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Re: Mini gear shift knob

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Subject: Re: Mini gear shift knob
From: Stacey DeSpelder <37csp@pathwaynet.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 16:54:41 -0500
Bob Monday wrote:

>Has anyone else had trouble with that bowling-ball sized chrome shifter
>knob coming off in your hand when you 'throw a big shift'? That's kind
>of unnerving on an autocross course! At least I didn't loft it into the
>radio or drop it into the back seat. That WOULD have been hard to
>recover from while on course! Ever try to drive a slalom with your left
>hand and put the knob back on its post with the right?
>
>  
>
I was working as starter at a Pro last season when I saw something fall 
off a car shortly after the start.  Someone ran out to get it and it was 
a shift knob.  Apparently it came off during the 1-2 shift and the 
driver decided the best place for it was out the passengers window!

stace

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