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TerryG
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April Issue

#1 Post by TerryG » Sat Mar 01, 2014 11:05 pm

Open the front cover and you will see that Neil Campbell has got his hands on Vicki Butler-Henderson's "Fur" ;)
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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Re: April Issue

#2 Post by mach1rob » Tue Mar 04, 2014 7:58 pm

Lucky lucky B'stard! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: April Issue

#3 Post by mr rusty » Fri Mar 07, 2014 11:10 am

Reading the Triumph sixes article I see that yet again the dangerous swing-axle myth is being perpetuated...... please please actually drive one of the cars with the alleged death-trap axle! You'll see that you don't actually need a run off area on every bend!

Yes, it does have the potential to spit you into the ditch but only really if you suddenly take your foot off the gas at full throttle in a tight bend, but this could only happen on the road if you're doing something really really stupid, and you'd probably be in the ditch whatever you're driving! I've never had a single scare from my swing axle, and I don't dawdle.
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Re: April Issue

#4 Post by Raymk » Fri Mar 07, 2014 7:32 pm

mr rusty wrote:Reading the Triumph sixes article I see that yet again the dangerous swing-axle myth is being perpetuated...... please please actually drive one of the cars with the alleged death-trap axle! You'll see that you don't actually need a run off area on every bend!

Yes, it does have the potential to spit you into the ditch but only really if you suddenly take your foot off the gas at full throttle in a tight bend, but this could only happen on the road if you're doing something really really stupid, and you'd probably be in the ditch whatever you're driving! I've never had a single scare from my swing axle, and I don't dawdle.
I could not agree more. I have not driven a Triumph six but had a Herald estate which was driven rapidly with no heart stopping moments. A friend with an early Vitesse also liked its sure footed handling. Having also owned several Skoda Rapids and Estelles, I actually preferred the handling of the swing axled variants over that of the semi-trailing arm later/higher spec versions, although all of my rear engined Skodas were a delight to drive rapidly. Like you said, you really have to be a poor driver to force most swing axled cars to misbehave......though a Renault Dauphine with large wheels and relatively short half-shafts and the occasional older Beetle have got their knickers in a twist whilst I have been following :)
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Re: April Issue

#5 Post by Luxobarge » Fri Mar 07, 2014 8:47 pm

Agree. Just poor Daily-Mail style journalism IMHO. :roll:
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