>From the Porsche 911 list. I've included the "thoughtful"
responses from the list members. --Matt
***
This incident highlights the dangers of street racing. It
made me think twice.
http://www.indystar.com/print/articles/4/035932-4264-127.html
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Woman seriously hurt in buggy drag race
The Associated Press April 14, 2003 12:35 PM
DECATUR, IND. -- A drag race between two horse-drawn buggies
ended with one of the drivers losing control and running head-on
into another buggy, seriously injuring a passenger, police said.
The two buggies were racing late Sunday on a county road in Adams
County about 20 miles south of Fort Wayne when the wreck
happened, state police said.
Ruth Ann Schwartz, 31, of rural Berne, suffered a head injury
when she was thrown from a buggy and was listed in stable
condition at Adams County Memorial Hospital. She was a passenger
in the buggy driven by 33-year-old Victor Schwartz.
A 7-year-old boy also riding in Schwartz's buggy was ejected but
not injured, police said. Four other children riding in the buggy
also were not hurt.
The driver of the third buggy, 26-year-old David Wickey, was
arrested on a charge of driving a vehicle while intoxicated. He
was jailed Monday under $2,500 bond.
While the northeastern Indiana area has a large Amish community,
state Trooper Bob Brophy said he did not know of any other recent
problems with drag-racing buggies.
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may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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Big horsepower can be a dangerous thing.
ROTFLMAO
BC
***
They should save that kind of high speed stuff for the track.
Racing slicks
on the buggies, instead of the stock wood rims and metal tires,
probably
would have prevented this. A little negative camber too...
***
Damn, those Amish folks sure know how to play :)
Looks like they needed more horsepower!
-Brad
80SC
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It's good to remember that with all this power comes
responsibility...:)
David
+++
All the buggies I see have lots of negative camber - positive
camber too.
It simply depends on the road surface and revolution of the wood
and steel
wheel.
Henry
black car but not a black buggy
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In Ohio most of the buggies have been lowered. To accommodate
the lowered
vehicle they use ponies rather than horses. Which of course
makes them,
ahem, pony cars.
bc
+++
Alex Cagann wrote:
> They should save that kind of high speed stuff for the track.
Racing slicks
"Hoosiers" maybe?
And they should have been wearing Snell 1895 helmets
Thom
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