I remember launching a 92 300Z hard top sideways. Scared the hell out of me too. I had just got done doing an incrediable suspension setup in it but had everything set too stiff. I was racing an old early 70's Z28 from a stop light thats two lanes then merges into one lane right before a 90* right hand turn. It was only a 40 MPH zone and I was just in front of the Z28. I figured he would break alot earlier then me but he didnt. A 300Z can WAY out stop and old Camaro so as I braked down from 100 mph to 70 for the corner he taged my passenger rear corner of my bumper causing my to kick my ass out into on coming traffic. I corrected but the car was so stiff it snaped back the other way. On the inside apex of that corner there was a thick ground cable for a power pole at a 45* angle. I slid into that cable dead center on the passenger door. The car stayed flat and slid up that cable about 6' before it went foreward enough to get off it.
There I was flying sideways 6' off the ground at about 40-50 MPH. I was looking out the passenger window at on coming traffic and almost shat myself. :lol: The car landed on all four tires and slid perfectly onto the shoulder 180* from the direction I was traveling. Car was still running and the stereo still playing. It took a few seconds for me to release my death grip from the steering wheel and get out to inspect the car. There was allot of traffic but not one person stopped. :lol: I got out and looked at the car. I split 3 of my brand new wheels (real OZ 3-piece 18") in half and the body kit (Stillen GTR) was busted to crap on the passenger side but there was no body dammage at all. I was so relieved.... untill the insurance company totaled it cause it had $16,000 in suspension dammage. Everything was bent.
Oh well, took the money and bought a Cobra.
