On 13 May 2009 at 21:04, Randall wrote:
> > I've never (knock on wooden dashboard and wooden head)
> > had brake failure
>
> Lucky you! I've been through it several times now, not my favorite
> experience.
After I had read some of these replies a few of my brain cells awoke
and I realized that, brake failure aside, I have experienced memory
failure on more than on occasion. In fact, I did have brake failure
on the GT6 once. It was a few blocks from home at low speed,
prompting a quick turnaround, and shortly thereafter a complete
rebuild. I've had brakes seize up on earlier cars, most notably my
'66 Porsche 912. But that was back around 1973.
A curious thing about the GT6 event was that I made it a point to
drive all the home in 1st gear to keep the speed down and the car
under engine braking. As I turned a corner an old woman getting out
of her car yelled at me "Slow down!" Gee whiz, I was already going
quite slowly but making rather a lot of noise doing so. The event
still boils me.
--
Jim Muller
jimmuller@rcn.com
'80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+
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