Not so sure how safe that was! Seemed a little tight to me. Ken
On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 12:47 PM, Rob Ebersol <[email protected]> wrote: > Addressed appropriately, speed differential can be done safely as seen in > the videos below. ;-) (miata & power content linked) > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFLjk88HBwg > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqyFbUj3cYM > > > On Dec 5, 2011, at 11:51 AM, Steven Loe wrote: > > > Speed differential is evil and it must be stopped! A couple of years ago > I was driving down Lookout Mountain a little too fast in the '96 R. I hit a > patch of gravel. The guard rail had the audacity to not be moving at the > same speed as my Miata. Smoosh! > > > > Nope I wasn't being an idiot. My bravado didn't write a check my talent > couldn't cash. I was a victim of speed differential! > > From: Ken Bogart <[email protected]> > > To: "Helsel, Walt" <[email protected]> > > Cc: "Miatapower ([email protected])" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, December 5, 2011 7:30 AM > > Subject: Re: Oh the car-nage! (NMC) > > > > I agree with that. Speed differential is the cause of collisions. > > > > However, I suspect the speed was probably stupidly excessive for a > public road. Cars like that feed big egos and bring out stupidity in > people. All it takes is one mistake and see what happens... > > > > KEN > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 9:17 AM, Helsel, Walt <[email protected]> > wrote: > > NEWS FLASH: Speed doesn’t kill, speed DIFFERENTIAL does! > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken > Bogart > > Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 9:08 AM > > To: Helsel, Walt > > Cc: Miatapower ([email protected]) > > Subject: Re: Oh the car-nage! (NMC) > > > > We have had a couple mishaps on Miata club drives over the years, but > they were only single car crashes fortunately. I suspect excessive speed > may have contributed to this mess! > > > > > > Ken Bogart > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > 96 Montego Blue FFS Coldside (His) > > 97 Black & Tan (Hers) > > 90 Crystal White (sons) > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > http://www.miatacare.com > > http://www.cincimiata.com > > http://www.bcchallenger.org > > MiataMail.com list owner > > > > On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 8:34 AM, Helsel, Walt <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Damn shame, really. > > > > > http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/05/9214237-gone-in-less-than-60-seconds-11-luxury-sports-cars-wrecked-in-expensive-pileup > > > > Miata Content: > > > > Signing (hopefully) on the new house tomorrow, where the Sub is going to > be worked on! New Garage-mahal is 28w x 56d x 10h.. going to be nice. J > > > > Wallyman > > > > > > This e-mail and any attachments contain URS Corporation confidential > information that may be proprietary or privileged. If you receive this > message in error or are not the intended recipient, you should not retain, > distribute, disclose or use any of this information and you should destroy > the e-mail and any attachments or copies. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Miatapower mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Miatapower mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Miatapower mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower >
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