Call me crazy but I think I probably would have shut it down just as soon as I lost the front tire, I sure wouldn't have taken it to the end that's for sure
@RW-kd4gx2 ай бұрын
😂
@petiecoe52942 ай бұрын
Yeah, same here
@southtexashustler2 ай бұрын
Bro, did he just stay in the throttle a little longer when the front wheel flew off like that…🤷🏽♂️
@Soshstar9992 ай бұрын
@southtexashustler no shit, he's got bigger nuts than I do that's for sure, that or just less brains one
@neptasur2 ай бұрын
One would think
@bobcote13752 ай бұрын
Glad no one was hurt. Hopefully you can get the car fixed soon. Live and learn…. That’s racing 🏁
@thudableАй бұрын
Glad nobody injured. Thanks for posting
@SlyFox9194Ай бұрын
@thudable yes, definitely!
@Moka4allАй бұрын
Thanks for the video. I’m glad you’re OK.
@jeffmurphree29372 ай бұрын
Glad everyone is ok! Car can be fixed.
@SlyFox91942 ай бұрын
Yes, absolutely!
@klutchdust4346Ай бұрын
seen a lot of dumb stuff in all my years racing, this just took over the #1 spot.
@travisstone67422 ай бұрын
Having wrecked my 93" wheelbase T Roadster drag car at 128 thru the trap when left front spindle decided to come off the axle...the first thing I did, as a passenger, at that point was to kill my electrical.
@matthewmoilanen7872 ай бұрын
So the front end breaks and you don't notice it and continue the run? Doesn't seem wise to me.
@TheoneGodfatherАй бұрын
Well if he didn’t notice it then yea, why wouldn’t he continue the run?
@CarsandCatsАй бұрын
First intentional 3-wheeled pass I've ever seen in 40 years of racing. They ought to pull his license before he hurts someone!
@SlyFox9194Ай бұрын
@@CarsandCats 🤣🙌👌
@cmphighpower2 ай бұрын
I was in the stands don’t understand why he didn’t lift. Didn’t see the tire come off?
@raydaggers5773Ай бұрын
That's what I'm thinking. Front end is so light under load and didn't see the tire exit the wheel. Probably had no idea it was gone until the parachute deployed.
@jerryfrederick66102 ай бұрын
That was insane. Lot of power there. Sounded great.
@SlyFox91942 ай бұрын
It is an awesome machine 🤘
@fymoonedogmane2 ай бұрын
having driven an Altered for 14 years I can say on mine it was very hard to see the front tires, but I would have seen it come off the car.
@kurtfoulke5130Ай бұрын
Great looking car. Stay safe
@izom2 ай бұрын
green monster- wow- you were lucky ;-) stay safe
@mikebaker95742 ай бұрын
Great looking altered, hope they put it together and try again.
@SlyFox91942 ай бұрын
They will have it back up and running in a few weeks! 👍
@alkennedy11242 ай бұрын
If your not on you talant levels the car , wreckage is what will be the out come,no show offing, or none pro people around you ok, thanks BigAl California p.s.
@jamestone2652 ай бұрын
Green race cars are bad luck!
@SlyFox91942 ай бұрын
Superstition 🤷♂️
@gasser2172 ай бұрын
FUEL ALTERED'S FOR EVER!
@SlyFox91942 ай бұрын
Amen!
@recoilrob3242 ай бұрын
Personally...I wouldn't run modern slicks on an old style dragster like that. They're WAY too sticky which means tire shake...or wheelie WAY down the track. Back in the day the fuel altered's would smoke the hard compound tires for most of the run which is slower but also tends to help keep the front tires down where they can actually have an impact on where the car is going.
@LeskoBrandon-kv9is2 ай бұрын
You better head to the track and straighten everyone out . They are all doing it wrong ... me included .
