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Wheel failure video

Post by jeffw » Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:52 pm

The guy is pretty lucky. Be sure to watch the slow-mo part.

http://www.finishlineprod.net/2007_even ... n_race.wmv
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Re: Wheel failure video

Post by Chrispy » Thu Aug 11, 2011 7:23 am

Damn. Anyone able to identify the wheel manufacturer in the video from the remnants? Is it another 949 6UL?
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Re: Wheel failure video

Post by breakaway500 » Thu Aug 11, 2011 8:00 am

It has the right amount of spokes (12). Any wheel can completely fail if stressed long enough and ignored...proper maintenance before every event is the best defense against surprises out on track... :shock:
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Re: Wheel failure video

Post by TroyV » Thu Aug 11, 2011 8:38 am

It doesn't look like a 6UL to me......it looks more like a Team Dynamics wheel. Yay.....I have a set of those as well. :)
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Re: Wheel failure video

Post by breakaway500 » Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:06 am

Yea,it does look like a TD wheel. Careful inspection of ones wheels is about all you can do to hopefully prevent a complete failure... :wink:
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Re: Wheel failure video

Post by 6PAK72 » Thu Aug 11, 2011 3:01 pm

Can we stop this now? :oops: I'll get past the mental scarring at some point. (kidding)
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Re: Wheel failure video

Post by jeffw » Thu Aug 11, 2011 4:35 pm

At least he didn't end up-side-down.
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