[Absolut Speed]

Went autocrossing today as I often do. Some kid's Dad rolls over my t-top in the paddock area (the t-tops were flanked by my red tool box and a red and white cooler and a red helmet bag) He says sorry, gives me a phone # and leaves me with the mess. After he left I found the glass ripped the embroidery in the Firehawk floor mat it was resting on. My wife, who was feeling more reasoned, called him tonight. He won't order a t-top for me unless his insurance company says it was his fault. He said, "How was I supposed to see it?" Dunno, dark top top flanked by three red items on light colored concrete, seems difficult, I know. When my wife called back a 2nd time 15 minutes later (at 9:45pm) to mention the floor mat, he didn't answer the phone.

So now, I may have to order my own and Lord knows, could well end up in small claims court. The bad part is the 10th annual Firehawk Rally is this weekend in Ohio and I have no T-top.

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I'm ticked, so you'll see this on a few boards.

[trackbird]

The lady that hit mine (the only car behind me within 400 yards, and I had just passed her) said she thought it was a floor mat (so you let it hit you at 75 mph????). I bet that looked interesting from her seat. It hit the front edge of her hood. I was 1/4 mile away from it when it came down. At 80mph, it just peeled off the car and was gone. I just kept looking in the mirror to see where it would land and I saw it drop into view and onto her hood. BOOM!!!

My insurance paid it, no problem. But, I've never had an accident and they counted that as my "free one" (9 years with state farm, accident free, you get a "free" screw up). I hated to waste it on something minor like that. Figured I should get my moneys worth.....

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