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Post by GRUVBB » Sun Nov 24, 2013 9:10 pm

Just heard Matt has had an accident in his car and is in Hospital. My thoughts are with him and his family. :cry:

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Post by MrGrey » Sun Nov 24, 2013 9:14 pm

Terrible news indeed, my thoughts go out to him and his family and I wish him a speedy recovery :(

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Post by GRUVBB » Sun Nov 24, 2013 9:20 pm

My Daughter saw it on Facebook. I dont do FB. There are pics on there. I will not post them as it is not my place to in my mind. Hope he going to be OK!!!

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Post by CordedBowl » Mon Nov 25, 2013 8:03 am

Please get well soon dude!

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Post by CordedBowl » Mon Nov 25, 2013 8:03 am

Edit: doublepost

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Post by MattBRG » Mon Nov 25, 2013 8:33 pm

Cheers Guys, All thoughts are appreciated. Got discharged last night with no injuries! so someone was watching out for me!

Fooesboy will add some photos as he is able to.

but please guys get a roll bar, not a style bar, im not sure i would be alive if i had a style bar but would have walked away with no injuries had i got a roll bar.

2 horrible parts of the accident were feeling my head sliding along the road as i was upside down. and then struggling to breathe as i was doubled over in the car. i somehow managed to get to the passenger side of car with my top 1/2 with my legs still in the drivers footwell.


more will come as i get more info on the crash and feel like i can type it up

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Post by MrGrey » Mon Nov 25, 2013 8:45 pm

Really glad to hear you had a lucky escape whilst also really sorry about your car :( please take it easy and don't hesitate to seek professional help if you develop any new aches and pains.

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Post by GRUVBB » Mon Nov 25, 2013 8:45 pm

Welcome back Dude!!!
I know the feeling of surviving a situation which could easily have been recorded as a fatality. Great to hear you are on the mend. Your car can be replaced or repaired. Your life is singular.cherish it always.

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Post by MattBRG » Mon Nov 25, 2013 9:07 pm

GRUVBB wrote:Welcome back Dude!!!
I know the feeling of surviving a situation which could easily have been recorded as a fatality. Great to hear you are on the mend. Your car can be replaced or repaired. Your life is singular.cherish it always.
Cheers Tim, & Mr Grey,
was an experience that i dont really want anyone else to go through, the look on people faces when i got out of the car really said it all. my warped sense of humour means that i enjoyed getting a lift in a helicopter!

here is a photo of the the poor little thing...
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so its rooted. if anyone knows of a decent one for sale for a good price i wouldnt mind hearing about them!

the standard seats are really what saved me. we opened them tonight and there was a big metal bar that never compressed.
so many little things that i could have changed and i wouldnt be here. but i am and thats the thing to focus on!

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Post by SLYDIT » Mon Nov 25, 2013 9:11 pm

put a roll bar on that one and use it as a speedster track/autocross car
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Post by Snapfrozen » Mon Nov 25, 2013 9:26 pm

Glad to hear you're ok. Crashing is never fun, no-more-so in an upside down convertible.

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Post by Snapfrozen » Mon Nov 25, 2013 9:31 pm

SLYDIT wrote:put a roll bar on that one and use it as a speedster track/autocross car
Was going to say the exact same thing. From what I saw on FB the rear is damaged. But hey, learn to drift in it :P

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Post by GRUVBB » Mon Nov 25, 2013 9:41 pm

How is all that new white rear end you recently put in? I just sold my 'SPARE' one last might but Ill shout you a few beers when I See you.

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Post by GRUVBB » Mon Nov 25, 2013 10:04 pm

so its rooted. if anyone knows of a decent one for sale for a good price i wouldnt mind hearing about them!

the standard seats are really what saved me. we opened them tonight and there was a big metal bar that never compressed.
so many little things that i could have changed and i wouldnt be here. but i am and thats the thing to focus on![/quote]

There is a standard one on Trade Me closing in 12 hours with a rooted engine. Its in ChCh I think but could suck up all ypur good parts and put a decent colour over the red that it is. :idea: its just over 1 k at moment.

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Post by MrGrey » Mon Nov 25, 2013 10:10 pm


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Post by BRM » Mon Nov 25, 2013 10:58 pm

They grey one on Facebook page for 4k with hard top / cert looks like a great buy

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Post by Timmo » Tue Nov 26, 2013 8:53 am

May I ask what happened? Put a tyre into gravel?
Glad to hear that you are OK- rest easy!
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Post by Angreal » Tue Nov 26, 2013 10:35 am

I guess this explains why the original seats are so fricken heavy

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Post by MattBRG » Tue Nov 26, 2013 1:34 pm

Timmo wrote:May I ask what happened? Put a tyre into gravel?
Glad to hear that you are OK- rest easy!
Chopped down a gear and i was already too high in the revs, so it popped sideways and pushed my nose into a bank, as the bank was off the road and there was a decent drop from the edge of the road. it just bit in with the rear wheel and tumbled over.
happened super quick and im pretty pissed off at my driving. and it even turns out that im not the first to roll at a mx5 club event....

first day back at work today and left at lunch.. starting to fall asleep at my desk (dont know if anyone would really notice! :roll: )

the only parts that are really damaged that i had modified was my ducktail spoiler which exploded into pieces. My GV panel is ok with a little chip that is easily repaired!

Bit of a shame but still deciding on what to do next!
any want a rolling body :P

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Post by Furai » Tue Nov 26, 2013 1:57 pm

Im glad you are okay and the GV as that isnt a cheap piece. I might nbe keen to buy the smashed ducktail if you need help getting a new car?

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Post by Timmo » Tue Nov 26, 2013 4:22 pm

SLYDIT wrote:put a roll bar on that one and use it as a speedster track/autocross car
Already halfway to achieving the MX5 'Superlight' they made with the NC
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Post by SLYDIT » Tue Nov 26, 2013 4:42 pm

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Post by marcellarius » Tue Nov 26, 2013 6:19 pm

That thing looks a lot like an oversized go cart now

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Post by BRM » Tue Nov 26, 2013 6:29 pm

That is All kinds of wrong.

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Post by Simonmx5 » Wed Nov 27, 2013 8:50 am

BRM wrote:That is All kinds of wrong.
It's all kinds of awesome!

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