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Date:         Wed, 10 Jan 2018 13:50:37 -0700
Reply-To:     OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Clamshell toolbox > Now AeroDynamics & Tires
Comments: To: Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA>
In-Reply-To:  <CC56D41E-6A92-48BA-BBA3-C30768842E73@NBNet.nb.ca>
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        The Squirlyness was Definitely Not the Vans Fault, it was the Falkens Not


"Playing Nice" with the Tires I was running on the Rear ~ I had already planned on 


Replacing Them as I was not @All Happy with the way they played @ More Norm' 


Hiway Speeds ~ Just found Myself on a WideOpen Road in Pretty Much the middle


of nowhere NM on a nice cool day with no wind & couldn't resist the temptation to


see what VDubaru might be capable of ~ Had I had Front Tires that I was Happy


With I suspect that VDub' might have made it to 110-115 ~


                                                        ORR ~ DeanB




On 10 Jan , 2018, at 1:07 PM, Roy Nicholl wrote:


> Anytime you force a very rectangular object through the atmosphere at close to 100mph, things are bound to get a little squirrely 
> 
>> On 10-Jan-2018, at 13:23, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>>       My 90Westy has been to 96 with a good deal of pedal left (EJ25 powered) ~
>> 
>> I didn't push beyond that as the Falkens I had on the Front (even though newish)
>> 
>> were starting to feel a bit squirly ~ Got rid of those Falkens shortly there after ~
>> 
>>                                                       ORR ~ DeanB
>> 
>> 
>> On 8 Jan , 2018, at 6:26 PM, KI4TLF wrote:
>> 
>>> Got to be careful of those PNW cliffs.  (90 in a Vanagon)  :-)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> GregM
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Chris S
>>> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2018 3:59 PM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: Re: Clamshell toolbox
>>> 
>>> Compared to my 64 VW Splitty and my motorcycle, my Westfalia is a safety haven. Also, I don’t go over 90.
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