Wow,
Rolling the Midget is one of my worst fears (and the only thing that
makes me drive sane) ... I'm motivated by fear.
Glad to hear you are OK. I've been contemplating a roll bar. In an
accident such as yours (that sounds like a low speed flop at the end of
a skid) I think they would be a true asset. But I get the impression
they might be detrimental in a higher speed roll.
Anyway, glad to hear you are OK, and I hope you'll rebuild the car and
"keep it on the road" (literally and figuratively)
Trevor
Chris King wrote:
>... Kathy and I are fine. A few scrapes and bruised, but surprisingly we
>were able to crawl out of the car oiurselves. I caught the edge of the
>road with the right tires, tried to pull the car back on the road, but
>overcompensated. We then spun, slid down the road sideways and onto
>someone's lawn, missing two trees in the process, where the tires dug
>in and the car rolled. I'm shocked we weren't killed. The seats and the
>steering wheel kept the drivers side of the car up enough to get the
>door open to crawl out.
>
>Aside from all the glass being broken (all of it - we had the side
>windows up because it was a little chilly last night) and the windscreen
>breaking from its mountings, the car is surprisingly intact, with a
>couple of dents on the right front fender the only body damage.
>
>I came away with a couple of things - first, it reinforces my belief in
>seat belts. second, the next spridget WILL have a roll bar.
>
>I'm happy to be alive.
>
>-=Chris
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