Ferrari Mailing List: Re: SPOILER FERRARI DRIVER TO UNDERGO SURGERY

[ken rentiers (rentiers]

That's it in #1 position. You can actually see it is a  5 - 6" coil  
spring in the slow motion vid clip.

On Jul 26, 2009, at 11:53 PM, Todd Walke wrote:

>          Want to see just how lucky Fellipe was?  Check out where the
> wayward spring hit him:
> <http://img.mtv3.fi/mn_kuvat/mtv3/urheilu/formulakuvat/kilpailut/ 
> 2009/755343.jpg>
>          Down an inch or an inch closer to the center of the car  
> and he'd
> have been a goner.  I'm amazed he regained enough awareness to hit the
> brakes before hitting the barrier.
>
>          Here is a picture of the Brawn rear suspension.  The  
> spring that
> likely broke is #1 on the diagram.
> http://i44.tinypic.com/256vdhy.jpg
>
>          Looks like the news on Fellipe so far is good.  They're  
> inducing a
> coma to help his brain heal.
> http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77321
>
> Todd
> Seattle,WA
> '86 GTI, Red of course. (exciting racey car) 269,000 miles
> '01 Golf TDI, silver.   (new work car)       210,000 miles
> '87 Golf, Polar Silver. (retired work car)   654,000 miles <- Gone  
> to a new
> home :(
> http://www.pureluckdesign.com <-Ferrari & VW stuff
>
>
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