I'm sure Dennis Thoney can tell a story about losing his axle while driving
to the Glen in the late 80s and watching it fly past his car.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul" <9laser3@bright.net>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 8:12 AM
Subject: Just a reminder.
> Just a reminder you those of you that drive your roadsters hard; you are
> driving 30 year old steel. Saturday, on the race track with Sloan Racing,
> Cathy Ann snapped her rear axel. We were very fortune that the car
traveled
> straight ahead while digging up some pavement until it came to a stop just
> short of the corner workers station. The tire, wheel, & brake drum went
for
> a fly into the woods. Thankfully nobody was hurt and the car was repaired
> and back on the track by Sunday morning! But you may want to think twice
> before pushing your roadster to the limits out on the streets.
>
> Paul
> Sloan Racing
> OROC
> BTW, Jim Sloan took first in class both races this weekend. And better
yet,
> ... we all had fun! And if you're wondering, both Jim and Cathy Ann
> (father/daughter) race 1966(?) 1600 roadsters in SCCA G Production. Jim
has
> been racing roadsters for over 19 years and Cathy Ann has been racing
since
> she was 17! OROC supplies most of the crew: Chris Luers, Teddy
Seidenfeld,
> Ralf Bradley, and me!
>
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