Okay, as possibly the sole list member in Stockton, CA (and if I ain't
youse BETTER speak up!) I have to ask WHICH traffic circle did you do this
in?

-Marlin
'69 Westy - Lazarus and almost legal!

At  8:38 PM 6/19/96 -0500, Jeffrey Olson wrote:
>In 1973 when I got my '66 camperbus I used to practice breaking loose the
>rear end going around the "gloriettas" or in less colorful language,
>traffic circles in Stockton, CA.  I had 185x14" radials of low quality.  I
>never came close to rolling the vehicle on dry streets.  I once did two
>near perfect 360s in a row around a glorietta about 50' in diameter with
>five people in the bus who spent most of the time hanging on or tumbling.
>
>I found the key to safe sliding is making sure you break the rear end
>loose before the lean gets too radical.
>
>War Stories - gotta love'em...
>
>Jeffrey Olson
>Saner and Safer in Seattle...

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