yep... I was on my way back to work from 6 October city and at one particular curve I lost control and spun out of the road to hit a sand bank, I walked away with no scratch on me but the woo had some problems most of them are already sorted out as we speak.
before I begin to tell what happened I would like to thank God for sparing my life at that day as this is the closest I was to death also compared to what should have happened is such situations I?d say the woo survived with no damage as well.
no for the story... back from 6 October to Lebanon square and a few kms after Juhaina square their is this nasty left, down sloping turn and I was doing some 120 Km/h or so and I noticed a car in front of me and I wanted to overtake it on the left most lane.
Every one knows the rule that says "don't brake while turning and don't turn while braking"... right? I managed to do both mistakes in one move, as I started turning into the curve I tapped the brakes to slow down a bit before I go more into the inside of the curve to take over the car ahead of me... while the brakes are applied I turned to the left to be in the first lane from the left side.
No surprise the rear end of my car lost traction and the car over steered to the left... the front end was going right to the center divider, again as every one knows when you are over steering to use opposite lock to get the car back under control... I did turn the steering wheel to the right about 90 degrees but for some reason the car kept over steering.
I started to freak out and added even more opposite lock and suddenly the car swinged back to the right and started spinning on itself and I was sideways all over the road...I was facing the right side road rail at this moment and still spinning to the right, I didn't know what to do so I slammed the brakes and prayed to God.
the car skidded till it went off the tarmac and hit a sand bank... the sand covered the car and I saw nothing, after the car came to a halt I noticed the road was in front of me... last time I saw it I am sure it was behind me... no idea how did this happen.
I started the engine and went a few meters to the front to get the woo off the sand and I noticed it was not moving correctly... I went out and saw both front tires are flat; some damage to the front and rear bumpers and the rear left wheel is not looking aligned.
I called a friend that lives near by and he came with his car and took both my front tires for repairs... he called me afterwards saying both tires are not punctured... they just went flat because I went sideways at a very high speed and then locked the brakes so the friction was so strong that the tires came off the rim's lip and went flat
when he got back he showed me the braking marks on the tires... it looked as if you had a blow torch and burned the contact patch that was on the road After I put the tires on and drove the car it sounded funny... loads of wining from the back... I suspected the rear left tire even more as I saw the lip of the rim dented and the wheel cover broken. I stopped to check, I found nothing off but the wheel didn't look right... I thought maybe I was wrong and drove away.
the sound is still their and increases so much past 100 kms... as I parked the car at work I smelled something funny and I went to check the rear left wheel and it was all covered with black grease... I took the wheel cover off and the hub cap was off and the grease allover the place and the rim was hot as hell.
I got a rug and loads of water and started cooling the damn thing bit by bit... meanwhile I called my mechanic to come check the car. After the things cooled down I removed the center bolt and removed the entire hub out... the outer bearing seemed to have a broken part and I couldn't remove the inner one as I don't know how to do it.
when the mechanic came he suggested I replace the bearings for starters... we got a set for 45LE (7.75 USD) and put them on and I tested the car for a couple of days... the mechanic suspected a bent axle right away as the bearings didn't spin freely even with the center bolt not that tight... also after every drive the left wheel is hotter than the right and the wheel still looks off, I called the mechanic and he said its either a bent axle or a bent suspension member... we will start with the axle.
I got a new axle on Monday and got it installed... once the old one was off and put on a flat surface it was clear that it is bent... almost looks like the Pisa tower... the wheel was spinning very freely now and it looks as it used to be when the car was back on the ground... went for a test drive and go up to 100 km/h and put the car in neutral to hear any sounds... non whatsoever... the woo is back to its old self now.
Guys... be careful... speed is a thrill but it can kill and no matter how good driver you are... remember that shit happens.
Drive safely.
MMamdouh
Plus that cruel Mistress, Physics, will do whatever she wants anyway, no matter what reactions we have. 
