Dan, list, in a spin would it be a good idea to keep the throttle about
halfway down to keep the rear wheels spinning? Seems to me that at this
point, you don't want the car to "get a bite" on the surface, but just scrub
off speed and come to a stop. Jerry in Dallas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Warner" <dwarner@electrorent.com>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: Emergency's
> Dave talked about John Goodman loosing a Wheel down in Australia and it
got
> me to thinking about how I would handle that situation... and what the car
> would feel like if a tire went down.... simple problems at hwy speeds but
> another issue entirely above Two Bills....
>
> Kinda like what do you do in the event of a SPIN? curiosity what are the
> thoughts out there on Clutching the car and putting it in Neutral?
> Parachutes? I know we have covered this.... but again a little refresher
> never hurts....
>
>
>
> No spins with the Alpha but lost a rear tire at 235 a couple of years ago.
> The driver, Rich Manchen, dumped it in neutral, dropped a parachute,
STAYED
> OFF THE BRAKES, and coasted to a straight stop in the emergency area
between
> the courses.
>
> Dan (don't know if I could have done it, but now know the procedure)
Warner
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