RE: Yet Another TWS blurb...

[Ed Kellock <EKellock@placemakers.co.nz>]

I'm curious about something here...

This the first comment about the swapping of wheels and tires to be
mentioned in relation to this incident.  I'd like to know the exact
tire/wheel configuration and location on the car.  I once had an
unscheduled "off" in a car which was equipped with mismatched tires and
have always believed that it contributed to the behavior of the vehicle
which preceded the off.

Thanks,
Ed

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	ejfluhr@austin.ibm.com [SMTP:ejfluhr@austin.ibm.com]
> Sent:	Thursday, October 08, 1998 12:03 PM
> To:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject:	Yet Another TWS blurb...
> 
> Well, this past weekend at TWS was certainly an "event".  Everything
> seemed to go very well and everyone was having a pretty good time.
> Scott Dewitt was kind enough to swap two of his Fuchs alloys with
> Todd Williamson (right name?), since Todd may not have been able to
> run otherwise.  He had bought those A4 5-spoke knockoffs with 35mm
> offset from Tire Rack (or maybe DTD), and they were rubbing on both
> rear fenders of his 5000tq.
> 
> Of course, at the end of the 4th run on Saturday, Scott's 5000tq
> decided to show him how unhappy it was about swapping two of its
> "feet" with Todd's car.  Scott apexed turn 11 too early and came
> out wide going into turn twelve, getting two wheels off the pavement.
> Unfortunately when he got those two wheels back onto the pavement,
> it was across the berm of turn 12, unsettling the car and sending
> it off the other side of the track sideways.  After digging two
> nice ruts in the dirt, the wheels caught and the car went over.
> It was sad to see the car in such a condition, but both occupants
> (Scott and his instructor Oscar) were fortunately unharmed.  So
> if anyone wants an MC engine for a transplant, they might be able
> to talk Scott into letting his go for a reasonable sum.  ;-)
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