[Fot] Group 44 Spitfire rollover?

[EDWARD BARNARD]

Scott:
Your's was the only set of axles from the original 10-20 sets built by
Summer's to my specs that failed.  If I remember correctly, you had hit a curb
earlier in the day, which we thought may have dammaged the axles. In the
original design there is no taper between the hub and the axle.
The next year I gave the design to Mr's Summer's because I didn't want to dink
with axles anymore. Of course, since then time has taken it's toll...Summer's
Brothers has changed hands (twice) and the waters have been poluted. I ordered
two sets from the then owner of Summer's four years ago and what we received
from them was not the original design. The bearings have been changed to a
smaller size, and the axle is not retained in the housing in the same
manner. One of those two sets is currently experiencing issues thay may affect
it's performance. Truly disappointing.
Right now, the Chuck Gee designed, Joe Siam sold, (and sadly when last
checked, Summer's built) axles are the best design out there. Where as the
original design/built axles I did were in the $900-$1,200 range, Chuck's
design, being more extensive, is a bit more pricey. But, what price safety. If
I were building today I would use Chuck's design. The ones I did filled the
void that existed in 2001-2.
JMTC
-Ed-   

--- On Sat, 2/25/12, Barr, Scott <sbarr at McCarty-Law.com> wrote:


From: Barr, Scott <sbarr at McCarty-Law.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Group 44 Spitfire rollover?
To: "Steven Groh" <sgroh1 at comcast.net>, fot at autox.team.net
Date: Saturday, February 25, 2012, 4:26 PM


Yes, my warning sign was a loud bang and a sudden tilt of the horizon 45 
degrees to port, followed by a 720-snap spin.  Hard to miss. 

Scott B.

Scott Barr
McCarty Law LLP
(920) 257-2233
www.mccarty-law.com

-----Original message-----
From: Steven Groh <sgroh1 at comcast.net>
To: "Barr, Scott" <sbarr at McCarty-Law.com>
Sent: Sat, Feb 25, 2012 21:41:27 GMT+00:00
Subject: Re: [Fot] Group 44 Spitfire rollover?
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