Jeff Said: >I found the key to safe sliding is making sure you break the rear end >loose before the lean gets too radical. >Saner and Safer in Seattle... As a 20 year old, I once chased a friend around his own turf in western Pennsylvania in my '69 Loaf. He, being well aquainted with the roads, tried hard to shake the "squid" following him. On one turn, which was blind, down hill and right angled, I threw the bus over hard enough to gring something on the underside against the ground. Oh, I had some sticky Toyo Z raidials on the bus inhibiting sliding. After he saw the sparks, he slowed down considerably, he said, to save my life. My motto: always make friend who are smarter than you are! I did roll a Karmann Ghia over once (actually twice) but that is another story... Regards, Jim Dr. Jim Burns San Diego State University 5500 Campanile Dr San Diego, CA 92182-1323 619.594.6076
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