#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

Anonymous

RIP

01/01/2016 - 02:37 |
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Melons

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

I’m alive… Never will understand this RIP thing

01/01/2016 - 02:42 |
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Anonymous

melons, i live in ontario and was raised in both newfoundland and labrador and you simply cannot be a jackass on the roads. its too dangerous for this stereotypical adrenalin junkie to mentally make an excuse for after destroying a dozen too many garbage cans drifting in the snow

01/01/2016 - 03:06 |
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Melons

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

If you’re destroying garbage cans, something is wrong.

01/01/2016 - 10:25 |
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Shifty

Damn, I miss so much cool stuff here because of my in-activeness. Looks like an epic road though.

01/01/2016 - 04:15 |
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Haha, yeah man! Still want to meet you, you’re one of those guys whom I’d have some vodka with at a party. You know, the kind of guy whose presence is exciting.

01/01/2016 - 10:26 |
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Anonymous

That sucks

01/01/2016 - 05:19 |
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Melons

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

And I’m guessing you didn’t read the article.

01/01/2016 - 10:26 |
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Dprac1ng

Well, You didn’t die, which is a bonus. You learned a lot, which is also good. Your car is fine, which is great. And you had fun. All in all, I would say it’s a very successful trip!!!

01/01/2016 - 10:29 |
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Right?

This is what I want people to take away from my trip - I want people to feel responsible for not only their enjoyment, but their safety, too. I noted the dangerous zones, where a crash could damage the car. I drove more safely there. Then I gave it the beans and drove at 10/10ths in the “safe zone” in order to exceed my limits and really drive it hard. I did learn a lot. I learned a lot about ABS-free threshold braking. I pushed my braking point until I could push it farther back no more. But, I did so in a safe manner.

01/01/2016 - 10:37 |
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CarGuy

Good you didn’t got hurt! Nor your Subaru! I feel bad for your pride! :(
Happy New Year! :D

01/01/2016 - 12:03 |
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Haha, thanks man. My pride is fine, though. If I slide into a snowbank, I know that I slid into that snowbank going much faster than most people.

01/01/2016 - 18:35 |
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the JDM guy

Ur quick thinking saved ur car from getting hit by a tree..according to the pictures, there are tons of trees to die in

01/01/2016 - 14:01 |
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Yes, thousands. I wouldn’t call it quick thinking, though. I could see the trees and chose to push harder in the corners where the trees were farther away from the road.

01/01/2016 - 18:36 |
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First_car_Dacia

Great story, nice read, appreciate that you shared it!

01/14/2016 - 00:06 |
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Haha, you’re welcome and thanks.

01/14/2016 - 00:06 |
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H5SKB4RU (Returned to CT)

Just read this, wouldn’t a inertia drift saved you from understeering on the snow bank?

05/31/2018 - 09:11 |
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Dude, nothing helps if you enter too fast into a corner. Nothing.

05/31/2018 - 11:07 |
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