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From: Hans Conser <conserreceipts@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: RX-8 vs. Abrams M1A2 Tank
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 22:59:49 -0600
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Having driven M1's in another life, I can tell you that a driver could=20=

easily do that to an RX-8 without even feeling it.  An M1 will topple=20
trees you can't get your arms around at idle.

Hans
On Sep 27, 2005, at 1:49 PM, David Leonard wrote:

> Read underneath the picture:
> =A0
> This brand new car was run over by an Abrams M1A2 Tank. The tank was=20=

> taken out of it's shed in the morning and a "No Parking Area" was=20
> set-up where the tank would be driving. Unfortunately this area didn't=20=

> include the area immediately in front of the tank shed. The owner of=20=

> the RX-8 returned from lunch parking in his usual spot, and went back=20=

> to work. When the tank was being driven back to the shed the spotter=20=

> failed to alert the tank driver that he was backing up into the car.
>
> The tank just skimmed along the side of the car and ripped off the=20
> side until the tank climbed the fender and crushed the engine. The car=20=

> was written off after a strange phone call to the owners insurance=20
> company and 3 unbelieving supervisors. The tank sustained a dime sized=20=

> chip on its paint, that may or may not have been there to begin with.
>
> Location:
> Ottawa, Canada
> Lots of good other stories on that website, like the mechanic who=20
> decided to take the viper on a little joy ride after doing a tune-up=20=

> and flipped it twice.
> =A0
> Dave Leonard
>
> =A0
> On 9/27/05, Mark R Steitle <mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:=20
> http://www.wreckedexotics.com/newphotos/weird/weird674.shtml
>>
>> =A0
>>
>> Good engine-donor car.=A0 Anyone know "the rest of the story"?
>>
>> =A0
>>
>> Mark S.
>
>
> --=20
> Dave Leonard
> Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
>  http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html
> http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/vp4skydoc/index.html
>

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Having driven M1's in another life, I can tell you that a driver could
easily do that to an RX-8 without even feeling it.  An M1 will topple
trees you can't get your arms around at idle.


Hans

On Sep 27, 2005, at 1:49 PM, David Leonard wrote:


<excerpt>Read underneath the picture:

=A0

This brand new car was run over by an Abrams M1A2 Tank. The tank was
taken out of it's shed in the morning and a "No Parking Area" was
set-up where the tank would be driving. Unfortunately this area didn't
include the area immediately in front of the tank shed. The owner of
the RX-8 returned from lunch parking in his usual spot, and went back
to work. When the tank was being driven back to the shed the spotter
failed to alert the tank driver that he was backing up into the car.


The tank just skimmed along the side of the car and ripped off the
side until the tank climbed the fender and crushed the engine. The car
was written off after a strange phone call to the owners insurance
company and 3 unbelieving supervisors. The tank sustained a dime sized
chip on its paint, that may or may not have been there to begin with.


<bold>Location:</bold>

Ottawa, Canada

Lots of good other stories on that website, like the mechanic who
decided to take the viper on a little joy ride after doing a tune-up
and flipped it twice.

=A0

Dave Leonard


=A0

On 9/27/05, <bold>Mark R Steitle</bold>
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wrote:
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--=20

Dave Leonard

Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY

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