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Old 07-12-2007, 11:06 AM   #14 (permalink)
JMA
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Originally Posted by perryeyges
JMA, it's funny that your avatar shows a car in the corkscrew. I have heard of more than one 996 Porsche that has had a headlight pop out under the torsional flex exerted on the chassis in the corkscrew. When a 996 headlamp assembly pops out it will cost you up to $1,600 to replace the scraped up unit. OUCH!
Luckily, my Lotus 51 (Formula Ford) didn't have lights at Monterey, or they probably would have popped out. I almost did--what an event, the 1995 Monterey Historics tribute to Lotus. Hope they do it again.
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