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Unhappy Papa Smurf stars in "The Incident"

So here are the details. After the carshow the director of the CCAC tells us to rip around and have fun in the parking lot if we want. Only one rule.......DONT WRECK YOUR CARS.
I tell him that is the last thing that we will do.(first mistake)

After Frogman, Kurt V, and Souk take a spin around the parking lot I fire up the Smurf and let the oil warm up a little. I want Souk to get a shot of me "up on 3". I take off and slam 2nd gear.......when I let out the clutch the throttle is stuck WFO!!! I slam on the brakes............no use, I turn the wheel to avoid the curb...............no use, I try to BOOM!!! Car stops rapidly.


(No, I didnt magically drive thru the red car)

Papa Smurf is crippled. A quick damage control shows the rim is bent, the ball joint is torn from the A-arm, the tie rod is bent and the fender is damaged.



We get AAA on the horn and get a tow truck over to drag the Smurf home to the GruppeB ER.
Notice the skid marks!

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Old 09-13-2004, 10:52 AM
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