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Motorsport OMG / WTF moments - Racing Funnies, Fails, Crashes, And Randomness
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my bad, still that's quite a bit of difference when you think of the 20cm width increase as well.
i was looking up the GT3 cars and it's interesting how their lengths vary. The M6 has similar dimensions to an F1 car (5x2), so i suppose an F1 car could make it through the hairpin with some tweaks to steering after all.
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Trying to find an OMG/WTF moment that I recall watching live but have never seen again.
It was an Indycar / IRL race and I think it was the final race of the season, an oval race. There's contact between two cars very late in the race(perhaps on a restart) which results in one of the cars having a front wheel ripped off. However because there's only a handful of laps remaining (the race may even have ended under yellow) the car stays out and finishes the race on three wheels (it might even have been the championship leader and needed to hold position).
I watched this race live and I think it would have been somewhere between say, 2003 and 2008, but I've never been able to find any footage or comments about this event. Does anyone recall the race I'm talking about? Or am I imagining things?
It was an Indycar / IRL race and I think it was the final race of the season, an oval race. There's contact between two cars very late in the race(perhaps on a restart) which results in one of the cars having a front wheel ripped off. However because there's only a handful of laps remaining (the race may even have ended under yellow) the car stays out and finishes the race on three wheels (it might even have been the championship leader and needed to hold position).
I watched this race live and I think it would have been somewhere between say, 2003 and 2008, but I've never been able to find any footage or comments about this event. Does anyone recall the race I'm talking about? Or am I imagining things?
at that Audi thing. Davison was lucky.
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Might not seem like a big deal but it definitely made me think "OMG WTF" at the time!
Had a tyre let go on me at the track today. First time I've had something like this happen, but could have been a lot worse!
Had a tyre let go on me at the track today. First time I've had something like this happen, but could have been a lot worse!
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Nice save mate. No paint & panel to repair 👍
I recognise that track as the magnificent Lakeside Raceway in Queensland.
Luckily that never happened going under where the old bridge used to go over the track or it could've been a major car bender
Hopefully you know why the tyre let go & you can put in place measures to prevent that happening again.
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Nice save mate. No paint & panel to repair 👍
I recognise that track as the magnificent Lakeside Raceway in Queensland.
Luckily that never happened going under where the old bridge used to go over the track or it could've been a major car bender
Hopefully you know why the tyre let go & you can put in place measures to prevent that happening again.
I'd put it down to luck more than a save, but either way very glad to have kept off the fence! And yeah, just about anywhere else would have been significantly worse. It could've easily gone in the final turn as well which would not have been pretty.
As for cause, it may have been a very light rub on the guard when loaded. I wasn't running silly pressures, there's no debris or punctures in the face of the tyre and no issues in the suspension / wheel well area. It was also a very old tyre (bought in 2014, had done a reasonable amount of track miles but nothing silly). Will have some new boots on and be back out for the first round of racing next month.
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Yeah it'd be a hard job looking for evidence on the tyre once it's rotated without pressure so, maybe have a look under the bodywork & see if that tells the story.
Even a light rub will show on the sidewall of the tyre & mess with the lip of the offending guard.
Let us know how that first round goes ok? Good luck
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Yeah it'd be a hard job looking for evidence on the tyre once it's rotated without pressure so, maybe have a look under the bodywork & see if that tells the story.
Even a light rub will show on the sidewall of the tyre & mess with the lip of the offending guard.
Let us know how that first round goes ok? Good luck
Can definitely see that paint has been rubbed off on the guard lip. Will be doing a spot of guard rolling before the next time out.
However, a few people have mentioned that weaving on the outlap is something that should not be done with these tyres (not sure if that means this particular model or semi-slicks in general) as it can apparently cause failures. I found it interesting that it was the inner edge that let go (there is absolutely no rubbing on the inside edge on body, suspension, etc) so perhaps that could have been a factor.
Hoping for a trouble free run next month - thanks and I will keep you updated!
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That's weird. Evidence of rubbing in the guard lip but it pops the inside wall of the tyre & no signs of rubbing on that side 
Also, I can only think of one or two times in over 35 years of following motorsport, where weaving to put a heat cycle in your tyres wasn't advisable.
Did those giving the advice explain why it wasn't a good idea?
Are you continuing with the Yokohamas? If so, give Traction Tyres in Rowville, Victoria a buzz & they'll give you the correct procedures for that specific tyre. They're a really helpful crowd as Yokohama specialists & might even suggest the best pressures for your needs.
Also, I can only think of one or two times in over 35 years of following motorsport, where weaving to put a heat cycle in your tyres wasn't advisable.
Did those giving the advice explain why it wasn't a good idea?
Are you continuing with the Yokohamas? If so, give Traction Tyres in Rowville, Victoria a buzz & they'll give you the correct procedures for that specific tyre. They're a really helpful crowd as Yokohama specialists & might even suggest the best pressures for your needs.
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Definitely an interesting one. This was on the third run of the day, had been monitoring pressures and was sitting around 29psi hot (Yoko recommends max of 30psi hot). The weaving comment, I had two other racers mention weaving as causing problems, one specifically mentioning this tyre. *Shrug* - most importantly I'm just glad that it all turned out ok. I'll be taking further precautions and preventative measures moving forward regardless.
It's been a great tyre in terms of pace, consistency and life (well, to this point!) but I might try a move away from the Yokohamas, just to run something different. They're bloody expensive but have a reputation of long life and keep pace right til the end, but given that from here on they'll be race days, I was thinking that it might be safer to have a newer tyre more often, rather than trying to run the full year on a single set due to the cost of them.
It's been a great tyre in terms of pace, consistency and life (well, to this point!) but I might try a move away from the Yokohamas, just to run something different. They're bloody expensive but have a reputation of long life and keep pace right til the end, but given that from here on they'll be race days, I was thinking that it might be safer to have a newer tyre more often, rather than trying to run the full year on a single set due to the cost of them.
