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05-05-2014, 07:27 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Waukesha,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Custom built Excalibur 351C
Posts: 530
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Cobra fatality
From Facebook:
"Diane and Molly were at the lights with these guys, seconds before this fatal crash and took these shots. They were probably heading to the car show at Griffin Ford( Waukesha Wisconsin). The guy in the cobra was gunning it and did what they considered a hard right turn into the curb, over and into the ditch below. Diane called the cops right away. These were probably friends following one another to the show. Sad"
They were brothers
FATAL CRASH: Driver slams car into tree in Waukesha…was speed a factor? | FOX6Now.com |
05-05-2014, 07:39 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: West Linn,
OR
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #684, 428 FE, TKO600
Posts: 1,378
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Very sad to hear. Cars can be replaced, family and friends not so much.
Been slowly building seat time getting ready for the season but taking it easy until the muscle memory is redefined. Surprising how much the pedals and switches moved during the off season.
DonC
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05-05-2014, 08:01 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Manchester,
NH
Cobra Make, Engine: AK1085 (302 Street), HTM111 (427 Comp), CSX2375R (289 Comp) and COB5999 (427 S/C)
Posts: 19,111
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Very sad,
RIP to whom it was.
FYI, a friend of mine was in a very similar accident with low speeds in an early SPF and the car was the only recipient of damage.
His right rear suspension gave way, think it was a bolt in type bracket, thus launching him to the right through a fence and into a tree. I never owned an SPF so I am not good with details.
Not picking on the manufacturer here just a FYI to check all rear suspension components as when they go nothing good comes of it. Think it was an older SPF and the fix was to weld the rear together, not sure if this car pictured was same generation. Not sure if SPF has addressed it?
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05-05-2014, 09:36 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Ottawa,
ON
Cobra Make, Engine: 2002 Superformance w/392 stroker
Posts: 1,624
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Jeff, the problem you seem to be referring to related to the rear shock tower mounts. SPF improved on their original design, and Randall Thomas has developed a replacement shock tower mount that it a significant upgrade.
I'd be surprised if that was the problem in this case.
A revving engine and those BFG Radial T/As seem to me like a recipe for lost traction.
Regardless, it's a sad story and a tragic outcome.
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Originally Posted by 1985 CCX
Very sad,
RIP to whom it was.
FYI, a friend of mine was in a very similar accident with low speeds in an early SPF and the car was the only recipient of damage.
His right rear suspension gave way, think it was a bolt in type bracket, thus launching him to the right through a fence and into a tree. I never owned an SPF so I am not good with details.
Not picking on the manufacturer here just a FYI to check all rear suspension components as when they go nothing good comes of it. Think it was an older SPF and the fix was to weld the rear together, not sure if this car pictured was same generation. Not sure if SPF has addressed it?
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05-05-2014, 09:46 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Northern VA,
VA
Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadsters
Posts: 2,765
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My first thought was that he broke the right axle in a posi rear and the left rear wheel drove him to the right.
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05-05-2014, 09:56 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Manchester,
NH
Cobra Make, Engine: AK1085 (302 Street), HTM111 (427 Comp), CSX2375R (289 Comp) and COB5999 (427 S/C)
Posts: 19,111
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Tragic........................
I also support "No BFG's" on these cars...........
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05-05-2014, 10:29 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Atlanta,
GA
Cobra Make, Engine: CAV GT40 with 331 KC
Posts: 2,187
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Brothers.....that makes it even more tragic.
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05-05-2014, 12:09 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: BRADENTON,
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Cobra Make, Engine: KIRKHAM 427 S/C, SHELBY 427 ALUM. STROKER
Posts: 1,396
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Very sad. I'm not a fan of ls diffs, or BFG's, Got launched into and over a curb sideways early on before I changed tires. Was doing maybe 25 mph at the time ! It was instantaneous!! I was lucky it didn't go over. This poor guy not so lucky.
Condolences to the family.
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05-05-2014, 12:30 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Queen Creek,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Midstates, Vette suspension, Baer 6P brakes, 540 cid Chevy, Haltech Fuel Injection
Posts: 906
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Not BFGs, but still not soft compound, high traction tires. I have beat this drum before and everyone has their opinion about how they don't track their cars or they don't ever mash the loud pedal to the floor... blah, blah, blah...
The cheapest way to increase the REAL performance (including safety performance) of your Cobra is to put high performance tires on your high performance car. It amazes me the amount of money folks will put into engines, but not tires.
Having said that, my sincere condolences to those with loss.
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10.69 @ 129.83mph - on pump gas and street tires
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05-05-2014, 01:12 PM
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Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Prosper,
TX
Cobra Make, Engine: CAV GT40 #169, Ford 408 Stroker & ZF Transaxle
Posts: 2,408
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HP and cold tires is not a good mix!
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CAV GT40
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05-05-2014, 01:22 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Eastern Long Island,
NY
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance SPF2271
Posts: 172
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Drivers name was Dale A. Kolter, 61, of Muskego
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05-05-2014, 03:05 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Norman,
OK
Cobra Make, Engine: BDF#880 392/475 W/48IDA Webers
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Which hi-perf tire would you recommend?
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05-05-2014, 03:07 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Dallas,
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Cobra Make, Engine: FFR track car, SL-C track car
Posts: 1,262
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That sucks. I hate hearing those stories. Our condolences to his family.  |
05-05-2014, 04:21 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Atlanta,
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Cobra Make, Engine: CAV GT40 with 331 KC
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Maybe it's just me, but this thread is about a fellow Cobra owner who just got killed in his Cobra - it seems to me that having it dissolve into a tire recommendation thread (or a thread about anything else) is pretty poor.
Jeez.
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05-05-2014, 04:25 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Queen Creek,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Midstates, Vette suspension, Baer 6P brakes, 540 cid Chevy, Haltech Fuel Injection
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autokenny,
I run Nitto NT01 tires. They provide a significant performance increase over BFGs or Avids, or whatever other passenger car, grocery getter tire many folks put on their 600hp Cobra fakeydoo.
Pat, you are right, bad form... I will post no more lecture discussions about tires here.
Again, my condolences.
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ItBites
10.69 @ 129.83mph - on pump gas and street tires
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05-05-2014, 04:33 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Manchester,
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Cobra Make, Engine: AK1085 (302 Street), HTM111 (427 Comp), CSX2375R (289 Comp) and COB5999 (427 S/C)
Posts: 19,111
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Very tragic............. RIP
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05-05-2014, 05:59 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Grand Rapids,
MI
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance #1309 www.spfowners.freeforums.net
Posts: 524
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From what I've read he had a medical event that caused his death and was uninjured in the accident. Most likely a heart attack but that's just a guess.
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05-05-2014, 06:21 PM
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Very sad. RIP. I had a heart attack while driving my truck about 6 weeks ago. Fortunately I was able to pull over before becoming incapacitated. If my wife were not with me I might not have made it.
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05-05-2014, 07:58 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Grand Rapids,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance #1309 www.spfowners.freeforums.net
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Yikes how are you doing now?
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05-05-2014, 08:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by john chesnut
Very sad. RIP. I had a heart attack while driving my truck about 6 weeks ago. Fortunately I was able to pull over before becoming incapacitated. If my wife were not with me I might not have made it.
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Wow John! How are you now?
So sad about the accident. My condolences to the family.
Larry
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