Got sideways for the first time!

["Jeryd" <Leuck@concentric.net>]

Wow...  I almost lost control of my 4kq today, quite a scary event!

    My friend and I  were driving down Bear Creek doing about 55 when we
came up to a nice turn...  I drive this almost every day to my friends house
so I know the turns pretty good, and usually I can take this turn at about
70...

    Well the problem came when I was in the middle of the turn and I saw
that I was over the white line so I decided that I needed to get back in my
lane....  I did that but then I noticed that there was a big ford f350
truck, with dollies and all part way in my lane.....  And as soon as I saw
that I turned away and the rear end of the car slid out!   I guess it was
caused from my sudden cause of weight transfer..  My friend was in the car
with me and he said that we were at least 50 degrees side ways!

    Very scary!  All I could think to do was to turn the wheel and step on
it even more hopping that the front tires would catch  and we would be
safe...

    It worked, but it was far from a clean slid (read over correcting
majorly!)  and it took what seamed like a very long time and lots of touches
to the wheel to get the car straight on the road again...

Now if I could only find a nice place where I could practice the sliding
safely, (and legally) then I would be in heaven, but until then I think I
will be driving a little more carefully....