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Originally Posted by Beastly
With less than a year driving a Cobra. I was on Sunday am drive with new "DOT approved racing tires". Dog runs into my path. I swerve to right going about 45mph. Right rear tire picks up gravel and I am on marbles- I tap brakes and car spins. I get it out of spin just in time to glance off a mesquite tree. Had it not been for the roll bar and safety harness - the tree would have struck my head. Car rebuilt and back on road with much more street friendly Cooper Cobras and a driver with a healthy respect for and much better knowledge of how to drive these things. [IMG]
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Might I inquire what "DOT approved racing tires" precipitated the spin?
I looked at quite a few.