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Re: Scattershields and flying bits

To: rjl6n@virginia.edu
Subject: Re: Scattershields and flying bits
From: BFEKENG@aol.com
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 22:04:31 EST
John,The TR-2 Drag Race car blew a preasure plate & flywheel at Orange County
Drag Strip in 1970. Bob Boyd was driving & had just changed up from 2nd to
3rd. The scatter shield was 1/4 inch mild steel but appearently not soft
enough as
when clutch & flywheel blew it became part of the flying debris.Blew a hole in
the hood after it had come up between firewall & battery box cutting main
harness.
Another piece went just over drivers foot, under the brake pedal & hit clutch
pedal
& drivers foot.It left quit a bulge in back of left front fender. There was
frame damage
& a unexplained hole in the transmission rear housing,which later was blamed
on
a piece that had hit the ground first.It is one horrible sight & took a long
time to
repair. Fortunately, Bob only had one cut in the bottom of his right foot but
it was
about 3.5" long & quite deep.I think he still has that boot with the sole torn
off to
remind to remind him that it can happen.

Ken

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