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Re: Chute packing

To: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>, lsr list autox
Subject: Re: Chute packing
From: Skip Higginbotham <Saltrat@lubricationdynamics.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 08:21:14 -0700
Dick,
Call the chute manufacturer and tell him what you are doing. Follow his
recommendations.
Good racing,
Skip



At 07:49 AM 10/4/2005 -0700, Dick J wrote:
>On a 200mph, 3800 lb Camaro/Firebird, how long and what kind/size of line do 
>you use for a chute tow line?  Where and how does it get packed?  I've read 
>the Deist chute packing instructions  through several times, but it does not 
>cover where or how to pack the main tow line.  Does it get accordian folded 
>in the pack first, beneath the suspension lines and canopy, or is it somehow 
>held in place outside of the pack with rubber bands or something, before 
>where it attaches to the vehicle?
> 
>I wasn't anticipating needing or using a chute for quite some time, but with 
>the salt out of use this year, I'll be doing two meets at the Texas Mile, 
>and the shut-down there is a little on the short side.  I'd prefer not to 
>end up in the mesquite and cactus field!
> 
>Dick J




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