Our condolences on your loss. But we are certainly very happy that Tony is
OK. That was such a beautiful car! It was a pleasure to see it at every
event we attended with ya'll and Francis.
Sounds like lots of axles will be pulled from lots of TRs to check them once
again. And we all thought the new axles and hubs would be the end of our
problems.
Hope to see you soon,
Mike and Sandy Jackson
"Jack W. Drews" wrote:
> The Road America weekend went wonderfully until the Enduro.
>
> Uncle Jack set new personal best with several laps around 2:55.
>
> Tony started the Enduro, and about halfway through, the left rear axle
> broke while the car was in the middle of the caroussel, probably
> travelling 90 mph. The corner workers say it rolled three times. It did
> not hit the wall. The in-car video tape is spectacular.
>
> The axle failure was a classical fatigue failure starting at the end of
> the keyway. These were the new alloy axles and hubs, in use since 1997.
>
> All safety systems worked properly -- seat, belts, helmet. Tony's helmet
> did not touch the roof.
>
> Tony is okay but sore and is wlking kind of funny. The car is totally
> destroyed. Every body panel is unusable, except maybe the trunk lid and
> hood. Everything under the hood is intact, as is the fuel cell.
>
> It was a great car. The world is poorer for its loss.
>
> --
>
> TR6 -- 29 and still running
> TR4 -- 39 and no longer racing
> uncle jack -- temporarily sidelined
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