me rallying... last rally ( ended up in a tree :(

afatbollix

got the call from a lad who needed a co-driver for his first rally back after a small break... the car was a pug 205... the story before this happened.. was that we spun hit a bale and went into a garden... the bale damaged the back and id say the suspension.. and knocked the exauste off.. this made it really load in the car.. even with the intercom.. we then met a 5L / bump.. it was a bit of a jump landed side ways.. hit a gate post spun again and then the back went into a tree..... the windscreen was about 10 metres into a field from when we hit the post...

we broke everything... even my seat even the handbrake.... id say about 60 - 70 mph when we hit the post...

it wasent fun... took me about 10 mins to get out of the car i really should of let a ambulance come as i really hurt my back and neck....

anyway thats rallying it did scare the **** out of me and i havent got back in a rally car yet.. hopeing to soon...

Kersh

Christ.. at least you are ok, relatively.

AdMMM

Glad you managed to walk away. Did anything in particular go through your mind during the time it took the driver to lose it and for you to clatter the tree?

afatbollix

well we came down the hill... faster than the last run through it... i should of said back off or something but i though the driver had it.. then the driver went agghhhhh... looked up and started to fell it slide.. then i must of closed my eyes.. then i remember being inextreme pain ( worst ive ever felt) in my lower back.. then after a few seconds i opened my eyes.. i seen the driver getting out through the windscreen... i sat there trying to feel my legs and back etc to see if anything was broken.. after about 2 mins i could move my legs... then the driver came back to ask was i ok. did i need a ambulance.. i said no for some reason.. then i took off my helmet and then plucked up myself to get out... i walked down the road a small bit and sat down again..

so what ive learned was if im in a biggish crash again get a doctor in.. as i was in pain for quite a while after...

Xmorpheus

ouch anto

As you've probably discovered, it can take a while to find out if you're really injured. Adrenaline is amazing stuff and it can take anywhere from 5-20 minutes for it to wear off.

Being able to move your legs etc. is not an indication that you don't have a back injury. We've had drivers get out of the car unaided who subsequently turned out to have fractured vertibrae, so unless there's a really good reason to get out of the car quickly - fire hazard etc. - you're always better off just sitting quietly for a few mins and then getting checked over by the medics.

Hope you're feeling better soon.

TempestSabre

Bad luck with that. Did you get an x-ray mate. Check that you've not broken anything.