[DeTomaso] The value of smooth shifting....

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/29/11 15 24 18, tmshinro at aol.com writes:


> Wow....what would have made the car roll instead of spin on the grass?
> 

Even a small rut or drainage runoff will catch the wheels and send the car 
tumbling if it hits them going sideways.   The car in question (an RCR GT40 
replica with a six-point cage) rolled two-and-a-half times and wound up on 
its roof.   Fortunately the fuel cells didn't leak.

Surprisingly, it was only lightly damaged.   The bodywork was trashed of 
course, but the chassis was unharmed, save for a bent bolt on one of the A-arm 
mounts.   The car is being restored with new bodywork now.

Mike