Date:         Fri, 21 Jun 1996 09:11:00 -0400 
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "bill (w.r.) crick" <crick@nortel.ca>
Subject:      Slide vs roll 

Jim wrote:
>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!

Jim do you have any idea what dragged? Looking under my van, everything
seems to be at least 14" off the ground. If I were to lean my van further
and further, I think the first thing to drag would be the rear view mirror?
After that it would be a toss up between the hubcaps, and the door handles?

Bill Crick
76 Type II/IV/VII
Ottawa Canada