RW> By then, I was 7 years single again.
 
A great time, to be sure.
 
RW> I witnessed an accident, a single car roll-over due to speeding on the
RW> frontage road after exiting the freeway. The driver never slowed down
RW> after exiting and when it came time to merge into traffic, there was no
RW> place for her to go. She bounced off of one car, over corrected and hit
RW> the curb, which caused her car to jump it and then rolled over a few
RW> times. Speedlimit on the frontage is 45mph and it's posted.
 
No doubt a person not in control of their faculties.
 
RW> After Scott Kalitta was killed a few weeks ago, the NHRA slowed the top
RW> fuel dragsters down by shortening their track to 1000 feet. Sub 3 second
RW> runs, but the speed is under 300mph. If it were me, I'd make them and the
RW> Funny Cars run 1/8th mile. That way, their time on the track and my
RW> screen is shorter. I'd rather watch the motorcycles and pro-stock run.  
I think that's a knee-jerk reaction.  I still don't see the need for
shortening the 1/4 mile runs.  Making the cars safer makes more sense to
me.
 
RW> At least they don't have a traction problem or engine blow up like the
RW> fuel cars do.
 
I used to try to keep count of those, but soon realized it was an exercise
in futility.
 
RW> My first car was a 1937 Ford, with mechanical brakes. As a teenager, no
RW> one would insure me in it, so I had to get a car with hydraulic brakes.
 
After being used to power disc brakes for so long, I don't know if I could
stop one of those monsters today.
 
RW> It has a truck suspension, but it's so heavy, it feels like a car.
 
That it does.  It fooled me into thinking thwy put a car's suspension on it.
 
RW> Of course, you want to make sure you're hanging on before you hit the go
RW> pedal.
 
I try not to forget.  (-:
 
 
Regards,
 
Roger

... Reality is a constant intrusion on my dreams.
--- D'Bridge 2.99