Re: Close Call In the Clipper

Posted by Tim Cole On 2014/3/29 17:19:14

The closest call I ever had was in a 34 Su8. I was leaving the gas station late at night and stopped at the end of the driveway. Woosh! A Cadillac Eldorado sped by at around 60 mph with no lights on. If I had assumed the road was clear I would have been a dead duck. It was a 25 mph zone.

Packards are not very good in emergency maneuvers because they understeer like crazy. 55-60 is really pushing it on a road that has cross traffic. There are a few gangster flicks with Packards flying around corners and the front ends are plowing like crazy.

This past winter was rather severe and I saw lots of cars cracking up despite all the stupid anti-skid gagdets. I started taking back roads in severe weather to avoid all the lunatics who think "traction control" is a substitute for skill.