[Wichita-SCCA] Street Prepared on the street

[Lonnie Heston]

What a hoot that must be!!  I've got the Saturn going again, and I'm still
running Loren Williams' SC wheels with 50 series Kumho Ecstas, and it
follows the road a little twitchy, too.  It still needs HP, but since my
youngest is going to be driving it daily to HS, I kinda doubt any further
mods - except a CD player and speakers!

On 11/13/06, Greg Laws <GLaws at cox.net> wrote:
>
>  Hi all,
>
> On Friday and now again today and maybe tomorrow I've been driving the
> Phrog to work.  This because my daughter's car suffered broken fingers in
> its clutch pressure plate and so she took my van to drive.  This left me
> with no other means of transportation except the Phrog until I manage to get
> the clutch changed in her car because Carolyn takes the family Vibe to her
> work.
>
> It has been a jarring experience -- stiff springs and shocks make a lumber
> wagon's ride seem soft & comfy while the toe-out makes the car follow every
> crack & seam.  Hoosiers last used in 2005 don't do much to help either.
> Then there are the puzzled looks from the public when they see a strange
> little car dressed up like a real race car with decals and numbers.  The car
> is street legal, licensed, and insured but I gotta say that "Street
> Prepared" is not the same as "Street Comfortable"!
>
> Enjoy,
> Greg Laws
>
> _______________________________________________
> Wichita-SCCA mailing list
> Wichita-SCCA at wichitascca.org
> http://wichitascca.org/mailman/listinfo/wichita-scca_wichitascca.org
>
>
>


-- 
Wichita Region SCCA
wichitascca.org
There is nothing wrong with old age if your
family still lets you play with your toys.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: /pipermail/wichita-scca_wichitascca.org/attachments/20061113/6b56ee79/attachment.html