One thing I will say and that's that a lot of people saw an EV so something good did come from the scam . I wonder if he tighten the wheel nut or just pretended it went bad. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Meier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 2:59 PM Subject: OT: Re: Tilley's Vehicle
> I don't buy this. Banking reduces side loading on the wheels. > 20+ year old cars race every week on flat and banked tracks, > and even on off camber turns. DeLoreans may have wheel > bearing problems, but they're not from or aggravated by the > banking of the pavement. Maybe from overspeeding a poorly > designed, machined, or fit bearing/race. > > Seems to me if someone was going to the expense of renting > a track for a demonstration, they'd make sure the chassis was > up to snuff before risking a wreck. Or maybe they know little > about cars... > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eric Penne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 4:22 PM > Subject: Tilley's Vehicle > > > > http://www.greaterthings.com/News/Tilley/newstuff/index.html > > > > The Tilley vehicle hit Slashdot today at http://www.slashdot.org and > > the above website was an update page from somebody at the track talking > > on a cell phone to the guy updating the web page. > > > > They make it sound like the delorean couldn't handle the banked track > > and lost some wheel bearings. They are towing the car off the track. > > > > Eric Penne > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > > http://finance.yahoo.com > > > >
