[Spridgets] Bikes at Speed

[Frank Clarici]

> Question for the list. .
>
> I ran into a guy today who used to have a 64 Sprite.  He told me that he
> would break his rear axles.  I told him that I have never had that problem.
> He said that he was hard on his car and that if you hit the rear down at an
> angle they are likely to snap at the ends.
>
> Is this fairly common with our cars or was this guy a maniac of some sort
> really pushing his car too hard on bumpy surfaces?
>
> I was not aware that this is a potential weak point?
>

I have snapped about a 1/2 dozen over the years, my daughter snapped 2, 
my wife snapped 2, my son, so far, has not snapped any axles.
They are not a weak point if you drive like an old lady.
But a hole shot here or there will snap an axle.
I snapped one at an autocross, one leaving a gas station, the others 
were during my younger days and horsing around.
Wife was young then too, and horsing around, Daughter snapped hers in 
her 17th year.
I carry a spare axle in my Sprite strapped to the inner passenger wheel 
well just in case.


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Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ
Lots of Sprites