Professional driver. Don't try this at home!

Cybersavage · 01-05-2008, 03:01 PM

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...deoID=25336566

Oregon · 01-05-2008, 03:09 PM

Oops. I hate it when THAT happens.:biggrin:

Dave · 01-05-2008, 04:32 PM

seen this b4 but it get s better every time i watch it....

true story at a local auto x at giants stadium someone lost one wheel...luckily it was an old crx
but it sounded horrible!

larryn · 01-05-2008, 04:35 PM

I'm guilty of losing a wheel at autocross. I was using 5mm non-hubcentric spacers, and it put too much strain on the lugbolts. I sheared one bolt about halfway through my run, and the rest went pop-pop-pop-pop, and the car dropped to the ground, and my driver's side rear wheel went flying past me. The car was going about 60mph around a sweeper.

Not good.

Don't use non-hubcentric spacers on BMWs. :biggrin:

Cybersavage · 01-05-2008, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by izzodesh

True story at a local auto x at giants stadium someone lost one wheel...luckily it was an old crx
but it sounded horrible!

I worked at Santa Monica BMW for several years. I once sold a 3 Series to a customer that wanted a different manufacturers tires than were on the one he purchased so the service dept. swapped all 5 with another new 3er from our inventory. The guy headed out the driveway happier than a pig in shit and made it about a 100 ft. down the boulevard before the right rear wheel fell off.

slipkmaggot · 01-05-2008, 06:19 PM

hmmm i don't see the vid on that page

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larryn Lieutenant General 2148 Rep 10,176 Posts Drives: '97 332ti, '21 X5 45e, '16 GT4 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Seattle iTrader: (2)	I'm guilty of losing a wheel at autocross. I was using 5mm non-hubcentric spacers, and it put too much strain on the lugbolts. I sheared one bolt about halfway through my run, and the rest went pop-pop-pop-pop, and the car dropped to the ground, and my driver's side rear wheel went flying past me. The car was going about 60mph around a sweeper. Not good. Don't use non-hubcentric spacers on BMWs. :biggrin:
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slipkmaggot First Lieutenant 15 Rep 361 Posts Drives: Join Date: Nov 2007 iTrader: (0)	hmmm i don't see the vid on that page __________________ :roundel: :roundel: :roundel: :roundel: :roundel: :roundel: :roundel: :roundel: :roundel:
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