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Re: crash data

To: Alexei.M.Voloshin-1@tc.umn.edu, steve.powers@spdg.com
Subject: Re: crash data
From: STEADIRIC@aol.com
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 00:17:30 -0400
cc: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
Sender: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net

>Now when my rear tire blew  on 86' 5000 CST, I spun out at 60 MPH, hit a 
>retaining barier broad side (my side) and walked away without a scratch, 
>that is when I can believe that the car is pretty safe.

Well you hit the wall with the largest surface area which reduced the 
impact psi, which is one of the reason's that you walked away from the 
crash......  I doubt that you'd be posting us if you did a 60mph ofset 
frontal impact..........

Later!


Eric Fletcher
'87 5KCSTQIA2RSR2B
St. Louis, MO

STEADIRIC@aol.com

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