Ahem, that was me, about 3 1/2 years ago or so... (has it been that long
already? sheesh!)
So I vote for #3.
Chris King
http://home.comcast.net/~kvcbk/
<-----Original Message----->
>From: Lester [oldsaabguy@comcast.net]
>Sent: 3/3/2009 4:37:22 PM
>To: tinydog@snet.net
>Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [Spridgets] bugeye roll bar
>
>... and there was someone on this list, last year (?) that was just
>driving down the street and hit some soft earth on the outside of a
>turn as I remember and rolled the car with wife as passenger. Not
>racing, just driving. There are / were very good safety reasons to
>cease convertible production.
>
>Lester
>
>On Mar 3, 2009, at 3:20 PM, tinydog@snet.net wrote:
>
>> tinydog speculated:
>>
>> I think #1 is the overriding reason for installing a roll-bar.
>>
>> Outside of the track, the only vehicles I see upside down over are
>> SUV's, people on cell phones, and those driven by teens.
>>
>> --- On Tue, 3/3/09, derf <derf247@gmail.com> wrote:
>> From: derf <derf247@gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] bugeye roll bar
>> To: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
>> Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
>> Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 4:13 PM
>>
>> Yeah, Kirk=good.
>>
>> A roll bar does several things:
>> 1. Looks cool. Makes the car look sporty.
>> 2. Stiffens the body. Good on Spridgets and Miatas, for sure.
>> 3. Provides protection. You don't want to roll over. You REALLY
>> don't want to roll over without a bar in a convertible.
>>
>> There is a video of a guy racing a Triumph that looses an axle at
>> speed. His roll bar functioned properly. I think he walked away.
>> Someone can post a link.
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