MORE BREAKING NEWS: Snowy is dead

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MORE BREAKING NEWS: Snowy is dead

Post by foggyjames » 14 Jan 2005 01:59 pm

It's official...Hugh will soon be onto his fifth 300, as Snowy has had an unfortunate meeting with a lorry (with the lorry squarely at fault). Hugh is ok, but details are sketchy.

This sucks...3 damaged / destroyed 300s in one day!

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Post by redline » 14 Jan 2005 02:05 pm

what a terrible start to the new year , Glad Hugh is ok specially with him flying out to the States soon ,and theres me moaning about me seized nuts. :oops:
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Post by SteveP » 14 Jan 2005 02:25 pm

Oh dear :( bad news.. glad Hugh is ok, atleast its seeming a safe place to have an accident in a 300!
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Post by foggyjames » 14 Jan 2005 02:29 pm

Yeah, good thing he doesn't drive a Mini with his luck!

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Post by Tom » 14 Jan 2005 04:47 pm

Bloody hell! Poor lad. Glad he's OK, though.

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Post by redline » 14 Jan 2005 06:33 pm

Do's that mean its Toms turn to have another crash then LOL
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Post by special » 14 Jan 2005 06:44 pm

i hope hughs ok have we any more details as to whats happened :?:

i think 360 might be hughs unlucky number :P
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Post by Tom » 14 Jan 2005 06:56 pm

redline wrote:Do's that mean its Toms turn to have another crash then LOL
Cheers, Mick :cry:

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Post by petefarrell360 » 14 Jan 2005 07:24 pm

Hugh, very sorry to hear the news, at least you hadn't completed the repairs and your intended mods. It's stll a major nuisance and a great shame. Onto your next 300 then Hugh, hope you're ok and that you get paid out well, seen as the other driver was at fault.
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Post by SoLaMaNdA » 14 Jan 2005 07:28 pm

At this rate there won't be any more 300's on the roads!

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Post by Geez » 14 Jan 2005 08:00 pm

Bloody Hell! What a crap start to the new year!! 1 broken into , 1 torched and now 1 eaten by a lorry!!! sm13 Seems like a vendetta against 300's Hope you are ok Hugh after all at the end of the day a car , even a precious 300 is still only metal plastic and rubber and is replacable. But you ain t . Best wishes mate!
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Post by Chris_C » 14 Jan 2005 09:01 pm

Sorry to hear about that Hugh, I know your off to the states but if you want me to keep my ears open round here for any....
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Post by Azurael » 14 Jan 2005 10:43 pm

This goes beyond bad luck... Almost sounds like a curse to me...


Oh well, best of luck Hugh!
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Post by huskyracer » 15 Jan 2005 08:11 pm

Sorry to hear about your car Hugh, glad no ones hurt, I hope the insurance people sort you a fair settlement, I will look forward to dynoing your next project!!

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Post by 5lab » 17 Jan 2005 12:37 am

http://www.5lab.co.uk/pics/car/crash2/

basic story

i'm driving down the nsl road at 55, minding my own business, come over the crest of a hill and see a lorry trying to overtake a tractor, coming up the steep hiil. i slam the brakes on, try and scrub off as much speed as possible. decide i'm clearly not going to stop, try and ditch the car, unfortunatly the banks too steep so the wheels wont go up it. skim down between the lorry and the grass, as far over as physically possible, and clip the very back of the lorry with the front end of my car. front end rips off, dents door, mullers frame, i stop a few feet later, move car onto verge by driving at it at an angle. get out sevearly pissed off.


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