[Nine17]

Matt, I'm very grateful to hear that you were able to drive it home. It was a relief to see you uninjured save for a brief bout of well-earned adrenaline shock.

I was two cars back and screened by the hillside from seeing your incident. I didn't think that anyone was driving at less than prudent speeds in the moments leading up to your exit from the roadway. Looking at your skid, I wondered if you hadn't hooked an inside tire. The verges were very abrupt, to say the least -- a 997 on 19's had cut two dropped inside tires before the rest stop. I've seen incidents before where a driver explores snap oversteer when yanking a dropped wheel back onto the road. Thankfully you experienced a slow spin and didn't encounter any obstacles until the chaparral caught you.

Thanks to Greg for keeping a cool head and sticking with you. All's well that ends well!

-- David