Had kind of an unnerving incident last Sunday at the Texas Spokes
event in San Marcos. I was watching my co-driver approach the finish
line and heard my car going brrrrmmmmmmmmBABABABABABABABA *silence*
*uh oh*
Alan coasted back to the pits a bit wide-eyed, reporting that the
throttle had stuck. I had a look at the car and realized what had
happened: The underside of the Miata's gas pedal is a sharp edge,
which over a couple of seasons has worn a hole in the carpet that
finally snagged the pedal. Shudder...I'm glad he knew to cut the
ignition without locking up the steering. I patched the hole with
duct tape, and am having the carpet replaced under warranty, but need
to decide how best to prevent a repeat occurrence.
Any other Miata drivers experienced this problem? I was thinking of
getting some kind of plastic edging to press over the sharp edge of
the pedal. Other ideas?
Craig "and I'm chief tech inspector...how embarrassing" Blome
Texas Spokes SCC, Austin, TX
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