[DeTomaso] Good news from the Swedish crash

[Will Kooiman]

In a situation like that, it happens so fast, you don't always think of the "right" thing to do.

I certainly wouldn't criticize the driver for not pushing the clutch in or not tuning the car off or whatever.  It happened.  It wasn't intentional.  And luckily, nobody was killed.

BTW, I have had the throttle stick open on my car before.  It's pretty scary.

On Jul 4, 2012, at 10:24 AM, Asa Jay Laughton wrote:

> How about a big red Stop Engine button on the dash.
> 
> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
> &  Shelley Marie
> Spokane, WA
> ******************************
> http://www.racingagainstautism.com
> http://www.teampanteraracing.com
> http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism
> 
> 
> On 7/4/2012 12:12 AM, Thomas Tornblom wrote:
>> 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
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> 
>>> Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA
>>> 
>>> Archive Search Engine Now Available at http://www.realbig.com/detomaso/
>>> 
>>> DeTomaso mailing list
>>> DeTomaso at list.realbig.com
>>> http://list.realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
>>> 
>>> 
>>> !DSPAM:4ff3ea95266042243322687!
>>> 
>> 
> _______________________________________________
> 
> Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA
> 
> Archive Search Engine Now Available at http://www.realbig.com/detomaso/
> 
> DeTomaso mailing list
> DeTomaso at list.realbig.com
> http://list.realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso