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Re: Custom Connecting Rods

To: Alexander Joseph H <AlexanderJosephH@Waterloo.deere.com>,
Subject: Re: Custom Connecting Rods
From: R John Lye <rjl6n@uva.pcmail.virginia.edu>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 97 11:00:34 EST
On Feb 11, 10:52am, Alexander Joseph H wrote:
> He reports that he had a spectacular grenading of his TR 4 engine at the
> Looooong Race in October at Blackhawk Farms. This was complete with
> flash fire in a closed cockpit, pieces of connecting rod in his lap, and
> a scarring of the asphalt with mechanical bits driven downward. This was
> at 6000 RPM in second gear going though turn 3a. He scrambled out
> through the fog and was unhurt,.

That sounds far too exciting!

> Comments....?

Only that I wish I'd known about these last fall before I
bought my Carillos....

thanks, though,

John Lye

rjl6n@virginia.EDU
http://avery.med.virginia.edu/~rjl6n/homepage.htm

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