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 398 Posts Member #: 793 Senior Member Milton Keynes |
14th Jul, 2008 at 02:12:00pm
Trailering the car to Avon Fri afternoon, and 2 miles from Avon on the B4632. The road vias slightly down and to the left and then a vias right leading over a stone bridge ! Well at about 40 mph approx as I go round the left hander we go over a bit of a rut / pot hole / storm drain which somehow dislodges the trailer from the car ! Now the towing vehicle and trailer are separated, the trailer goes across the road into a poor ususpecting 17 year old in a little 106 traveling at 40 mph approx who only parced his test on Thu ! Next is the inevitable carnage ! The trailer with car on hits 106 head on, 106 and trailer absorb some of the impact before the car on the trailer breaks away from the lorry straps holding it onto the trailer, then proceeds to also hit the 106 making car spin through the air ending up with the back end sitting on the wall. 106 a total write off young lad shaken up but O.K, trailer totalled and my car on the trailer F/N/S damage, damaged both rear radius arms, 1 wheel split and some other minor panel damage !
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 7265 Posts Member #: 1268 The Boom Boom speaker Police! Essex |
14th Jul, 2008 at 02:16:43pm
Sorry to hear it Gavin.
In the 13's at last!.. Just |
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1425 Posts Member #: 690 Post Whore Norfolk |
14th Jul, 2008 at 02:18:03pm
Gav - gutted for you, look forward to seeing it out and about soon.
If Carling made Mini engines
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 6549 Posts Member #: 1149 #1 Basshunter Fan Force Racing ICT Dept Manager Miglia Turbo Am frum Yokshyer tha noes! |
14th Jul, 2008 at 02:18:03pm
Sorry to hear that mate, what a sh!tter, like you say, keep your chin up kid and look on the bright side. 1/4 Mile 14.3secs 96Mph Terminal 10psi of boost.
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 2909 Posts Member #: 83 Post Whore Glasgow, Scotland |
14th Jul, 2008 at 02:19:50pm
Best of luck sorting the damage done, as you say least no-one was hurt! turbo 16v k-series 11.9@118.9 :)
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Site Admin  6277 Posts Member #: 1 The boring bloke who runs this place. Berkshire |
14th Jul, 2008 at 02:20:58pm
sounds horrid. Glad you're all OK. |
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 1745 Posts Member #: 375 Post Whore Leicestershire |
14th Jul, 2008 at 02:21:45pm
Thats really bad news! My brother had a similar experience and flipped a trailer with his car on the back! Not a nice feeling! Hope you sort things out! Ron
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628 Posts Member #: 1064 Formally Whyte_ben Horndean, Hampshire |
14th Jul, 2008 at 02:24:30pm
Sorry to hear about your car mate, but glad to hear you and the other guy are ok.
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Forum Mod 10980 Posts Member #: 17 ***16*** SouthPark, Colorado |
14th Jul, 2008 at 02:28:02pm
Wouldn't wish this on anyone... Sorry to hear it. Any idea how the trailer became seperated from the tow car - did the hitch come clean off the ball or what? Over here, there are two sturdy chains fastened to the tow bar in addition to the ball / hitch.
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 2102 Posts Member #: 432 Post Whore Swindon |
14th Jul, 2008 at 02:46:49pm
damn that really sucks, but it could have been worse!
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398 Posts Member #: 793 Senior Member Milton Keynes |
14th Jul, 2008 at 02:51:52pm
Dave Cheer's :) The ball and hitch are both 50mm Dia, (not a mixture of the old 2" and 50 mm), the latch mechanism was in tact and no obvious damaged component to create a seperation. I'd towed the trailer 75 miles perfectely, so some how the angle of the trailer / towing car and hitch and the jolt from the pot hole have been enough to create a 1 in a million freak situations. So a lesson for everyone, don't rely on the poxy wire tether to save the trailer all it will do is apply the brakes and scrub some speed off the trailer before the towing vehicle going forwards and the trailer slowing down break the wire, still allowing the trailer and towing car to seperate. So add some extra chains as a fail safe.
On 14th Jul, 2008 TurboDave said:
Wouldn't wish this on anyone... Sorry to hear it. Any idea how the trailer became seperated from the tow car - did the hitch come clean off the ball or what? Over here, there are two sturdy chains fastened to the tow bar in addition to the ball / hitch. I've never personally seen a hitch come off a ball - but I can see why safety chains can potentially prevent a nasty accident. http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c248/spe...er1/mini007.jpg
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398 Posts Member #: 793 Senior Member Milton Keynes |
14th Jul, 2008 at 02:56:52pm
Well it certainly wasn't the young lad inoccently driving home, but in process of the insurance minefield cos I duno how this situation is viewed in refernce to the accident and the damage to my car.
