Chris,
REALLY GLAD to hear that you two were able to get out under your own steam.
Your experience no doubt makes all of us take a long pause and consider how
easy it is to get into a situation like that, as we merrily wind through the
back roads in our little go-carts. I for one am reconsidering the rollbar
idea myself.
As we all wonder how we would handle ourselves in a rollover if it ever
occurred, I gotta ask, as this was happening, did you say to yourself (or
out loud), "it's time to duck", or was it all a blur, that ended with you
looking up at the lawn?
Thanks for sharing what had to be a traumatic experience. But hey,
congratulations - being able to walk away from something like that and tell
the tale the next day - wow. Glad you're both OK.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From "Chris King" <cbking at alum.rpi.edu>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 7:39 AM
Subject: Rolled the Midget last night..
> ... 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
>
> Chris King
> http://home.comcast.net/~kvcbk/
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