tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post2753657339364707501..comments2024-03-29T07:29:53.513-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Drag racing - minus an essential component!Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-26782524453605370822012-06-14T02:48:12.755-05:002012-06-14T02:48:12.755-05:00A fellow in a sprint car had the outer ring of his...A fellow in a sprint car had the outer ring of his wheel break off, he was still steering with a spoke attached to the center hub. It apparently demoralized the competition to see the guy toss the wheel out of the cockpit at speed and continue on.Frenchynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-3214048334112121602012-06-13T12:05:26.281-05:002012-06-13T12:05:26.281-05:00The steering shaft broke where a hole was drilled....The steering shaft broke where a hole was drilled.<br /><br />It's in the comments with the vid and there was a lot of detailed analysis when it happened on a couple of the car forums.<br /><br />The QD is much closer to the wheel than where the break is.Angus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-19371244779654115122012-06-13T12:00:13.212-05:002012-06-13T12:00:13.212-05:00That's the ultimate Holy Shit!!! moment.
My n...That's the ultimate <i>Holy Shit!!!</i> moment.<br /><br />My neighbor used to race class A Altered, and his worst experience was having the brake lever come off in his hand. He managed to get the car stopped in time.<br /><br />Thanks for the post.Mad Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190137186843630543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-89112234295034172992012-06-13T10:17:55.297-05:002012-06-13T10:17:55.297-05:00You can see the pin that supposed to hold it is ou...You can see the pin that supposed to hold it is out of place.<br /><br />I laugh every time I see it. His "hand ballet" is so funny to me. I've heard old time pilots that had to feather an engine while increasing throttle on the others went thru similar one handed ballet performances....STxRynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-8540407777532963192012-06-13T09:16:31.464-05:002012-06-13T09:16:31.464-05:00I think the steering wheel is *supposed* to not be...I think the steering wheel is *supposed* to not be firmly attached, so as to be able to extract the driver more easily in the case of a bad crash...but the driver is also supposed to know not to pull the thing upwards. <br /><br />Or maybe there's supposed to be a cotter pin holding it together. One that's strong enough to resist a casual tug, but weak enough that a good, hard pull will shear it easily.Dirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04353273036394049597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-47569857638826678642012-06-13T07:54:20.084-05:002012-06-13T07:54:20.084-05:00I'm amazed how composed he was, it only took a...I'm amazed how composed he was, it only took a second or two to get on the brakes. Then my favorite part, he inspects the failure point almost before he's stopped.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090687736202622960noreply@blogger.com