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Re: [Spridgets] is your daughter a hoon?

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Subject: Re: [Spridgets] is your daughter a hoon?
From: Brad Fornal <tequila.brad@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 07:46:45 -0600
I can attest to that, when I was driving the Speedster clone, with the VW
power, it would NOT corner like the Sprite. The front tends to keep going
straight, because of no weight over the front tires.

On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 8:13 PM, Larry Daniels <ladaniels@sbcglobal.net>wrote:

> In all fairness, a 911 is not the easiest car to drive fast for those who
> are -- not exactly the best drivers around.  They have a weight
> distribution
> of about 40/60.  As anybody who understands vehicle dynamics knows, having
> the majority of the weight in the rear does not make for good straight line
> stability.
>
> I owned a 911 for 5 years and will attest to the fact that you had better
> know what you are doing if you want to drive it really fast.  They can, and
> will, bite you.  A lot of 911s bit the dust in a rear end first collision.
>
> On the other hand, if you drive them wisely and with a fair amount of
> skill,
> they are a gas.  Mine was one of the most fun cars I ever had.  But you
> really need to pay attention when you drive them hard.
>
> LAD
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Jay Fishbein" <jfishbein@snet.net>
> Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 3:28 PM
> To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] is your daughter a hoon?
>
> This is actually somewhat infamous at this point. But since we're touched
> on
> the subject of Porsches:
>
> The controversy surrounding release of the accident photos:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikki_Catsouras_photographs_controversy
>
> A photo of the remains of what began as a Porsche 911:
>
> 
>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/the-case-for-power-to-weight-graduated-drivers-licenses/
>
> jay
>
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