# Learned a lesson in off road driving
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learned-a-lesson-in-off-road-driving/198853
**Category:** PittSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [August 2, 2008, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learned-a-lesson-in-off-road-driving/198853 "2008-08-02T20:49:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@imported\_renegade1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_renegade1)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2008, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learned-a-lesson-in-off-road-driving/198853/1 "2008-08-02T20:49:40Z")
Well I learned a big lesson is off road driving in dirt. Over correcting the car when sliding sideways is bad. I think I’ll be taking it easier when learning off road driving. At least the damage isn’t bad.
Here are the pics of the damage
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### Author:  [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2008, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learned-a-lesson-in-off-road-driving/198853/2 "2008-08-02T21:15:01Z")
tossing a WRX around on dirt roads is about the easiest thing on the planet, second only to 1320’s mother.
edit: nevermind, thats just a 2.5RS isn’t it. :hsugh:
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### Author:  [@JackdUp](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JackdUp)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2008, 10:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learned-a-lesson-in-off-road-driving/198853/3 "2008-08-02T22:00:05Z")
I’d say that the damage is about as lucky as you can get with what you were probably doing at the time…
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### Author:  [@dyingwish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dyingwish)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2008, 3:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learned-a-lesson-in-off-road-driving/198853/4 "2008-08-03T03:29:31Z")
In the last pic…are your downpipes cracked now? I agree with Justin though, that doesn’t look bad at all considering…
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### Author:  [@flyinglow57](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/flyinglow57)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2008, 4:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learned-a-lesson-in-off-road-driving/198853/5 "2008-08-03T04:55:51Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/37324/28):
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> In the last pic…are your downpipes cracked now? I agree with Justin though, that doesn’t look bad at all considering…
looks like its just a heat sheild
thank gawd you had the push bar on the front it could have been bad if it wasnt for the push bar.
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### Author:  [@imported\_renegade1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_renegade1)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2008, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learned-a-lesson-in-off-road-driving/198853/6 "2008-08-03T06:32:31Z")
> [@Beautiful Katamari](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/beautiful-katamari/37007/5):
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> looks like its just a heat sheild
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> thank gawd you had the push bar on the front it could have been bad if it wasnt for the push bar.
I know I hit these 2 small trees about as thick as a silver dollar. That push bar saved my whole front end but those trees got crushed. I still need to go back and take pics of where I was driving. It’s a tank trail down here in GA on Fort Benning. very soft dirt and I was sliding around a lot.
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### Author:  [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2008, 6:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learned-a-lesson-in-off-road-driving/198853/7 "2008-08-03T06:48:42Z")
trying to be a racecaR driveR?
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### Author:  [@imported\_renegade1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_renegade1)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2008, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learned-a-lesson-in-off-road-driving/198853/8 "2008-08-03T07:59:26Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/37322/13):
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> trying to be a racecaR driveR?
well I wanted to try my hand at rally x and thought that having a little fun with my rally inspired car would be fun. I had fun at the expense of my light bar.
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### Author:  [@4doors5gears](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4doors5gears)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2008, 10:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learned-a-lesson-in-off-road-driving/198853/9 "2008-08-03T10:03:40Z")
Probably didn’t help that you’re driving on what looks like some pretty worn down all seasons…
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### Author:  [@imported\_renegade1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_renegade1)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2008, 10:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learned-a-lesson-in-off-road-driving/198853/10 "2008-08-03T10:21:33Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/37324/47):
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> Probably didn’t help that you’re driving on what looks like some pretty worn down all seasons…
yeah they are worn down I don’t know if they are summer or all season though never really cared until I went off roading. I know I need new tires but I’m looking at saving money and getting new wheels and tires together so I can put winters on these stockers.
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### Author:  [@beat90tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/beat90tsi)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2008, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learned-a-lesson-in-off-road-driving/198853/11 "2008-08-03T11:15:53Z")
> [@JackdUp"](#):
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> I’d say that the damage is about as lucky as you can get with what you were probably doing at the time…
Glad you learned a lesson, wel all learn one way or another, I tend to be a “hard way” kind of person, so understand your zeal for driving.
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### Author:  [@noahTHEpurdy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/noahTHEpurdy)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2008, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learned-a-lesson-in-off-road-driving/198853/12 "2008-08-03T13:35:03Z")
Props for driving a Subaru like it should be driven.
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### Author:  [@imported\_renegade1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_renegade1)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2008, 4:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learned-a-lesson-in-off-road-driving/198853/13 "2008-08-03T16:58:44Z")
Thanks for the props I do need to wait a few more months before I try anything like throwing my car sideways around a turn off road. With newer tires and ones that are made for going there. Also when I have extra money for when something goes more seriously wrong and I need to fix it.
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### Author:  [@Stippy17](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Stippy17)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2008, 10:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learned-a-lesson-in-off-road-driving/198853/14 "2008-08-03T22:27:20Z")
You done fucked that push bar up! :eek3: Atleast thats what took the brunt of it all, your lucky.
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### Author:  [@imported\_renegade1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_renegade1)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2008, 2:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learned-a-lesson-in-off-road-driving/198853/15 "2008-08-04T14:03:39Z")
Well I went back down that trail I was on taking it a lot easier this time. and snapped a few pictures of the trail and my car. Here are pictures from my phone for what they are worth
A little photo shop my wife did
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### Author:  [@burnyd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnyd)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2008, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learned-a-lesson-in-off-road-driving/198853/16 "2008-08-04T14:24:20Z")
are you a **R** ally car driver?
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### Author:  [@vw16vcabby](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vw16vcabby)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2008, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learned-a-lesson-in-off-road-driving/198853/17 "2008-08-05T21:45:31Z")
that shit is like 5 cars wide. how the hell did you go off?
either way, get teh bitch dirty and have fun w/ it. thats what it was built for.
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### Author:  [@noahTHEpurdy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/noahTHEpurdy)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2008, 11:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learned-a-lesson-in-off-road-driving/198853/18 "2008-08-05T23:35:11Z")
That looks like an awesome place to drive. I’d have so much fun there.
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### Author:  [@imported\_renegade1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_renegade1)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2008, 2:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learned-a-lesson-in-off-road-driving/198853/19 "2008-08-06T02:09:28Z")
Yeah I should get a video camera mount that in my car and do some off roading around the tank trails, and post on you tube. That trail really isn’t that big maybe 2 1/2 cars wide.
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### Author:  [@imported\_renegade1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_renegade1)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2008, 2:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learned-a-lesson-in-off-road-driving/198853/20 "2008-08-06T02:32:49Z")
> [@The cars that nyspeeders hate the most](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-cars-that-nyspeeders-hate-the-most/37225/138):
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> that shit is like 5 cars wide. how the hell did you go off?
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> either way, get teh bitch dirty and have fun w/ it. thats what it was built for.
If you look where my car is parked you can see the tire marks where I slid off.
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