my week of being sick

culminated last night in a driving stunt worthy of Hooper. I was on my way home from the show and driving westbound on Highway 50. Luckily, the freeway was pretty sparse with traffic and the roads were dry. However, as I was approaching my exit, the car in the lane in front of me locked up her brakes. Now I was about 5 car lengths back traveling about 70-75 mph and I don't think I took my eyes off the road, but before I knew it I was really in danger of repositioning the rear of her car to its front. I had an open lane to my right, so I swerved. Unfortunately, I oversteered and now was in danger of taking out the freeway soundwall so I swerved left, this time adding the brake to the mix. This combination (Triangle, Up(2), Left, Right, Square, Circle, Right on your PS2 controller) resulted in my car spinning counter-clockwise at least 1 full revolution. The final result was my car sitting in the lane I started, facing the proper direction. No stall, no collision, no damage, heart rate 193 bpm, the smell of burnt rubber in my nose and the sound of squealing tires fading. I proceeded home, aware that for the next 4 minutes that I blinked exactly twice.

Replaying it in my head, I know I didn't panic (with the exception of the initial oversteer), I just let the car do what it needed to do. Only one other time did I find myself in a similar situation, and then I was driving my 280Z. The difference? The Z simply swerved into the other lane. God I miss that car sometimes.