wildlife on the track

pixelblue · 10-07-2010, 03:56 PM

almost ran over this groundhog. it was a very close call with obvious dire consequences for everyone including one lucky marmot. the video is from my friends car following me. I saw the critter sitting on the side of road coming out of turn one and immediately started thinking should I just run it over or avoid. I guess the right thing would have been to just mow it down but I am happy I didn't have to scrape the carcass off my car afterwards. to put it mildly, it was a heart stopping moment knowing a porsche 914-6 was breathing down my neck

BrokenVert · 10-07-2010, 04:01 PM

Thats Hilarious

TrojanBMW · 10-07-2010, 06:01 PM

Was this a race, or was the 914 just too impatient for a point by?

Either way, I would have needed to change my shorts after that.

infinitekidM2C · 10-07-2010, 07:47 PM

Stupid wildlife...that's why im pro-pollution..

VMRWheels · 10-08-2010, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by infinitekid2002

Stupid wildlife...that's why im pro-pollution..

Lol...

Glad you kept the car on track... It could have got really ugly.

-Charles@VMRWheels

slamako · 10-08-2010, 08:32 PM

LOL...is this just a spring/fall phenomenon?
Thanks for sharing!

JimD · 10-11-2010, 10:43 AM

When I lived in Pennsylvania I was a member of a gun club so I could use their shooting range. I liked working up loads to see if I could improve the accuracy of my and my son's deer rifles (not because they needed it, just because I wanted to). Groundhogs would occasionally wander onto the range. Then it was a contest to see who could vaporize them. A 22 caliber would kill them but a fast moving 30 caliber would splatter parts all over. They were not around when it was cold but could come wandering across about any time there wasn't snow on the ground.

Jim

BrokenVert · 10-11-2010, 11:06 AM

^lol that's aweful.

I was firing my .306 at a target 150 yards away and just as I was pulling the trigger a squirrel climbed over the top of the target and I hit it...it vaporized and I felt so bad I couldn't shoot the rest of the day...how do you live?

and 1 · 10-11-2010, 11:49 AM

anybody on here read jalopnik? there was a video up there this morning of an australian enduro racer barely missing a kangaroo

even better was the reply post with a slant-nose prototype style car absolutely CHUCKING a deer into the air. and the best part was that the driver took it totally in stride...even stayed on line! car seemed totally fine

10-07-2010, 03:56 PM	#1
pixelblue Colonel 140 Rep 2,234 Posts Drives: the silver bullet Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: northern virginia iTrader: (2) Garage List 2010 135i [8.90]	wildlife on the track almost ran over this groundhog. it was a very close call with obvious dire consequences for everyone including one lucky marmot. the video is from my friends car following me. I saw the critter sitting on the side of road coming out of turn one and immediately started thinking should I just run it over or avoid. I guess the right thing would have been to just mow it down but I am happy I didn't have to scrape the carcass off my car afterwards. to put it mildly, it was a heart stopping moment knowing a porsche 914-6 was breathing down my neck __________________ "I would quote everything pixelblue said, but you've already read it. Take it from someone who's put the 1 through its paces"
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BrokenVert Resident Kerbalnaut 477 Rep 10,703 Posts Drives: Topless Brute/Hybrid Boogaloo Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Fahrvergnügen/NY iTrader: (0)	Thats Hilarious __________________
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TrojanBMW First Lieutenant 18 Rep 308 Posts Drives: Black 135i Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (0)	Was this a race, or was the 914 just too impatient for a point by? Either way, I would have needed to change my shorts after that.
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infinitekidM2C Major General 4207 Rep 5,728 Posts Drives: 2019 M2 Competition Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (4) Garage List 2019 M2 COMPETITION [9.50] 2008 135i (my old car) [7.39]	Stupid wildlife...that's why im pro-pollution..
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slamako Metal cutter 15 Rep 97 Posts Drives: 135i 08 6MT Sed Red Met. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ontario Canada iTrader: (0)	LOL...is this just a spring/fall phenomenon? Thanks for sharing!
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10-11-2010, 10:43 AM	#7
JimD Brigadier General 368 Rep 3,547 Posts Drives: 128i convertible Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lexington, SC iTrader: (0)	When I lived in Pennsylvania I was a member of a gun club so I could use their shooting range. I liked working up loads to see if I could improve the accuracy of my and my son's deer rifles (not because they needed it, just because I wanted to). Groundhogs would occasionally wander onto the range. Then it was a contest to see who could vaporize them. A 22 caliber would kill them but a fast moving 30 caliber would splatter parts all over. They were not around when it was cold but could come wandering across about any time there wasn't snow on the ground. Jim __________________ 128i Convertible, MT, Alpine White, Black Top, Taupe Leatherette, Walnut, Sport Ordered 5/22/09, Completed 6/4/09, At Port 6/9/09, On the Georgia Highway 6/13/09, Ship Arrived Charleston 6/24/09 at 10pm, PCD 7/21/09
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BrokenVert Resident Kerbalnaut 477 Rep 10,703 Posts Drives: Topless Brute/Hybrid Boogaloo Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Fahrvergnügen/NY iTrader: (0)	^lol that's aweful. I was firing my .306 at a target 150 yards away and just as I was pulling the trigger a squirrel climbed over the top of the target and I hit it...it vaporized and I felt so bad I couldn't shoot the rest of the day...how do you live? __________________
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and 1 winter mode 62 Rep 2,057 Posts Drives: 08 135i, 88 M3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Somerville, MA iTrader: (0) Garage List 1988 BMW M3 [0.00] 2008 135i [7.50]	anybody on here read jalopnik? there was a video up there this morning of an australian enduro racer barely missing a kangaroo even better was the reply post with a slant-nose prototype style car absolutely CHUCKING a deer into the air. and the best part was that the driver took it totally in stride...even stayed on line! car seemed totally fine __________________ 88 M3: BMWCCA J Sport 08 135: because streetcar
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