Raceredi2
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Just over 1200 miles on my new ride, and it got its first ding. Though I gotta say for hitting a black bear at 80mph on the highway, it held up extremely well.
I didn't see it until the last second, and wasn't really sure wtf I hit at first. Pulled off the road at the next exit about a mile up the road, and did not want to even get out to see the damage. I was figuring on the front end being slammed. But that was not the case at all. Luckily it hit right on the tow hook. Only dented the front bumper, slightly bent the skid, and knocked up one of the plastic bumper covers. I still wasn't sure what it was until the guy that was right behind me pulled up in front of me on the side of the exit in his car. I saw him get out with a flashlight to check his car and had to ask him what it was. He said that he ran over the body of it and that its head and part of its body was in the middle of the road. It got his car pretty good too.
I didn't believe it so I had to bust a Uturn and go check it out. Sure enough, the raptor decapitated the poor guy. Ive only ever seen one bear before in the mountains, and never thought of hitting one on the highway.
New bumper and skid plates got painted today. Tried to get better pics, but only had my phone that night. Daytime pics were after driving through snow and rain and washed most of the crap off. Was pretty nasty.
I didn't see it until the last second, and wasn't really sure wtf I hit at first. Pulled off the road at the next exit about a mile up the road, and did not want to even get out to see the damage. I was figuring on the front end being slammed. But that was not the case at all. Luckily it hit right on the tow hook. Only dented the front bumper, slightly bent the skid, and knocked up one of the plastic bumper covers. I still wasn't sure what it was until the guy that was right behind me pulled up in front of me on the side of the exit in his car. I saw him get out with a flashlight to check his car and had to ask him what it was. He said that he ran over the body of it and that its head and part of its body was in the middle of the road. It got his car pretty good too.
I didn't believe it so I had to bust a Uturn and go check it out. Sure enough, the raptor decapitated the poor guy. Ive only ever seen one bear before in the mountains, and never thought of hitting one on the highway.
New bumper and skid plates got painted today. Tried to get better pics, but only had my phone that night. Daytime pics were after driving through snow and rain and washed most of the crap off. Was pretty nasty.
