I saw a picture today of one of the guys who was hit. He was wearing a Saskatchewan Roughriders Tshirt. He's a long way from home to have something like that happen.
I saw a picture today of one of the guys who was hit. He was wearing a Saskatchewan Roughriders Tshirt. He's a long way from home to have something like that happen.
kreb wrote: What I have more trouble understanding is that often when there's only a couple of drivers behind the accident, they try and drive through as well. How often do you see someone spin or careen of a barier and take out the guy who would be clear if he'd lifted?
From watching the video its hard to tell, but it kinda looked to me like the driver of the white car decided to just keep his foot down and try to spin the black car out of the way rather than trying to avoid causing a potential pileup (like what happened). Either way, it was still much more of an accident than some others I have seen video of.
Streetwiseguy wrote:racerdave600 wrote: I've also thought for years they should abandon the steel wheels as they are VERY heavy.They are very heavy, and very strong. The wheel was still bolted to the hub, which was still bolted to the suspension...Imagine the repetetive forces acting on those right front wheels, and they seldom, if ever , fail. I wouldn't trust aluminum to that job, I'm afraid, but I'm a bit old. I like ferrous metals for big jobs.
That's why you used a forged wheel, not a simple aluminum version. The forged wheels used in our IMSA days were a 4th the weight of our Nascar steel wheels, yet they were much stronger. I can assure you the steel wheels bend and flex under use, and do not have an infinite life span. I want to say our old Daytona wheel and tire set up was north of 80 pounds.
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