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924RACR · Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 5:07 am Post subject: Why not to race on 8-spoke wheels

Apparently they break. A lot. At least with Hoosiers...
http://www.kenrosephotography.com/galleries/waterford-club-race-5---sunday-98/ui/150035010352303f9d2a202

Scroll through the subsequent photos and you'll see the outer part of the 8-spoke 4-lug rim that was on the LF of the #47 Mustang, came apart under cornering loads. Not the first one they've broken, but the most spectacular...

PS - scroll back 10 pics or so and you'll see Merritt (driving the #77) working over her friend Kimi in the #47...

Merritt had a great weekend, coming away with one 3rd place and 2 2nds!

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emoore924 · Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 2815

Ya picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel!

Super-secret evil plan: The toofah guys give the mustang guys all their old tarantula wheels. Then we challenge them to a race. The wheels break on the mustang thereby allowing the toofah to win. Muuwwwwwhahahah, um, ahem.

Never saw anyone race on those wheels. Now I know why. Plus they're pretty old by now. Not sure I'd want to use them either. Better spread the word.

924RACR · Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2013 9:41 pm Post subject:

Yeah, pretty spectacular failure, and 3 corners earlier she'd've been going a LOT faster. 75mph vs. 55. Either way, apparently the car's a write-off (the Mustang, that is).

Sad to see a former championship-winning car put down like that... but at least it was on-track fighting for the podium!

As for beating the Rustangs... well, we don't need even that kind of advantage to beat 'em!

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Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11723 Location: PacNW

That your wife driving?
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924RACR · Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2013 10:57 pm Post subject:

She's driving the #77 now, yes...
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KDJones2000 · Joined: 14 Sep 2010 Posts: 322 Location: Phoenix, AZ

We have one set of those and one set of Talledega wheels on our Toofah.

I guess that the good news for us at least is that we are running Falken Azeni's, not Hoosiers.

I will take a good look at them before our upcoming race - thanks for the heads up!
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924RACR · Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2013 10:07 pm Post subject:

Sure, and be sure to check both inside and out for cracks. Good time to scrub 'em clean, the better to see...

They just don't seem to be up to the loads, at least not those of Hoosiers...
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emoore924 · Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 2815

Looked through some of the other pics. Absolutely love the pic of the Vdubs walkin the dog...