Anyway, we left Charlottesville, bound for West Virginia. We made it to West Virginia without any trouble and after a little sleep we were on the road. We headed out Friday morning to finish up the rest of the drive. We had about 8 hours of driving to get to Chi-Town. We were out the door around 7:00 and making great time...that is until this guy decided to run a stop sign.
We were travelling through a slower section of highway, Spoon was riding shotgun sorting through directions and then the commotion started. One car pulled out from the stop sign, barely making the turn and this Saturn stuttered and went and there was no way to avoid him. Amish hit the brakes but there wasn't much he could do. The Silverado smashed the front end of the Saturn and spun him over 180 degrees.
We were a little shaken up, but everyone was okay. The driver of the Saturn had a cut on his head and was bleeding a good bit but totally conscious and was able to get out of the car. He was taken to the hospital and the wrecker took both of the cars. While, we ended up better than the driver of the Saturn, it was the Silverado's last stand.
They loaded up both cars on the wrecker and we had to decide what to do. Do we get back to Charlottesville and call it a loss or keep pressing on to Chicago.
The RC doesn't quit...no fucking way. We made some phone calls and 3 hours later we were in a 2010 Silverado on our way to Chicago!
The delay getting to Chicago put us in a pretty tough spot. Registration was scheduled to close at 6:00PM and we estimated we would roll into CPX around 6:05. Fortunately they extended registration until 7:00 and we made it in without anymore drama.
Saturday morning was another story...but right now, we've got to get some dinner. Here are a few more pics of the damage.
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