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#92219 - 04/24/07 05:18 AM Re: Shifting into "Park" @ 30 MPH... [Re: Susan]
OldBaldGuy Offline
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Could be. A quick 180, no matter what it is called (we were doing them well before Jimmy Rockford came on the tube). IF you do it right...
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#92241 - 04/24/07 06:56 AM Re: Shifting into "Park" @ 30 MPH... [Re: Susan]
benjammin Offline
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Yep, the Rockford Turn. quite a good stunt.

Slamming into park with the wheels spinning could end up shearing the locking pin in the tranny. Sounds like maybe you bent it or something.
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