Hi Jim -
I broke a rear trailing arm on a '58 Spider in a race once. Now I can
realize the fun I missed. Fortunately my mishap occurred on a fairly slow
hairpin and all I experienced was four wheel steering (like a Honda?). Now
having a nose section blow up on a '69 Lotus Formula Ford really gets your
attention - IFR in microseconds. Same race track - Carlsbad Raceway in
North San Diego County in the early '80s.
Cheers,
Dave Mericle the Elder
Jim Hayes wrote:
> If you want to see what can happen to a vintage racecar with a
> mechanical failure, take a look at my old Alfa Sprint
> (http://www.fotec.com/jim/sprint59.htm). After seeing that, you can
> understand why I put the rollcage I did
> (http://www.fotec.com/jim/sprnt59a.htm) in my new Sprint!
> Jim
>
> --
> Jim Hayes Fotec/Cable U
> hayes@mediaone.net http://www.CableU.net
> jeh@fotec.com http://www.fotec.com/
> All generalizations, with the possible exception of this one, are false!
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