On 14th Jul, 2008 miniturboman said:
damn that really sucks, but it could have been worse! is it your fault on the insurance or something else? http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c248/spe...er1/mini007.jpg
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Site Admin   1921 Posts Member #: 333 Post Whore Tadley, Hampshire |
14th Jul, 2008 at 03:02:28pm
How awful, good job everyone's ok |
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 11046 Posts Member #: 965 Post Whore Preston On The Brook |
14th Jul, 2008 at 03:05:06pm
Seen the car on the trailer as i arived, and my heart sank, I have a personal fondness of this car.
On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be... So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'... On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........ |
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Site Admin  9403 Posts Member #: 58 455bhp per ton 12 sec 1/4 mile road legal mini Sunny Bridgend, South Wales |
14th Jul, 2008 at 03:08:42pm
On 14th Jul, 2008 Gavin Wakely said:
Well it certainly wasn't the young lad inoccently driving home, but in process of the insurance minefield cos I duno how this situation is viewed in refernce to the accident and the damage to my car. I think the towing car covers the accident but not my trailer or my speedster, but does my speedsters insurance cover its own damage under accidental damage ? (The insurance is a comprehensive cover with agreed value) On 14th Jul, 2008 miniturboman said: damn that really sucks, but it could have been worse! is it your fault on the insurance or something else? That is really bad news mate, Love your car. I had a simular scare last year when my wheel bearing locked up on my trailer while doing 85+ on the motorway. (single axle) Luckily I managed to get from the gravel on the outside lane to the hard shoulder without damaging the mini on the trailer or anyone else around me. At the time the mini was not insured, so I got insurance on it straight away, I asked the insurance company if the mini was insured when on the trailer they told me this: On the tow car's insurance your covered on the towcar, trailer and load as long as they are problerly secured. This is also the same on the mini's insurance so really not sure where you stand, your in a big grey area. good luck anyway Team www.sheepspeed.com Racing
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 1666 Posts Member #: 252 Post Whore Sunny suffolk |
14th Jul, 2008 at 03:10:04pm
Very sorry to hear about this, just glad no one was hurt. -MINI CLUBMAN 1380 TURBO- |
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 9317 Posts Member #: 59 First mini turbo to get in the 12's & site perv Herefordshire |
14th Jul, 2008 at 03:49:17pm
Such a shame
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 3249 Posts Member #: 1194 Post Whore Shropshire. |
14th Jul, 2008 at 03:55:11pm
gutted for you, really bad news, just glad everyone was ok. |
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 8215 Posts Member #: 90 Post Whore Somewhere around Swindon |
14th Jul, 2008 at 05:03:49pm
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Why wolfie...you should have your name as Fuckfaceshithead ! "A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools."-Douglas Adams |
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3004 Posts Member #: 2500 Post Whore Buckinghamshire |
14th Jul, 2008 at 05:14:03pm
Really dont want to add to your woes,but many insurers decline responsibility once the trailer has become detached.Please check it out and be prepared . |
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 2370 Posts Member #: 719 Post Whore Horndean - Near Portsmouth |
14th Jul, 2008 at 05:27:28pm
Gutted for you! So unlucky for this to happen. Just good that no one got hurt. |
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 6745 Posts Member #: 828 Post Whore uranus |
14th Jul, 2008 at 05:32:12pm
blimey , bloody well done gavin for a positive attitude ,and max commiserations on such a trauma. Medusa + injection = too much torque for the dyno ..https://youtu.be/qg5o0_tJxYM |
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Site Admin  15300 Posts Member #: 337 Fearless Tom Fenton, Avon Park 2007 & 2008 class D winner & TM legend. |
14th Jul, 2008 at 05:37:49pm
Nothing really I can add Gav, an absolute pisser, but the main thing is that everyone was OK.
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 3329 Posts Member #: 184 Senior Member Melton Mowbray, Pie Country |
14th Jul, 2008 at 05:41:41pm
What a total pisser. I do worry about this sort of thing, which is why we have separate insurance for the mini on trailer, but it has just expired. I good reminder to get it sorted.
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4314 Posts Member #: 700 Formerly British Open Classic The West Country |
14th Jul, 2008 at 05:53:29pm
Gutting. I hope you get every thing sorted. Isambard Kingdom Brunel said:
Nothing is impossible if you are an Engineer |
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