Bob Monday wrote:
>Has anyone else had trouble with that bowling-ball sized chrome shifter
>knob coming off in your hand when you 'throw a big shift'? That's kind
>of unnerving on an autocross course! At least I didn't loft it into the
>radio or drop it into the back seat. That WOULD have been hard to
>recover from while on course! Ever try to drive a slalom with your left
>hand and put the knob back on its post with the right?
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I was working as starter at a Pro last season when I saw something fall
off a car shortly after the start. Someone ran out to get it and it was
a shift knob. Apparently it came off during the 1-2 shift and the
driver decided the best place for it was out the passengers window!
stace
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