[Spridgets] Fw: [Spits] Spitfire Wreck in Santa Rosa, CA

[dwoerpel]

Great point Rick!
Unfortunately, that is how I got my B.E.  Doug, the P.O., had an 
unpadded roll bar, was driving w/o a helmet, and swerved to avoid and 
animal and went into the ditch.  His head hit the roll bar and he was a 
quadriplegic.  He didn't like the front bumper on the Sprite and I still 
run it like that for that reason.  He was a good guy and held on to his 
Sprite until he was satisfied it had found a good home.  Whew...tough 
memories.
BTW, 30 minutes after buying the car and driving it home the roll bar 
was history.

DW
59 :{)  AN5L/17606


On 7/19/2012 8:42 AM, Rick Fisk wrote:
> Be careful and think it through before putting a roll bar in your Spridget,
> unless you plan on wearing a helmet.  If the roll bar is close to your head
> you could have a 20 mph fender bender, smack your head on the roll bar, and
> end up brain damaged.  Roll bars are good idea in a race Spridget where roll
> bar padding and helmets are used, but I'm not so sure about a street
> Spridget.
>
> Rick