That and a major change of weight distribution according to what I was told.
Moved too much off the front.
Wes
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From: dan warner <dwarner230@yahoo.com>
> Jim,
>
> The way I remember it is like this;
>
> Ron had his car setup as a Lakester and Streamliner. The front wheels could
>be
> swapped out for a straight axle in order to swap classes. This was the first
> body, the rear wheels were uncovered.
>
> When the axle was installed there was a plate which was placed in the belly
> pan to fill the hole where the front wheels were. It is my understanding that
> this plate was left out on the run.
>
> As Bobby Walden was gaining speed the under body filled with air and lifted
> the front end off the ground. The resulting crash rendered the car unusable
>for
> the rest of the week.
>
> Rich Manchan and Jim Miller lenghtened the chassis, redid the front
>suspension
> to place the tires in line and several other mods. A new body was built in a
> style that dictated the car would remain forever a streamliner.
>
> This result of this incident is not whether the bottom of the car was round
>or
> flat, just poor maintenace.
>
> DW
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