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"Slanderous comments"?!?! Dude, they were tongue in cheek at worst! I didn't accuse you of driving at any specific speed. I didn't scour the net to find out your predicament, I joined this forum to congratulate the users on their wonderful tribute to Colin McRae. I just happened to browse a few other posts when I was here and spotted this one, and having passed the accident and knowing the area very well, I thought I'd pass comment, as is my want. I thought you might raise a wry smile at it, not throw your toys clean out of the pram. I most certainly am not gloating about you having an accident, and as I stated in my first post on the topic, I'm glad to hear nobody got hurt and that the car is fixable. Despite your ludicrous over-reaction to a semi-comical post, that remains the case. As far as the other forum users opinions on my comments go, that is their business. I am not naive enough to believe for one second that you've all purchased performance cars to constantly toddle around at 29mph, 39mph etc. Time and place for it, no doubt, but come on... Also, I didn't suggest my GTI was "super" and in any way superior to your Impreza. It is a reasonably quick, competent and reliable car, no more, no less. I've always found that particular corner to be quite challenging. My friends and I have nicknamed it "the lanechanger" due to the uneven surface at the expansion joint in the bridge which pitches a hard cornering vehicle to bounce on the suspension from the inside of the corner to the outside. It is a corner where, if conditions are correct, you can fly around. You can see who is ahead of you well in advance of taking the corner and can therefore batter into it hard knowing the only danger is to yourself. I've been round it in various vehicles at some hairy assed speeds, both as driver and passenger, that I won't even bother to publish here to avoid having arguments about what is possible or not. However, I can and will say this for sure - I have driven round that corner in my Class 2 truck flat out on several occassions, which as you may or may not know, equates to 56mph. The 12 tonne (empty) truck hardly even struggles at that speed, which is why I expressed my doubts to the claim that a four-wheel drive sports car would struggle at 50mph. I doubt I'll post a great deal on this forum as Subarus are not a specific area of interest to me, I really only joined up to discuss the McRae tribute. However, I don't like falling out with anyone, even on the internet, especially when the intention of my post wasn't to cause offence, far from it. So, please treat this as an unreserved apology and can we put the matter to bed please.

My GTI is black and fairly clean tbh. I went passed you before the Police or recovery were on the scene and was going to stop to offer help, but I figured that there was no point as I couldn't do anything except offer use of a phone, which everyone has now anyway. I think I passed you at more than 50mph and I really don't recall the roads being even slightly greasy at the time, although I'm more than happy to admit I may be wrong. You have more reason to recall the conditions than I do. As far as your remarks about "the limits 70 ya tube", well, I find it quite odd that someone who buys a car such as an Impreza and is clearly an enthusiast for the marque is someone who always sticks to the speed limits. Fair enough, you got caught out, it's no big deal. I had a mega tank slapper on that corner in the wet about 5 years ago in my Golf, which I fortunately recovered, I know how easy it is to happen. My post wasn't meant as a glaring criticism of your driving, neither was i suggesting that you were totally flying into the corner at a hundred and plenty. What I am suggesting though is that you were doing more than 50mph. I think anyone could negotiate that corner at 50mph in a Tescos shopping trolley on black ice. I apologise for any offence caused by my remarks, but there is really no need to get your knickers in a twist.

50mph you say... Not only do I know that particular slip road very well, I actually passed the Subaru on the grass banking. It wasn't even remotely greasy on the road at the time. If you get you lines right, that corner can be taken at 80mph+ in a Golf GTI with the highly untalented me at the wheel. So, will the truth about this accident out? Regardless, I'm happy to hear that both people involved were unhurt and that the car at this stage appears to be fixable. Just hope the insurance don't hammer you next year.

The video is in 8 parts mate, I'm sure its all there.

Hey folks. Just registered so I could express... well, its hard to put into words, but I suppose some of the following: thanks, pride, emotion, joy, sadness, relief, pleasure, pain and more at the wonderful tribute you have organised for our fallen hero. I naturally gravitated to this website in the days following Colin's accident as I knew you all would have a lot to say on the subject. However, your response to the tragedy has been so much more magnificent than I could have imagined. You have done yourselves proud, done a lot for the reputation of cars such as you drive (which, lets face it, get a negative reaction from a lot of people) and most of all, paid a fantastic tribute to the greatest rally driver the world has ever seen. I'd just like to reiterate my thanks to you all for doing such a wonderful thing. BTW, this link has the entire programme "Colin McRae - Pedal To The Metal": http://www.youtube.com/user/0n0fff