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Re: Racer's Tape
- Subject: Re: Racer's Tape
- From: Jefrem Iwaniw <jiwaniw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 12:56:28 -0600 (CST)
On Mon, 14 Dec 1998, Alix Sebesta wrote:
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> Please forgive my ignorance (I've never been to a track event of any sort)
> but why do racers tape their lights? I'm really clueless. Thanks all!
...two (ostensible) reasons: 1) to help prevent breaking of the glass
lenses from flying pebbles/debris, and 2) to hold the glass pieces
together if they do, in fact, break, instead of depositing said glass on
the track. Plus, it makes your car go faster :=).
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- -Jefrem Iwaniw, jiwaniw@domain.elided, '72 2002, '94 525i
Keller,TX
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