It was damp and cold. My wife needed my truck or I would not hav been in the
Vette. The uncontrollable element was that when it broke loose, traction
control bit when the car was perpendicular to the barrier. I was pointed
straight at the wall with maybe 20 feet to correct it at "highway speeds'.
Like racing, bad things happen when you put yourself in a bad situation - I
know better. The car's ability to dissipate the energy of impact was
astounding. The engine went partially under the car, the fenders and bonnet
separated, there was black foam scattered about everywhere, and it turned its
own flashers on. The cop (who was fantastic) put it in the "miracle you walked
away" category.
Thank you guys again for the off line emails --- I have been
pretty invisible lately, but you are all still family.
RS
"That which you
manifest is before you" - Enzo the dog
>________________________________
>
From: "jmj3351 at comcast.net" <jmj3351 at comcast.net>
>To: Rick Fisk
<refisk at chartermi.net>
>Cc: spridgets at autox.team.net
>Sent: Tuesday,
November 29, 2011 8:46 AM
>Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Ron Soave
>
>Must have
been raining. I drive a vette and it is the best on dry pavement,
>worst on
wet or slick pavement. It is a very safe car at normal car speeds. I
>don't
know how you can drive a Corvette at normal car speeds.
>
>Later,
>
>John
Jenkins - Green Midget and others
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>
>
>From: "Rick Fisk" <refisk at chartermi.net>
>To: spridgets at autox.team.net
>Sent:
Monday, November 28, 2011 10:24:08 PM
>Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Ron Soave
>
>You guys are funny with your plastic versus steel comments. B The Corvette is
>designed to the very same safety standards as every other car sold in this
>country. B The design of the substructure is very substantial. B It's
probably
>safer than a Buick in a wreck. B The plastic skin is just that -
nothing more
>than a cover for the car underneath.
>
>No facebook here either.
B I don't care what time you took your morning dump.
>:-)
>
>Rick
>
>Sent from
my keyboard
>
>On Nov 28, 2011, at 10:15 PM, Dave KK7SS <kk7ss at frontier.com>
wrote:
>
>> Sorry to hear about Ron's mishap...
>> Plastic versus Steel.. B no
contest :(
>>
>> BTW I try not to do Facebook... my kids are on it and I don't
want to
>know..!!..
>>
>> --
>> Dave G B KK7SS
>> Richland, WA
>>
>> '59
Morris Minor 1000 - working on it :|
>> '65 Sprite - running :)
>> '76 Midget
- co-owned with #4 Son :)
>> '06 Honda Civic Hybrid
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