Dave talked about John Goodman loosing a Wheel down in Australia and it got
me to thinking about how I would handle that situation... and what the car
would feel like if a tire went down.... simple problems at hwy speeds but
another issue entirely above Two Bills....
Kinda like what do you do in the event of a SPIN? curiosity what are the
thoughts out there on Clutching the car and putting it in Neutral?
Parachutes? I know we have covered this.... but again a little refresher
never hurts....
No spins with the Alpha but lost a rear tire at 235 a couple of years ago.
The driver, Rich Manchen, dumped it in neutral, dropped a parachute, STAYED
OFF THE BRAKES, and coasted to a straight stop in the emergency area between
the courses.
Dan (don't know if I could have done it, but now know the procedure) Warner
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