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Subject: Tail Happy
From: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 14:20:28 -0500
At lunch today I took a new salesperson out for a ride in my 71.
She had never ridden in an English Sports Car, She was amazed.
Anyway I was showing off a bit and went through the parking lot and as I was
going around the side of the building I found the limit for lateral G's.
I have had the tail swung out a few times, but this was the first time it
went all the way on me.
It scared me for a brief second wondering if I was going to bang into the
curbing but it went all the way to 180.
It was dry and the curve had a little negative camber to it. The car has NO
PUSH !
Kind of liked it after all was done.

Any ideas to how to balance out the looseness ?

 

Craig Smith
36 Pelham Ridge Drive
Greenville, SC 29615
800/692-2323 ext. 2105
864/234-1020 fax
e-mail: craigs@iewc.com


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