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Re: Miata roll-over

To: Chris Tutor <speed42@mindspring.com>, autox list <autox@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Miata roll-over
From: Stan Whitney <dp25sdw@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 12:03:51 -0700 (PDT)
On street tires, you will be fine, and even on R tires
as well.  The coupe seems heavy enough to just slide
at the limit, and not dig in from what I've seen.

Stan

--- Chris Tutor <speed42@mindspring.com> wrote:
> Ok. I just gotta ask. I am about to run my first
> AutoX in a couple of weeks in
> a Honda Civic coupe. What are the chances of me
> flipping it? My Honda is much
> taller and much less wider with far less-sticky
> tires than that poor Miata
> (btw, it was a truly beautiful car).
> 
>   If you tell me you've seen dozens of Civics on
> their backsides, I may just
> call this off.
> 
> Thanks
> cjt
> 
> Loren Williams wrote:
> 
> > "Bradley H. Lamont" wrote:
> > >
> > > Anyone who thinks they don't need a roll bar on
> a street car should check
> > > out http://www.networkone.net/~mark/
> > >
> > > Too bad, it was a beautiful 10th anniversary
> Miata.
> >
> > Man, that was downright depressing.  (also brought
> back memories of when
> > I flipped my Mom's Spitfire when I was 16...)
> >
> > --
> > Loren Williams | Homepage -
> http://home.kscable.com/shad
> > '94 Saturn SC2 | Wichita Region SCCA -
> http://www2.southwind.net/~scca
> 
> 
> 


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