"Bullitt Ride" (yesterdayknight)
08/06/2015 at 14:24 • Filed to: corvette, nurburgring, crash
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"Bullitt Ride" (yesterdayknight)
08/06/2015 at 14:24 • Filed to: corvette, nurburgring, crash | 1
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For the record, I don’t know if that’s the reason for the wheel coming off, that’s just my guess.
SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> Bullitt Ride
08/06/2015 at 14:32 |
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Looks like something else came off with it. Fender lining, or mechanical failure?
lone_liberal
> Bullitt Ride
08/06/2015 at 14:34 |
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Oh, man. There you are in Germany with your prepped Corvette ready to teach those Euro snobs a thing or two and then you forget to torque down those wheels with the super sticky tires that you swapped on for the occasion. That’s got to sting.
WiscoProud
> Bullitt Ride
08/06/2015 at 15:11 |
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Looks to me that he started going sideways, the edge of the tire “caught” on the road, and the sheer force snapped it off.
BRyan31122
> Bullitt Ride
08/06/2015 at 15:28 |
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Nah, didn’t make the proper investment.
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Bullitt Ride
> WiscoProud
08/06/2015 at 15:52 |
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The only way a wheel is coming off is if the lug nuts come off, or the wheel studs shear off, or the hub somehow blows apart (taking the brake calliper with it). If a wheel locks up, short of hitting a big pothole, it’s just going to slide and flat spot the tire.
Considering you see some smoke mid corner, my guess would be that the wheel came off the hub at that point and was probably rubbing against the inner fender, all of the power went to the inside wheel... which is why you see that wheel loose traction leaving mark on the pavement. Then the car trying to turn eventually pushed over the wheel which caused it to eject and launch the car with it.