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Old 04-23-2009, 06:25 PM
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Wolfarth is still in the game? Wow.
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Old 04-23-2009, 09:16 PM
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Wolfarth is still in the game? Wow.
He sold the 914, still visits here some.
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cheap or not, a better design w/ more thought put in is just that.

then again, your hub needs to work just w/ your car, whereas i think the others are limited by their adaptability to multiple wheels/hubs etc.

(in the end, as long as you don't pull a wolfarth, that's the only thing that matters *ducking* )
Yes mine was ground down in need to just fit my app and wants. The good off the shelf ones are disconnect and hub combinations and in all likelihood more durable in the long run.

What happened to Don's car still stings and it was not even my car.
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Old 04-23-2009, 11:35 PM
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"What happened to Don's car still stings and it was not even my car. " I give. What happened?
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Old 04-24-2009, 05:33 AM
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"What happened to Don's car still stings and it was not even my car. " I give. What happened?
Steering wheel came off going into T-3 at summit. Put him into the tyre wall.
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Nastier than that TR, put him into the trees after the gravel T3. Ripped the gearbox up some and body damage was quite a bit. Don still comes out of hibernation on occasion and has other P cars(I think a nice RS America)
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Old 04-24-2009, 10:45 AM
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At three? Carrying some speed into there wasn't he? Straight off towards the southern end of the paddock, or did he do it right and get to the outside as well? I know, I know, you move away and some really good things happen. At least he wasn't hurt.
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At least he wasn't hurt.
Not to bad anyway... he doesn't drive anymore
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he has a wonderful low mileage SC i think as well. Good guy.

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Steering wheel came off going into T-3 at summit.
That's an "Oh Shit!" moment if there ever was one.
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