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Re: Neon--likely to flip?

To: "Pat Kelly" <lollipop@ricochet.net>, <RacerRay52@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Neon--likely to flip?
From: "Eric Linnhoff" <eric10mm@qni.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 11:42:06 -0600
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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