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I've never gotten more than about a hundred yards Posted by Ari [Email] ![]() ![]() In Reply to: Saab 9k handling test results, Gary, Fri, 24 Jan 2003 13:35:54 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
But that was without the tire OR rim. It sounds like your daughter still had the rim.
I've got a Sonett II that I used to autocross. It had the original steel wheels. Once during an autocross, I heard a thump, and saw a wheel pass me. I brought the car to a gentle stop. Due to metal fatigue, there were micro-cracks at the steel wheels where the bolts were (The car was over 20 years old at that time). I had ripped the center of the rim out - there were little bits of metal stuck to the bolts still in the hub. The thump occured when the wheel came off, the car actually PASSED it, then the wheel hit the passenger side door, then sped off.
The car came to a gentle stop, with NO damage, other than a tire mark on the door that came off with a little wax. I jacked up the car, stuck the spare on, and drove off.
It really impressed the rest of the folks at the autocross. I didn't push the car until I swapped the original steel rims with the alloy soccer balls from the later cars.
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