Close call...

[jetsetjimbo]

Following my 40k service and Revo trial at Westec I was making my back to the Midlands on the A40 when a smallish white object appeared in my lane, doing about 70-80mph I decided that as it looked small I'd just try to make sure it passed underneath the centre of the car.

Whatever it was hit the front of the car with a clunk and there was nothing to be seen in the rear view mirror so I pulled over at the next garage to inspect things.

A hole had been punched in the central honeycomb section of the bumper but luckily there wasn't any damage to the radiator!!! However when cornering at low speed there was now a noise that wasn't there before.

Within 10 minutes of prodding around at home what do I produce but a golf ball trapped in the bottom of the bumper which had been rolling around!!!

It would appear that there is in fact a golf course on the A40! I feel pretty lucky that the damage wasn't any worse (radiator) or body work had been damaged! But have a good to write to the course as it could've been a whole lot worse.

Anyone traveling that section of road at the weekend should be on the lookout.

God bless that bit of honeycomb plastic in protecting the radiator admirably I just hope they're not to expensive and akward to replace...

 

[GreyKnight]

It's mad isn't it! I was driving in convoy with a bunch of other Lotus last month in Shropshire and I suddenly noticed there were a lot of people crossing the road in front of us pulling trolleys. These shortly turned out to be golf arts and I realised we were driving through the middle of a golf course that INCLUDED the road we were on! How on earth can the authorities allow such a thing??? Cars to be driving in a national speed limit area where people are driving solid balls at 100mph or more through the air at regular intervals! Bloody dangerous if you ask me!

 

[cordobabrendy]

thats fairly common graham, theres a few over here, backroad b roads too!!

 

[GreyKnight]

I imagine it is, it's still mad!

 

[Martinoutfront]

! I was driving in convoy with a bunch of other Lotus I realised we were driving through the middle of a golf course QUOTE]

Ludlow by any chance?

 

[GreyKnight]

Could have been, can't remember.

 

[Timthebrief]

Following my 40k service and Revo trial at Westec I was making my back to the Midlands on the A40 when a smallish white object appeared in my lane, doing about 70-80mph I decided that as it looked small I'd just try to make sure it passed underneath the centre of the car.

Whatever it was hit the front of the car with a clunk and there was nothing to be seen in the rear view mirror so I pulled over at the next garage to inspect things.

A hole had been punched in the central honeycomb section of the bumper but luckily there wasn't any damage to the radiator!!! However when cornering at low speed there was now a noise that wasn't there before.

God bless that bit of honeycomb plastic in protecting the radiator admirably I just hope they're not to expensive and akward to replace...

Afraid you're looking at about £100 to replace as its a one piece honeycomb unit that fills all three spaces. I acheived a similar result with a pheasant rather than a golf ball this time last year. Lucky about the radiator though. Have you considered a slight detour on to one of their greens the next time you pass.