1980
In my '73 Pinto Wagon
Chook-a-lac'n east on I-10 'round about 11:30 p.m.
Aprox 65/70 mph
Rain storm pops up...nutttin' unusual 'bout that...its North Florida in the early spring....
miles and miles and miles of forests and trees
then....
about a 40 acre plowed field....
wind gust broad sided me....(the trees had been keeping the winds to a minimum....
All four tires on the car were "may-pop" Onions.....
Wind blew me sideways until the driver's side tires made contact with the berm of the median....
and into a mid-air barrel roll I went......
a complete 360* flip and landed back on my tires (but further towards the middle of the median....
I slipped and slid and fishtailed in the median for about a hundred yards
and I "think" I even got onto the hammer lane blacktop of the west bound traffic...(if I didn't...it wasn't from lack of trying......the Car...Not Me)
I got it back on the road in the proper direction and eased to a stop in the emergency lane, to check the situation (and to try to get my heart started again.....)
Everything in the backend of the car was jumbled up and scattered all over....but other than that...I (and the car) was fine.....
I pulled back out on the road and continued my journey....but at a MUCH slower pace.....well....at least till the rain stopped......