Eric,
I would guess the speed was up a bit, and yes, the tires were R tires. How
do you put it down? Turn into it (where the weight is going--in this case, to
the left). Don't know if the guy sharply cranked, as you stated, but no other
car had that problem on this particular course, which was on asphalt, not
particularly sticky as concrete would have been. The guy's size was a
contributing factor, plus the higher than a Miata's center of gravity.
Would I drive a Neon? I don't think so, but that's because I like rwd cars.
Eric Linnhoff wrote:
> Question here: _If_ this were to happen and one could keep their head about
> them during the event, what is the best way to "bring 'er back down" safely?
>
> I'm assuming that this might only be a problem at higher (45+mph?) cornering
> speeds when sharply cranking the wheel for a right hand turn and on sticky R
> tires? I'm going to assume again that street tires would tend to just slide
> rather than stick and therefore shouldn't cause this potential problem? I
> too fall in the 250 (ahem) pound range and really would prefer to keep all
> four tires (well, at least 3) of my Neon on the ground and the shiny side
> up.
>
> See you on course.
>
> Eric Linnhoff in KC
> #69DS TLS #13
> '98 Neon R/T
> <eric10mm@qni.com>
>
> Running my rig around ninety-five
> Rockin' and rollin' in overdrive
> My heart's beating like a jackhammer
> It's the midnight ride for the gear jammer
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> "Gear Jammer" George Thorogood & The Destroyers
>
> >Ray,
> > Although I haven't seen one flip, I did see one come awfully close,
> high up
> >on two wheels, passenger side a full 2-3 feet or higher in the air. The
> driver, a
> >very big guy (250+ pounds), was able to put it down with a good correction,
> >slowly finished his run, sold the car and bought a Miata (not all in the
> same
> >day). There was just too much weight on the driver's side, in a right hand
> turn.
> >Very scarey.
> >--Pat Kelly
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