[Absolut Speed]

Went autocrossing today as I often do. Some kid's Dad rolls over my t-top in the paddock area (the t-tops were flanked by my red tool box and a red and white cooler and a red helmet bag) He says sorry, gives me a phone # and leaves me with the mess. After he left I found the glass ripped the embroidery in the Firehawk floor mat it was resting on. My wife, who was feeling more reasoned, called him tonight. He won't order a t-top for me unless his insurance company says it was his fault. He said, "How was I supposed to see it?" Dunno, dark top top flanked by three red items on light colored concrete, seems difficult, I know. When my wife called back a 2nd time 15 minutes later (at 9:45pm) to mention the floor mat, he didn't answer the phone.

So now, I may have to order my own and Lord knows, could well end up in small claims court. The bad part is the 10th annual Firehawk Rally is this weekend in Ohio and I have no T-top.

(IMG:http://63.164.215.74/posts/ttop/1.jpg)

(IMG:http://63.164.215.74/posts/ttop/2.jpg)

(IMG:http://63.164.215.74/posts/ttop/3.jpg)

I'm ticked, so you'll see this on a few boards.

[sgarnett]

You need to file an accident report with the police NOW. He has already passed on trying to handle the incident himself and keep it off the books.

Then you need to contact his insurance company and send them a copy of the report so you can file a claim with them directly. If he won't tell you who he's insured with, he can tell the police.

I'm all for handling things nicely if possible, but he's already chosen hardball. If you don't get things rolling quickly, your interior will end up being ruined by water damage, or at least you can't drive it out of the garage until it's fixed. That means rental car (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) You may not want the rental car, but you could settle for PROMPT settling of the claim to get your car back on the road.