@recoilrob3242 ай бұрын
@@LeskoBrandon-kv9is I didn't say anything was right or wrong...just that I wouldn't run wrinkle-wall slicks on an old short wheelbase car like that. You do you and have fun! Maybe after you shake the car apart a few times you'll come to agree with my thoughts. Or not. Be safe Brother!
@LeskoBrandon-kv9is2 ай бұрын
@@recoilrob324 We run many events a year ... all cars use 'wrinkle-wall' tires . It is often said "you can't drive a car that is shaking , but you can drive a car that is spinning" So yes - shaking is a concern and wheel speed is the cure . I don't know a thing about the car in this video , but every car that we run against has to be certified to run in their class . We are certed down to 6.0 - they may appear vintage , but yet we must meet current safety standards . If you have not already done so ... look up 'extreme top fuel' . Quite a show !! And it's all done on a 12" tire .
@tomlimbeck99342 ай бұрын
I run hard slicks on my bantam. They make it easier to brake also.
@johnnydsworld7102 ай бұрын
Why the hell did he stay in it after the left front checked out? That was straight silly. Cost him a nice car.
@funone87162 ай бұрын
Curious question, why is it idling so fast? Seems way high.
@SlyFox91942 ай бұрын
Only idling at 2k, pretty normal for a blower car of this caliber.
@LeskoBrandon-kv9is2 ай бұрын
It looks like the throttle hung open ?? The wheel left the car early in the run ... but the run continued ? Glad you're ok .
@SlyFox91942 ай бұрын
Driver stayed in the throttle to prevent a nose dive/possible endo.
@OLDFARTRACINGOFR330-vt9bx2 ай бұрын
Looking good gotta love mechanical injection keep on keeping on
@SlyFox91942 ай бұрын
Absolutely! Thanks
@lylejohnston41252 ай бұрын
Just a suggestion, Try backing into the water and then heating the slicks from a stop.
@SlyFox91942 ай бұрын
😂👍
@tireballastserviceofflorid77712 ай бұрын
What exactly does that do different?
@LeskoBrandon-kv9is2 ай бұрын
@@tireballastserviceofflorid7771 There are a few reasons why lyle's advice is good . 1) the whole burnout process will happen at a much lower speed ie:safer. 2) the front tires won't be able to drag water forward of the water box. We run a front engine dragster and we pull thru the water very slowly , stop just past and then do the burnout . Works perfect . The idea of a high speed burnout makes no sense (at least to me :>)
@tireballastserviceofflorid77712 ай бұрын
@LeskoBrandon-kv9is Well, I have seen 1000 burn outs 80 different ways. 95% roll through and light it up. And 99% of those are good runs. I see your point but a proper burn out fast or slow heats the tires and cleans the tracks. Not sure it is as critical as you might think. About 600 things could have caused that wheel hop. I probably would have shut it down way early and ran again.
@LeskoBrandon-kv9is2 ай бұрын
@@tireballastserviceofflorid7771 Yessir ! There are many ways that work well . We prefer the slower speed burnout as it lessens the chance of the 'last 20 feet wiggle' that often occurs . One thing for sure ... if a tire falls off the run is over !!
@largetimefab2 ай бұрын
Dude... That is wild!
@SlyFox91942 ай бұрын
It was even more wild in person!
@19jody722 ай бұрын
Seen one similar to this down in Florida about 12 years ago.. old 32ish flord.. super nice..WAS! Destroyed the entire car! He said he finshed it the night before, paint wasn't even cured.. DESTROYED IT. STRAIGHT INTO THE WALL ABOUT 300 FEET OUT. Tires spun and he didn't let out.
@SlyFox91942 ай бұрын
Damn, that's wild! Bad deal.
@19jody722 ай бұрын
@SlyFox9194 yeah man, driver was unhurt, but he lost about $40,000 is about 6 seconds!
@SlyFox91942 ай бұрын
@19jody72 good deal, cars can be replaced, humans can't.
