Sad looking Elise between Sudbury and Halstead

[Monkeylegend]

Hope it was none of you guys on here. Grey newish Elise parked in the fence next to Bulmer Fox with severe drivers side damage, front and rear.Hope the driver was ok but must have shaken him/her up. Looks like another one has bitten the dust.

[Hollywood Wheels]

Not nice, hope the driver is okay. The roads have been terrible the past couple of days, lots of crap has built up and hasn't yet been washed away by the rain. I joined the A12 just after Witham yesterday (in the Omega!), and the back end went on the sliproad big time, really shocked me. Thank god for Walshy days, I just eased off and let go of the steering wheel, the car eventually corrected itself with no help from me. It sh1t me right up, and I'm someone who takes it very easy in the wet....

[TIPPER]

That sounds a bit like the car Junks has just bought for his latest project - and he lives in Suffolk!
Seriously though hope all involved are OK.

[noodleman]

Does Walshy train "ease off and let go of the steering wheel"?????

[siwil1]

Hollywood Wheels said:

Not nice, hope the driver is okay. The roads have been terrible the past couple of days, lots of crap has built up and hasn't yet been washed away by the rain. I joined the A12 just after Witham yesterday (in the Omega!), and the back end went on the sliproad big time, really shocked me. Thank god for Walshy days, I just eased off and let go of the steering wheel, the car eventually corrected itself with no help from me. It sh1t me right up, and I'm someone who takes it very easy in the wet....

You see, taking the Omega on the activity day was inspired !

Sorry didnt reply to your text as was away.

I read this post with fingers crossed as I have just sold my Elise to a guy who lives in Halstead, Thankfully not him but hope whoever it was is ok.

[Lawrence5]

Not good - got into Ely to find the road flooded - drove through as quick as possible but nearly floated off. Radio stayed on when I turned of ignition so hoping I haven't flooded anything.

This thread puts my issues in perspective

[jfrf]

noodleman said:

Does Walshy train "ease off and let go of the steering wheel"?????

i dont think he necessarily trains it, but he has demonstarted to me letting go of the sterring wheel and the car seems to correct the slide itself.

To be fair the letting go approch seemed to have a better success rate than my manual approach. Although I guess I'm not the world greatest driver

[noodleman]

OK.

I need to get myself to an airfield to try some of these things out!