Congratulations on a successful weekend and trip home.
Nothing like a little "lady luck" on your side.
Can this be attributed to your smooth driving style?
(I do mean that in a nice way)
I hate conflicting weekends, I went to Willow Springs
for the Corsa MotoClassica, it was good as well.
Stay lucky,
Don Tiana
Topanga Cyn., CA.
On Sun, 5 May 2002 22:11:20 -0700 "Mordy Dunst/Gasket Works USA, LLC"
<gasket.works@gte.net> writes:
> Just came back from a great weekend with VARA at buttonwillow
> raceway. BTW,
> VARA was able to donate $15,000 to the Boys and Girls club of
> Bakersfield and
> an additional $6,000 to other charities. This was clearly a
> successful
> event.....VERY IMPRESSIVE>. Congratulations to the club for making
> this
> happen.
>
> NOW for my lucky story.
>
> The hitch on the tow vehicle is rated for 10,000lbs from the
> factory. My
> trailer weighs about 8,000 in its current configuration loaded
> (rated for
> 14,000), The tow home was without any problems (150miles).
>
> (I was not going to use the colloquial expression " without a
> hitch")...read
> on.
>
> I pull into the driveway and the hitch breaks off from its
> attachment point
> from the tow vehicle.
>
> The receiver tube (Two inch square 1/4" wall) fractured at its
> weld point .
> So, picture this...the trailer coupling is locked to the hitch ball
> which
> still locked to the receiver tube by the round pin. The anti -
> sway bar and
> the dual load stabilizers and safety chains are all attached to the
> hitch
> receiver tube as well. All of this is resting on the ground. about
> 10feet
> behind the tow vehicle...
>
>
> If this had happened at fwy speed....or up or down the grapevines
> 6%
> grade......
>
> -you would have seen it on your news-
>
>
>
>
> M. Dunst
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