and soundtrack - for an hour. Bears are scary. I'll…
At least it's a good view...
At least it's a good view...
A fine 82 year old gentleman tow truck driver fetched me out.
A fine 82 year old gentleman tow truck driver fetched me out.
It was - afterall - time to escape and get some sleep
It was - afterall - time to escape and get some sleep

Yeah.

I wasn’t lying.

But - with that said - I have inspected for damage. There is none. At all. The body work damage was pre-existing from previous events, and will be fixed.

But why is there no damage? I was driving like a lunatic - one would expect damage!

Well, it’s because I went to the middle of nowhere. There is nothing but snowbanks and trees. I looked for animals. They are all hibernating, or hiding from the loud Subaru sounds that surely spells danger. There are no people. The nearest inhabited house was like thirty minutes away. That was on the main road. This road? As I said, it was closed. Not closed closed, as in inaccessible… No, no one has any business driving on it. It’s basically a personal driveway - where the owner of the cottage will not pay $100,000 to have the cottage “winterized.” The natural gas lines, the insulation, the structural costs… It’s not worth it. So the road is abandoned.

It makes the perfect place to play around.

It’s not that petrolheads need to be boring. It’s that they need to be responsible. If you do a safety pass to verify that no one is on the road, and verify that no traffic is coming.

Being safe doesn’t always mean not having fun. Being safe means not getting hurt. That’s what I did. And yes, I paid the tow truck driver for fetching me out - part of being responsible.

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Comments

ChriSketches

Every all wheel driver ever. Hahah jk

12/31/2015 - 20:44 |
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I’m an aspiring/amateur rally driver. My skills and courage are both beyond average. But, with that said, you’re right… It happens a lot.

12/31/2015 - 20:49 |
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Mr.PurpleV12

I was like spewing information at you this whole time. I apologize if I annoyed you 😂

12/31/2015 - 20:45 |
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“Put branches under your tires. Pee on them. Boil water in your radiator”

You and GeoBaz with your ideas. Even the tow truck struggled getting my fat ass out of there. I need to diet. Haha..

12/31/2015 - 20:54 |
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Dat muscle guy (Sam Stone)(Camaro Squad)(Die augen leader)(E

All I can say is….OUCH! but hey at least you didn’t hit a wall at 40 MPH which I did

12/31/2015 - 20:48 |
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That will hurt a lot more. I was laughing about it. Yeah, begging a tow truck driver to go an hour each way to fetch you out of the ditch will be expensive, but otherwise that costs nothing. Nothing is damaged. I had a lot of fun and learned a lot.

12/31/2015 - 20:52 |
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Eris (MidShip)

Oh Melons. What will I ever do with you..

Glad theres no actual damage. I should accompany you the next time you go out for a high speed winter run. Erm, when I get a car.

12/31/2015 - 21:32 |
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Friday! And bring tow cables

12/31/2015 - 21:36 |
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Mandor

Repair it. Have fun. Crash it. Repeat.

12/31/2015 - 21:48 |
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ApexClip

And that, kids, is why you should always bring your co-drivers with you..

12/31/2015 - 22:32 |
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You speak such truth, damn! I wish my codriver had not been busy

12/31/2015 - 22:35 |
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Robin V

Oh well,as long as your insurance company doesnt get to know about it… :p

12/31/2015 - 23:10 |
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They won’t, probably, but neither would it affect my rates - I was neither convicted of any crime nor “moving violation,” nor did I have to open an insurance claim.

01/01/2016 - 00:57 |
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kgga

Well, you did learn something….

12/31/2015 - 23:12 |
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Melons

In reply to by kgga

Yes, I learned that I need pace notes.

01/01/2016 - 00:58 |
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Hachi Roku

Is it still repairable or dead update pls.

12/31/2015 - 23:26 |
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Did you read the full article? It’s normally easy to tell when someone hasn’t - and you will miss a lot of great content when you don’t!

But, with that said, there is no damage. No, only my pride is damaged. Also the snowbank. I gave that ditch a Subaru. Ditches love Subaru.

01/01/2016 - 01:01 |
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Mr.Roberts

glad there was no damage to the car but i must implore you, even as an aspiring rally driver don’t balls thinking that can save you from being unprepared, i used to do it when i was younger and i have the injuries to prove it was a really dumb thing to do. Also AWD doesn’t mean invincibility as most of the drivers think, i’ve personally taken more risk in FWD bangers than in any of my Subarus or my Evo, comes out cheaper too.

Also buy a light FWD car with a nice amount of power and hoon it around a rally stage for a bit instead of your Subaru. Then Progress to a RWD car, then an AWD one. That’s what the rally academy in Jamaica forces it’s students to do to get a better feel of the complete dynamic of rally driving, i couldn’t tell you if it worked personally because i never did rally i only did my reckless driving on public roads back then.

12/31/2015 - 23:35 |
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I know. You’re right. But, I just have a WRX and no FF car. I don’t want to deal with having three cars. Also, I’m just doing it for fun. And, the Subaru is prepared for crashing off course… Skidplates and stuff.

01/01/2016 - 01:09 |
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