Yes real lucky. I am still wondering how the hell I got out of it. I thought after the second skid I was going in the ditch. Is the 930 that bad?
I don't know if I would describe it as bad, they are incredible cars, but IMHO definitely not a car for amateurs. From my limited experience, old 911's in general require a bit of mental rewiring. Most people are wired such that if they get into trouble while turning, their first instinct is to hit the brakes. If you do that in an old 911 you will be off the road before you can blink. A friend of mine preps 911s for racing for a living, he often jokes that he wants to put a sign across the windshield that says DON'T LIFT!!!! You can actually feel the weight of the rear of the car as you enter a turn at speed, the MORE gas you give it, the less squirrelly it gets, lift at speed and things get hairy so incredibly fast. Not a car you want to push hard on an unfamiliar road. At least that is my limited experience. That being said, I enjoy driving them immensely...they are WAY TOO MUCH FUN!!!!
Heck, I had two, a 1978 (untamed 441 HP) and a 1991 (tame & 450 HP). I thought neither of them were widow-makers. But I know a lot of musicians / athletes / doctors & lawyers that crashed them. The 911 turbo just needed to be respected. Always seemed odd to me that regular guys could not handle them.
Joe Zaff got a glimpse of this in his rear view. I'm a 328 driver with the same tale to tell. Bottom line I think, across the board, is driving to fast. On a road I was not familiar with, did I mention to fast ? ON THE BREAKS to late with a blind cresting then hard downhill right hand turn. Would have pulled it off, but naturally there was an SUV coming the other way. Instinct was to increase steering input and "bang" ##s end hangin out to dry. By the way, missed the SUV. I'm sure that guy or girl had a few choice names for Me though.
