Ferrari Mailing List: Re: OUCH !

[Jonathan Haines (oblioh]

Oh wait, I'm looking at the object again, it is marked Allegany  
Airlines...


Jonathan.







On Sep 28, 2006, at 11:41 AM, clyde wrote:

> If dennis head was in the airstream that was a big deal
> Have you seen the size of this guys head?
> Huge I am tellin ya!
>
> Clyde enroute to BOS flt 1694
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Dennis Liu" <BigHeadDennis [at] earthlink.net>
> Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 14:25:27
> To:clyde <clyderomero [at] worldnet.att.net>
> Cc:"'The FerrariList'" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] OUCH !
>
> First time I drove a Miata, it was a rental out of SFO a decade  
> ago.  Had to
> turn around and return it for a Mustang convertible, because my  
> forehead was
> out in the airstream.  :-)
>
> Jonathan, a question for you re the Elise.  What about rollovers?   
> Many
> tracks enforce the "broom stick" rule - on a convertible or targa, the
> driver's head has to be below (sometimes 2" below) a broomstick placed
> between the windshield header and the roll bar/hoop, or if a Targa,  
> the
> B-pillar roof area.  Intent is to prevent, in the case of a  
> rollover, the
> head from being scraped along the ground, or worse, caught on the  
> ground
> then slammed against the header or bar.  Doh.
>
> (this is the reason why I don't instruct in stock 308s and 328s....)
>
> Does your head jut out that much?
>
> Vty,
>
> --Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan Haines [mailto:oblioh [at] adelphia.net]
> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 2:16 PM
> To: Dennis Liu
> Cc: The FerrariList
> Subject: [Ferrari] OUCH !
>
> This morning, after all of the traffic on the Ferrari List  
> regarding large
> sedans, I eased the Elise out of the garage, warmed-up the engine  
> and went
> for a drive.  As I was merging onto the freeway (my speed was  
> approximately
> 50mph, due to very slow existing traffic), I was struck in the  
> middle of my
> forehead by a rock (I recovered the rock, since it fell to earth  
> INSIDE the
> Elise) about the size of a piece of gravel.  It # [at] $%##! hurt.  In  
> fact, my
> forehead still hurts an hour later !
>
> OK. OK.  Is it legal, in the State of California, to wear a full- 
> face helmet
> in a car?  I guess I am about to find out.
>
> Helmets.  Don't leave home without one.
>
>
> Jonathan Haines
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