[DeTomaso] Good news from the Swedish crash

[Thomas Tornblom]

Me and Karin was in the car right after this one. Imagine the horror 
when we saw the car launch like a rocket over the square. :(

I don't ever want to see something like that again.

Thomas

2012-07-04 09:02, MikeLDrew at aol.com skrev:
> 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.
>
> --------
>
> 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
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