RE: limits found

["Nick Koleszar" <npk@domain.elided>]

No, I can't relate to it. I've never had the tail out in any of my Alfas.
Nor have I ever revved one to redline, broken the speed limit, cornered "in
a spirited manner", dropped down two gears and left a motorcycle and
slow-moving queue of traffic (mobile chicane) miles behind, nearly spun,
half-spun, completely spun, turned in too sharply or been a newbie at
anything.

Welcome, Brad.

Nick Koleszar   koleszar@domain.elided
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1971 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super 2.0
1990 Alfa Romeo 75 3.0 QV
1993 Mini
1990-ish Rotax 125cc/Gbox kart
1926 Amilcar C6 (I wish....)
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>
> Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2002 17:24:37 -0500
> From: "brad" <bmuise@domain.elided>
> Subject: limits found
>
> Hello alfistis:
>
> First-time alfa owner here (86' spider veloce). Thanks to charley for
> getting me into the digest. Just recently found the limits of my spider
> today after fish-tailing into a turn at 40mph on dry asphalt...scared the
> s**t out of me. Fortunately no one was in the immediate vicinity and I was
> able to steer into the direction of the 20 degree spin - the vehicle
> recovered quickly. I'm not proud of this event and now understand the
> turning limits. (the car has been teasing me to turn harder into turns the
> last two months I've owned it). Is this part of the learning curve? Can
> others relate to this experience?
>
> Nervous newbie
> Brad
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