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[justfreaky]

Ledgends cars do not make good jumping ramps. Ouch!!!

Steve

[legend85]

They're not designed to land wheels first, either.  I've never had a crash hurt like that one did.  Besides bottoming out hard, my thumbs were bent backward (I always try not to wrap them around the wheel.)  I felt bad about using Dave as a jump ramp, but I think it turned out better than if I had nailed him in the back.

When you look at the total damage, it's pretty amazing.  Dave had to put his rear fender back together and repaint it and I lost a steering arm, two heims and a tie rod.  The car to the right had a rivet head sheared off his door and a narrow tire mark down his number.  I told him later that it took a lot of skill to shear that rivet off without damaging the door 

[VMS Motorsports]

Thus the invention of the "paw saver". Chris runs one on his Modified, always has, I think. Can't break a thumb...or 2, although I dont think anyone makes them anymore, why, I dont know.

[justfreaky]

Speedway Motors carries one in a 15".
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/15-Inch-Aluminum-Solid-Steering-Wheel,2057.html

Steve