@jessuproerig9392 ай бұрын
I have to believe with that tire shake he didnt even see the wheel leaving and with a new blower combo, probably figure its driving different, but cars do tend to drive on 3 wheel at any given time. So i can see why he kept his foot in it alittle to long.
@SlyFox91942 ай бұрын
Absolutely, agreed 👍
@frosthoeАй бұрын
Sigh. Baby steps man Baby steps. Stop letting your ego and testis dictate your safety. It took me years and 3 ICU stays before i fanally learned. Big power..BABY steps. cause when it hooks wrong into a wall or drops a mount at full tilt ,its over before you can even react. And then you get lucky, live, and wake up in an ICU with family all red eyed and exausted from waiting 2 days for you to come around and make it. Best wishes warrior. Baby steps. Set small goals before a full run, STEPS
@SlyFox9194Ай бұрын
@@frosthoe well said👍
@sallybrokaw6124Ай бұрын
Didn't look like a good launch off the line. Rears spun and shook past the tree. AL B.
@b16575682 ай бұрын
Why run that out?
@nzsaltflatsracer80542 ай бұрын
Did it break both kingpin bosses off the axle? Was it excessive scrub radius or caster or both that started the low speed death wobble!
@SlyFox91942 ай бұрын
Driver side spindle sheared off at 100' out, then he drove it the rest of the way, after 1/8mile slowed it down and it drove into the wall, causing the other front spindle to break off on impact.
@johnhaus30192 ай бұрын
Front wheel comes off and the driver stays in it, constantly accelerating. Even if the throttle hung open how about a kill switch? How about brakes? This guy shouldn't be anywhere near a track. He could have very easily crashed into the other car.
@SlyFox91942 ай бұрын
Well you see, you can't exactly slam on the brakes in this scenario. 😂
@johnhaus30192 ай бұрын
@@SlyFox9194 Really? Why not? Guess it's just best to stay on the gas and go faster.
@SlyFox91942 ай бұрын
@johnhaus3019 ever seen a car do a front flip?
@johnhaus30192 ай бұрын
@@SlyFox9194 Would you rather do it at 50 mph or 150 mph? The last thing you want to do is go faster.
@SlyFox91942 ай бұрын
@johnhaus3019 hard to say, when your the one in the situation, you have to make split second decisions 🤷♂️
@timothyharrison89532 ай бұрын
So, why did the wheel come off?
@SlyFox91942 ай бұрын
The Spindle broke.
@karlplaysdrumsАй бұрын
Because it was tired.
@SlyFox9194Ай бұрын
@@karlplaysdrums 😂🙌
@Dunkolunk2 ай бұрын
Lucky day at the track.
@frankschwartz74052 ай бұрын
>>Huge Wreck!
@gasser2172 ай бұрын
ONLY AN IDIOT WOULD SAY SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
@billmiller7138Ай бұрын
Tell me you don’t know anything about drag cars without telling me you don’t know anything about drag cars😂
@frankschwartz7405Ай бұрын
@@billmiller7138 Oh, the rules of physics don't apply to "drag cars"? The characteristics I mentioned makes them inherently "Crashmobiles"...and they constantly prove me right.
@frankschwartz7405Ай бұрын
@@billmiller7138 >>Tell me you don’t know anything about drag cars
@billmiller7138Ай бұрын
@@frankschwartz7405 wow! I’ve been driving altereds and dragsters and funny cars with “bald skinny front tires and no front brakes” 😂 since 1970. Finished and ran my latest dragster this past Memorial Day weekend so I suppose I’ve been disobeying the laws of physics all these years. 😂😂😂 haven’t failed to stop without hitting anything yet. Engineering, And oh yeah, drag chutes!
@gaylewhite20492 ай бұрын
Is it required to run a small block bowtie motor to go drag raceing??? Must not be smart enough to try to run another brand of motor.
@travisstone67422 ай бұрын
He just wants the best! Another troll that can't just looked at the video for what it is.