Proof positive that you can't mix bodywork with Crown Royal and Cocaine.
Proof positive that you can't mix bodywork with Crown Royal and Cocaine.
Rob Liebbe - Texas Region
Camaro, Mustang, doesn't matter to me, I'll race it.
At least HE finished his car.Originally Posted by Rob Liebbe
JJ
Well played sir, well played.
#39 CMC Camaro
Orange is Fast!
CMC-NT01 FTW!
Didn't hit anything before the rim broke, or after (thankfully). Approximately 100+mph, turned left for T1 at Sears, rim/tire exited the car (kinda quietly, too!), and I went plowing into the grass. The safety crew found my wheel at T5.
Fixed, and back out racing on Sunday. The other 5Zigen's are now going to the scrap yard.
Off to Chicago for the week. Discuss amoungst ya selves.
Last edited by Adam Ginsberg; 11-14-2011 at 11:00 AM.
Finishing isn't the problem, starting is.
Rob Liebbe - Texas Region
Camaro, Mustang, doesn't matter to me, I'll race it.
Holy shit! Howold was that wheel that broke? How much warning did you get? That is a SCARY failure.
2011- Texas Region CMC2 Rookie of the Year.
2012- Broke with no car.
2013- Author- Hard Luck Lloyd: The Complete Story of Slow-Talking, Fast-Driving Texan Lloyd Ruby
Wow Adam... glad no other damage happened.
I bought the rims used from a fellow AI racer earlier this year. I'm unsure how long he'd had them before I got them. I used them at 3 or 4 events this year, without any problems. No contact with other cars, and I had just inspected them to have a new set of RA1's mounted 3 days before Sears. It's possible the tire shop got the rim "tweaked" in the mounting machine, but I have no evidence of it. I do recall one particular rim/tire combo having a slight air leak that I thought was a valve stem. When the tire shop install the new RA1's, I had them replace all 4 valve stems, and didn't have any leaks afterwards. At least, as far as I know.
There was NO warning prior to failure, at least, that I can recall. We've all heard various "noises" when driving, typically attributed to rocks flying up, a nut/bolt, etc. But, we don't pull off track every time we hear what we believe to be a "minor" ping/ting/thud.
Had the rim failed in T10, or the carousel, it would have been very ugly. Had it failed on the banks of Cal Speedway.....well....
The brake rotor, while packed with dirt and grass, was undamaged, as the remainder of the rim rode along the pavement the short distance prior to the grass. The passenger fender is a bit tweaked, but can he popped back into place. Beyond that, the car appears to be ok - I raced on Sunday, and the car was ok. I didn't run the laptimes I wanted (damn Nick Steel!), but was faster this weekend than I had been before.
The center section is now hung in my office as a trophy, and the rim is in the garage and will be treated similarly. At least there's a good story behind it.
Last edited by Adam Ginsberg; 11-14-2011 at 01:16 PM.
Adam G.
CMC #5
2009 California Pony Car Cup CMC Champion
2009 SoCal CMC Champion (Team Hollywood)
2012 Kona Blue Metallic Boss 302 #1710
Buy a hooptie, then race that mofo!
NASA SoCal Race Director
Really?
Just kidding Adam, glad you and the car are okay.
How much more of this can we ecpect as we add weight to the newer cars to try and keep things even?
JJ
Got my new iPhone 4s today. I had a Blackberry and so the smart phones didn't interest me at all - so what if you can browse the web or download a bunch of useless apps? However my boss recommended it highly, I saw the new commercial and got interested, and ordered one.
***paradigm shift***
I'm in love with Siri, hope my wife doesn't find out. She does everything I ask without complaint. She is the perfect woman/assistant/companion!
Well almost everything. I had to try the "open the pod bay doors" and got a reply of "sigh". LOL
-Wayne
-CMC #85
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