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Old 06-12-2007, 02:32 PM   #21
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Wow...the sound of the car hitting the ground is nerve wracking. All four...if it were my car I'd be convinced someone did it to me!!!!!!!!!

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Old 06-12-2007, 02:52 PM   #22
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Old 06-12-2007, 03:58 PM   #23
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Ok, to shed some light on what supposedly happened; another forum I frequent also hosts the Dixie Region forum and word is:
"He bought lug nuts by telling merchant what car, wheel, etc. Apparently they had the wrong threading. He could torque them to 80lbs and all seemed fine, right up until..." well, you know.
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Old 06-12-2007, 04:13 PM   #24
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I would think that if incorrect lugnuts were the cause... even if he could have torqued them on, the wheels would have had to be VERY loose to suffer that catastrophically, and that quickly.
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Old 06-12-2007, 04:25 PM   #25
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i'm going to go with
at least the motor didn't give up.

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rx-7s are unreliable enough and don't need any help from operator error.
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Old 06-12-2007, 06:38 PM   #26
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If someone did that do me on purpose I would sue them. That would require new exhaust, brakes, etc. Not to mention getting the wheels realigned, and possible transmission damage. At least $5k+.
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Old 06-12-2007, 10:16 PM   #27
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if the tire knocks a cone over, does that count against you?
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Old 06-13-2007, 05:35 AM   #28
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if the tire knocks a cone over, does that count against you?
Now that was funny. I do believe that you are assessed a penalty.
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If the car fails to make it through the course under its own power the driver is assessed a DNF.
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Old 06-13-2007, 06:51 AM   #30
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I watched that video several times, and got a good chuckle out of it. It looks to me like that guy way over torqued the studs and they snapped as soon the load from turning hit them.
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Old 06-13-2007, 06:57 AM   #31
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Do they not have tech inspections at autoX events? This would have been much more spectacular had it taken place at a DE event...
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Old 06-13-2007, 07:25 AM   #32
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After watching this a few more times I think it is staged. First, if you hand tighten the nuts it will take more than a few hundred yards before they work there way out. It was mentioned below that someone forgot to tighten the nuts and after a few MILES the tire started to wobble, NOT fall off. For the nuts to work themselves loose at exactly the same time is impossible given that different loads are placed on them through the first couple of turns. Also, about 55 seconds into it there is a panned out shot of the "rest" of the course and I don't see any cones. Could be poor video quality though. Lastly, there seems to be too much emphasis on the missing lug nuts. Everyone scrambling around to find the nuts?? In reality there would have been just one and people would have been laughing at him. If it is real than it is and its still pretty funny. My two cents.
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Old 06-13-2007, 08:57 AM   #33
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Do they not have tech inspections at autoX events? This would have been much more spectacular had it taken place at a DE event...


That's the thing. They DO. And at PCA events, they actually have people come torque them for you.



At other events I've gone to, they just grab the wheel and try to make sure it's on securely.



Maybe this guy got an inspection and then changed his wheels...or maybe he was cocky, didn't get an inspection, and nobody noticed that his car wasn't marked.



Nice Rx-7 too.
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Old 06-15-2007, 01:19 PM   #34
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Guys,
Maybe this guy was going for his third or fourth run with loose lug nuts. But I think the bolts most have snapped of the hub!!! Regardless, I feel his pain!!!!

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