[DeTomaso] Good news from the Swedish crash

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

Hi guys,

Good news from a friend in Sweden:


I was there; it is a very sad story.
 It was our member XXXXXX XXXXXX.

The pedal hang up at full throttle, he did what 99% will do, step on the 
brake pedal,  but it made very little difference, only locking the front 
wheels.
 And it ended up in a disaster. Luckily the police today announced that 
they have found a technical fault and they will drop all charges against hem 
and it is seen as an accident and not he’s fault.
 Also the older man that had the worse injuries is in an stabile condition.

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I don't know what caused the throttle to stick open.   Could be floormats, 
or the kickpanel, or some issue wiith the Weber throttle linkage.   But this 
just goes to prove the need to evaluate the throttle system for proper 
operation, and highlights the need for separate, independent throttle return 
springs, plural, i.e. not just relying on a single spring....

Mike