[Shotimes] OT kids nowadays was Eagle Alloy brand Wheels

[Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com]

Yeah, I tell my kids that all the time.  We played army with sticks when
I was young and didn't think twice about it.  And a "Safety Restraint
System" when I was a kid was dad sticking his arm out in front of us
when he had to hit the brakes hard.


Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio

-'95 Green MTX  3/01-1/03
   ShoShop y-pipe

-'95 White MTX
   '96 Brake Upgrade

Putting the F U back in fun.




shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 09/17/2003 03:14:33 PM:

> I don't think it's so obvious.....
> 
> This assumes that the SHO body structure is rigid enough to distribute 
the
> weight.....Hahahahahahaha!!!!!
> 
> For liability reasons, I'm sure that the wheel mfrs build in enough 
safety
> margin.
> 
> If not, so what? In an auto-x, so what if a wheel would totally crack? 
Is
> that any worse than a blowout?
> 
> Again, the Pat Bedard article in the 10/2003 C&D about "SAPS" comes to
> mind!!
> 
> FWIW, below John's post is something that's been running around the
> Internet, but old farts like me can relate!!
> 
> Ron Porter
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Holowczak [mailto:jeh4@worldnet.att.net] 
> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 2:52 PM
> To: TechSHO@topica.com
> Subject: RE: Eagle Alloy brand Wheels
> 
> In a tight corner with body roll, the rear can lift, meaning the 
> remaining vehicle weight is born by the remaininng 3 tires.  Of those, 
> most of the weight will be on the outside front tire.
> 
> Typical front corner static weights on a SHO are 1200 lbs - what happens 

> when load shifts to the outsid front tire?  Obviously it will exceed 
> 1400 lbs . . . . 
> 
> You couldn;t drag me onto a track with a SHO with 1200 lb load rating 
> wheels.
> 
> John H.
> 
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 
> According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were 
> kids in the 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's or even the early 80's,
> probably 
> shouldn't have survived. 
> Our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paint. 
> We had no childproof lids or locks on medicine bottles, doors, or 
> cabinets, and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets. 
> Not to mention the risks we took hitchhiking ... 
> As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. 
> Riding in the back of a pickup truck on a warm day was always a 
> special treat. 
> We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle. Horrors! 
> We ate cupcakes, bread and butter, and drank soda pop with sugar in it, 
> but we were never overweight because we were always outside playing. 
> We shared one soft drink with four friends , from one bottle, and 
> no one actually died from this. 
> We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then rode 
> down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running 
> into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem. 
> We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we 
> were back when the street lights came on. No one was able to reach 
> us all day. No cell phones. Unthinkable! 
> We did not have Playstations, Nintendo 64, X-Boxes, no video games at 
> all, no 99 channels on cable, video tape movies, surround sound, 
> personal cell phones, personal computers, or Internet chat rooms. 
> We had friends! We went outside and found them. 
> We played dodge ball, and sometimes, the ball would really hurt. We 
> fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones and teeth, and there were 
> no lawsuits from these accidents. They were accidents. No one was 
> to blame but us. Remember accidents? 
> We had fights and punched each other and got black and blue and 
> learned to get over it. 
> We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, although we were 
> told it would happen, we did not put out any eyes. 
> We rode bikes or walked to a friend's home and knocked on the door, 
> or rang the bell or just walked in and talked to them. 
> Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who 
> didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. 
> Some students weren't as smart as others, so they failed a grade and 
> were held back to repeat the same grade. Horrors! 
> Tests were not adjusted for any reason. 
> Our actions were our own. Consequences were expected. 
> The idea of parents bailing us out if we got in trouble in school or 
> broke a law was unheard of. They actually sided with the school or 
> the law. Imagine that! 
> This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem 
> solvers, and inventors, ever. 
> We had freedom, failure, success, and responsibility --- and 
> we learned how to deal with it. 
> And you're one of them! 
> Congratulations. 
> 
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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