ok on further review David's fuel class entry must
been way out front, spun the tires, went into a 360
spin and hit the other racer
probably a roadster
cp/cg all mest up
just goes to show, longer wheel base (family model)
and more ballast (kids) is often more stable and offers
more traction
Joe
Jon Wennerberg wrote:
>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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