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jessrayo · 12-01-2013, 06:35 PM

My car is down again. Had a raccoon decide to commit suicide by jumping in front of my car. I won't make the final event of the year at Eagles Canyon next week.

pocketcthulhu · 12-01-2013, 06:38 PM

kinda hard to tell, did it push the radiator in?

islander033 · 12-01-2013, 06:39 PM

Wow, that sux man!

You at least gonna make some stew with your road kill?

jessrayo · 12-01-2013, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by pocketcthulhu

kinda hard to tell, did it push the radiator in?

It pushed it back some and the fan guards and fan blades popped into the belts. The car lost all engine coolant and the oil cooler looks like I took a sledgehammer to it. It held supercharger coolant... I really don't know how bad the damage is but it will be fixed. I reported it to my insurance and it will be towed to ADM for Andy to fix.

Stephen12ZL1 · 12-01-2013, 06:56 PM

geez...that sucks!

SSMKNU2 · 12-01-2013, 06:59 PM

holy hell! how big was that raccoon?

jessrayo · 12-01-2013, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SSMKNU2

holy hell! how big was that raccoon?

It was big... And the posted speed limit was 70.... I barely touched the brake between seeing it at a dead run and hitting it. It was in the ditch and then it made it all the way over to the driver's side of the car. I honestly did not know they could run that fast.

LuckyZL-1 · 12-01-2013, 09:52 PM

Dang dude that sux! Around here it's deer after dark. I don't drive the car in the country after sundown for that reason.

BAD ZL1 · 12-01-2013, 10:39 PM

That coon had worse luck than you did man....

LuckyZL-1 · 12-01-2013, 11:41 PM

Make a hat out of his azz!

jbotta · 12-02-2013, 06:49 AM

Wow, That sucks,,,,,,,

MaxxMuscle · 12-02-2013, 08:19 AM

Damn that's sucks bro.

Sugar's ZL1 · 12-02-2013, 09:21 AM

So sad to hear of "yet another" problem. I had the track event on my calendar this weekend. So Sugar and I will see you in the spring.
In the meantime, I'm working on the garage for a new arrival.
Stay in there.

Travis104 · 12-02-2013, 01:07 PM

I know how you feel. I won a free dyno session from a local forum, and hit a deer on the way there....I still made it to the dyno, just missing some pieces and body damage...lol

12-01-2013, 06:35 PM	#1
jessrayo Speed Freak Drives: 2013 ZL1 Camaro, 2016 Camaro SS Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Ardmore, OK Posts: 2,637 View My Garage	if not for bad luck....I would have no luck! My car is down again. Had a raccoon decide to commit suicide by jumping in front of my car. I won't make the final event of the year at Eagles Canyon next week. Attached Images __________________ 2016 SS -AGP twin Borg Warner 7163 EFR's, LT4 mechanical pump, LT4 injectors, Walbro 255 low side, Castrol SRF. 734whp/759 tq 2013 ZL1 -ADM - 427 LSX 6 bolt, O-ringed block built by LME. Twin PT6466 turbos. RPM custom manual trans, RPS Quad carbon clutch, 9" Hendrix rear diff & axles. ADM/squash fuel system, Ron Davis radiator, Spal fans, AGP air to air, turbo plumbing. LPE oil cooler, rear bushing upgrade, roll bar...etc. rwhp 1400+... 212.5mph, best Texas mile to date.

12-01-2013, 06:38 PM	#2
pocketcthulhu Drives: 2014 2ss/RS 5th gen Camaro #2 Join Date: May 2012 Location: arkansas Posts: 496 View My Garage	kinda hard to tell, did it push the radiator in? __________________

12-01-2013, 06:39 PM	#3
islander033 SLOBRA1 Drives: GT500/Cruze/DMax/Cobra Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Alberta Posts: 595	Wow, that sux man! You at least gonna make some stew with your road kill? __________________ 2010 GT500 Best ET=10.10 - Best Trap=143.59mph 2003 Turbo Cobra Best ET=8.27 - Best Trap=166.42mph

12-01-2013, 06:56 PM	#5
Stephen12ZL1 Drives: '21 ZLE A10 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Mechanicsville, VA Posts: 6,808	geez...that sucks! __________________ '21 ZLE A10 Wild Cherry PDR 2:00.78 VIR Full 10.68@131.69 1.68 60' '17 ZL1 A10 Mosaic Black PDR/Nav 2:03.08 VIR Full 11.003@129.2 1.75 (sold) '15 Z/28 #325 Black a/c & stereo. 2:10.1 VIR Full (sold) '12 ZL1 A6 Black 10.52@131 1.55 60' 2:13 VIR Full (sold)

12-01-2013, 06:59 PM	#6
SSMKNU2 Drives: 2012 2SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Central IL Posts: 901	holy hell! how big was that raccoon? __________________ My Build thread! http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=317027

12-01-2013, 09:52 PM	#8
LuckyZL-1 Ragtop Rocket!!! Drives: Black on Black Convertible Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: San Antonio Texas Posts: 809	Dang dude that sux! Around here it's deer after dark. I don't drive the car in the country after sundown for that reason. __________________ ADM built 2013 Triple Black ZL-1 Convertible M6 ADM custom cam, LPE stage 2 heads with dual valve springs, LS-3 ported throttle body, LPE 2 piece pulley, LPE overdrive balancer, 10% overdrive pulley, ported supercharger inlet, ADM race intake system, stainless works 1-7/8 headers, Injector Dynamics injectors, ADM heat exchanger, ADM dual fuel pump system, ADM exhaust switch, ADM 3 tunes tuning package. 744rwhp 727rwtq

12-01-2013, 10:39 PM	#9
BAD ZL1 BAD ZL1 Drives: 2013 VIN 48 Victory Red ZL1! Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: California Posts: 707	That coon had worse luck than you did man....

12-01-2013, 11:41 PM	#10
LuckyZL-1 Ragtop Rocket!!! Drives: Black on Black Convertible Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: San Antonio Texas Posts: 809	Make a hat out of his azz! __________________ ADM built 2013 Triple Black ZL-1 Convertible M6 ADM custom cam, LPE stage 2 heads with dual valve springs, LS-3 ported throttle body, LPE 2 piece pulley, LPE overdrive balancer, 10% overdrive pulley, ported supercharger inlet, ADM race intake system, stainless works 1-7/8 headers, Injector Dynamics injectors, ADM heat exchanger, ADM dual fuel pump system, ADM exhaust switch, ADM 3 tunes tuning package. 744rwhp 727rwtq

12-02-2013, 06:49 AM	#11
jbotta Drives: Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Dyer, IN Posts: 1,130 View My Garage	Wow, That sucks,,,,,,,

12-02-2013, 08:19 AM	#12
MaxxMuscle Blanchard Performance Drives: 2014 Black ZL1 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Louisiana Posts: 171	Damn that's sucks bro.

12-02-2013, 09:21 AM	#13
Sugar's ZL1 Ron and Sugar Drives: 2013 Black ZL1 Vert A6 Join Date: May 2013 Location: DFW Posts: 108	So sad to hear of "yet another" problem. I had the track event on my calendar this weekend. So Sugar and I will see you in the spring. In the meantime, I'm working on the garage for a new arrival. Stay in there. __________________ I Love My 08 Pek a Poo

12-02-2013, 01:07 PM	#14
Travis104 Drives: 2014 ZL1 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: West Virginia Posts: 591	I know how you feel. I won a free dyno session from a local forum, and hit a deer on the way there....I still made it to the dyno, just missing some pieces and body damage...lol