Don't get cocky the snake will humble you.

[SoCal Rebell]

Don\'t get cocky the snake will humble you.

Man my heart is still racing, almost got snakebit today. Having the Viper for a year I got a little complacent getting on the freeway, after going around the 270 degree ramp to get on I saw traffic in the right lane and gassed it a fraction before I was out of the curve, well a fraction means alot in this car and my rear swung out to driver's side corrected swung out to passanger side, one foot from the wall the 335s finally bit and I was straight, man that was scary. Be careful!!!!

 

[nutsRT]

Re: Don\'t get cocky the snake will humble you.

Thanks for the post. It reminds us all NEVER get complacent behind the wheel of the snake. This is the second story I have heard recently where just a slight mis-judgement nearly caused a serious problem. The other story was an incident on a track where the driver was distracted for a split second in a turn and next thing he knows he is headed for the dirt infield. Wheww!!

 

[Vreracing]

Re: Don\'t get cocky the snake will humble you.

It sort of makes me laugh when someone asks me if I'll take them out for a "Spin" in my viper.

 

[bad viper]

Re: Don\'t get cocky the snake will humble you.

Done a bunch of insane things on the street never had a situation. went to Viper days last month did my first 360
(kept in on the track kept going). I was complacent also,
I mean I had 70,000 miles how could this car possibly spin????????? Okay so I'll blame it on the tires
which are down to the DOT warning..or maybe just poor corner
technique????

 

[Charlie]

Re: Don\'t get cocky the snake will humble you.

Good advice for all of us, especially those that don't get to drive their Viper year around. Cool tires, cool road surface or a little debris on the road can be a dangerous situation and the fact that, in my case I have been driving something with 300 less HP for the last 4 months it could get pretty ugly.

I was anxiously awaiting spring but I'll change that to cautiously awaiting spring.

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[SNAKEIZ Susan]

Re: Don\'t get cocky the snake will humble you.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by bad viper:
went to Viper days last month did my first 360
Okay so I'll blame it on the tires
which are down to the DOT warning..or maybe just poor corner
technique????<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Wayne, you have to understand the difference between

<FONT COLOR="Green">Squeeze on the Throttle, </FONT c>
And,
<FONT COLOR="Red">Throttle on the Squeeze</FONT c>