<VV> fishtailing?? Did CHP check the tire pressure ?

[Ron]

He should be charged with reckless driving and manslaughter.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles Lee at Proper Pro Per" <chaz at ProperProPer.com>
To: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
Cc: "Virtual Vairs" <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 8:11 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> fishtailing?? Did CHP check the tire pressure ?


> Did they check the front tire pressure ?  If they did, they will probably 
> think that 28 psi is "correct" and the correct 15 psi would be "wrong" ?
>
>
> The cycle doing 45 and the Corvair (any car) passing at 35 in a 20 MPH 
> zone, and they blame the car ?
>
> We don't want the kid to think he did something wrong, do we ?
>
> We'd hurt his feelings ?  OK, he feels sorry for what happened - who 
> wouldn't, but if he learned from it, it might prevent it from happening 
> again.  Blaming the car (any car) does not help the kid learn anything 
> from it.
>
> Am I mean ?  Maybe, but why miss a good learning experience ?
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "airvair" <airvair at richnet.net>; <TimogensTurbo at aol.com>
> Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 7:49 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> fishtailing??
>
>
>>I did not take that as an attack on Corvair, but an indication that a 
>>young driver was going too fast on a dangerous (blind?) curve (could have 
>>been ANY vehicle) and caused a fatal accident.  Mom seems to want to 
>>deflect the blame ELSEWHERE.  BUT, she DID say how bad her son feels about 
>>it.
>>
>> To me, a letter to the paper is ludicrous and close to being an insult to 
>> those involved.
>>
>> Later, JR
>> '61 Rampside Standard 4/110
>> '65 Monza Convertible 4/140
>> '66 beater Coupe - "icemobile" 4/140
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "airvair" <airvair at richnet.net>
>> To: <TimogensTurbo at aol.com>
>> Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 9:30 PM
>> Subject: Re: <VV> fishtailing??
>>
>>
>>>I think your firsthand experience just nominated yourself to the
>>> letter-writing job.
>>>
>>> -Mark
>>>
>>> TimogensTurbo at aol.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>> In a message dated 10/11/2006 6:37:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
>>>> mhicks130 at cox.net writes:
>>>>
>>>> > Check out this story:
>>>> >
>>>> > http://www.theunion.com/article/20061010/NEWS/110100165
>>>> >
>>>> > "She said Corvairs, which carry their engines in the back, are prone 
>>>> > to
>>>> > fishtailing, and her son was too inexperienced a driver to correct 
>>>> > it."
>>>> >
>>>> > Oh really?
>>>> >
>>>> > They're still blaiming the car, not the loose nut behinde the wheel.
>>>> >
>>>> ===============================================
>>>>
>>>> Someone send a nice letter to the editor!     letters at theunion.com
>>>>
>>>> I've ridden / driven the road many times..it is a BAD corner.....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Matt Nall
>>>> '69 stocker, '66 vert, '65 v8, '66turbo, Vairboat, Sandcar, 64 cp
>>>> ALLVAIR!
>>>> Timogen was a softy!
>>>>
>>>
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