An acquaintance of mine rolled his MGB when he hit a curb doing about 10MPH.
Car came to rest upside down and he spent months with a halo brace bolted to
his head and he lost part of an ear. I have to assume a roll bar would have
helped.
Mark Anderton
72 TR6
Virginia Beach
http://members.cox.net/andertonm/car_stuff.html
----- Original Message -----
From: "steve bridge" <slbridge@hotmail.com>
To: <Lizirbydavis@cs.com>
Cc: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 8:08 PM
Subject: Re: roll bars
> >From: Lizirbydavis@cs.com
> >Reply-To: Lizirbydavis@cs.com
> >To: 6pack@autox.team.net
> >Subject: roll bars
> >Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 19:09:52 -0400
> >
> >What are the feelings of the group regarding the use of a roll bar for
> >street use? I rarely drive my car "fast", but I recently had a close
call
> >involving a turkey (really). Two wheels in a really deep ditch, and a
lot
> >of flying dirt and gravel, but no significant damage. But...it got me
> >wondering about roll-overs. I've seen a couple of designs. Any feelings
> >about what is best? Aesthetics, safety, value?
> >Joe Davis
>
>
> the local TR dealer was demonstrating a brand new TR6 on Watertower
Road.
> A very twisty hill here in the Black Hills. He rolled it, but the top was
> up and it didn't have a whole lot of damage when it came to a rest. I
> assume that means they aren't real heavy as compared to the top structure.
> steve bridge
>
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