Wow, What Happenned Here? Catastrophic Failure...
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Wow, What Happenned Here? Catastrophic Failure...
Take a look at this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cL7ppUwKVE
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Le Mans Master
I remember once someone said the Colin Chapman said a perfectly engineered race car would disintegrate as it passes over the finish line at the end of the race, since staying together any longer than that was a waste of material and engineering.
Looks like they guessed wrong where the finish line was located, huh?
Looks like they guessed wrong where the finish line was located, huh?
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Burning Brakes
Wonder what the driver was thinking..."Brake late, brake late, UHHHH....we've got a problem..."
Pretty crazy how they both ripped out of there so quick.
Pretty crazy how they both ripped out of there so quick.
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Le Mans Master
So, has anyone heard what caused that failure? That Youtube was one of the best videos I've seen of the incident. Right front failed only one frame before the left.
Almost looked like explosive charges were planted on the uprights!
A very entertaining race, though!
Have a good one,
Mike
Almost looked like explosive charges were planted on the uprights!
A very entertaining race, though!
Have a good one,
Mike
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So, has anyone heard what caused that failure? That Youtube was one of the best videos I've seen of the incident. Right front failed only one frame before the left.
Almost looked like explosive charges were planted on the uprights!
A very entertaining race, though!
Have a good one,
Mike
Almost looked like explosive charges were planted on the uprights!
A very entertaining race, though!
Have a good one,
Mike
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Holy crap!!
I guess I shouldn't feel so bad that my upper control arms keep getting pushed off of the bushings in my Z.
I guess I shouldn't feel so bad that my upper control arms keep getting pushed off of the bushings in my Z.
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You know someone said "back to he drawig board" or Catia if you want.
Did you look at the other video from in car. He is driving along, the wheels and front suspension depart the car, and he is calmly trying to steer through it? Reflex I am sure, but makes a very funny momment (since he lived and was unhurt).
Did you look at the other video from in car. He is driving along, the wheels and front suspension depart the car, and he is calmly trying to steer through it? Reflex I am sure, but makes a very funny momment (since he lived and was unhurt).
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Melting Slicks
Used to be, with metallic parts, you could see that something wasn't going to last because things would bend or distort and that would give you some warning that something wasn't strong enough. Distortion and cracking of parts was more often the mode of failure and it wasn't as sudden as this.
With composites, there isn't and yielding, it's either fine or failed, and nothing in between...
And BTW if you were around when Chapman was making Loti, you'll remember there were several races where Jim Clark fnished with parts hanging off the car and in one case the rear suspension failed as he approached the finish line and he limped home with about 15 degrees of negative camber on one side...
Like your mom said, "it's all fun and games until somebody loses an eye"... Chapman's engineering MO was to make things as light as he could, and if it broke, then fix it, but then again, Clark didn't live all that long either.... I'd like to think we've come a long way from that approach...
With composites, there isn't and yielding, it's either fine or failed, and nothing in between...
And BTW if you were around when Chapman was making Loti, you'll remember there were several races where Jim Clark fnished with parts hanging off the car and in one case the rear suspension failed as he approached the finish line and he limped home with about 15 degrees of negative camber on one side...
Like your mom said, "it's all fun and games until somebody loses an eye"... Chapman's engineering MO was to make things as light as he could, and if it broke, then fix it, but then again, