Yep, it's something I had in the back of my mind but wasn't thinking at the time. 200k kms old suspension just means it's worse as the front end goes down. Panic reaction was to do what everybody has said (apart from the kiddies still fantasizing about Fast and Furious), but I realised that I would probably end up hitting one of the poles. I ended up stabbing the brakes and going to full lock the way I was already turning, which lead to the car pivoting around on the front wheels and stopping in the middle of the road, facing the wrong way. Not as graceful as I would have liked, but did the job. Yep, its all well and good for me to say thats how you fix it, but in the real situation, what you did was probably one of the better options. I guess the best option is what all the fast drivers tell me, slow in, fast out :P