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Rich Biebel · 03-05-2013, 08:49 AM

Nothing good can be said about tow bars and flat towing.

I have lots of stories about wheels coming off and being lost on the highway....

A tow bar coming loose on my friends car in front of us and me trying to get his attention that something is way wrong....horn---lights....
Traction bars hitting railroad tracks and ripping off....same friend
Exhaust systems and brakes failing on tow cars.....my car..
Going thru a red light on a downhill section of road with a car in tow because I know I can't stop....at 5 am on the way back from Indy....A Milk truck in sight but thankfully not at the intersection as I sailed thru it......my car..

Cutting slicks with a razor knife or a body file was not fun

Doing a burnout to heat up the new super sticky Firestone tires and getting melted rubber stuck into my ankles.....not fun...burnt the heck out me....

and stationary burnouts were NOT done in any designated burnout area.
We did it back in the lanes to break in new tires.......and they were not ours and this was what we were told to do......heat them up once....

Doing a Muncie transmission.......in the dark without any grease to hold the bearings in place.....I used yellow glue....and got it all over myself....fell asleep under my car on my ramp truck.....Maple Grove Park....

Ahh the golden era.......right!!!!

03-05-2013, 08:49 AM	#29
Rich Biebel VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern New Jersey suburbs Posts: 2,314 Likes: 25 Liked 544 Times in 213 Posts	Re: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit Nothing good can be said about tow bars and flat towing. I have lots of stories about wheels coming off and being lost on the highway.... A tow bar coming loose on my friends car in front of us and me trying to get his attention that something is way wrong....horn---lights.... Traction bars hitting railroad tracks and ripping off....same friend Exhaust systems and brakes failing on tow cars.....my car.. Going thru a red light on a downhill section of road with a car in tow because I know I can't stop....at 5 am on the way back from Indy....A Milk truck in sight but thankfully not at the intersection as I sailed thru it......my car.. Cutting slicks with a razor knife or a body file was not fun Doing a burnout to heat up the new super sticky Firestone tires and getting melted rubber stuck into my ankles.....not fun...burnt the heck out me.... and stationary burnouts were NOT done in any designated burnout area. We did it back in the lanes to break in new tires.......and they were not ours and this was what we were told to do......heat them up once.... Doing a Muncie transmission.......in the dark without any grease to hold the bearings in place.....I used yellow glue....and got it all over myself....fell asleep under my car on my ramp truck.....Maple Grove Park.... Ahh the golden era.......right!!!! __________________ Rich Biebel S/C 1479 Stock 147R Last edited by Rich Biebel; 03-05-2013 at 08:52 AM.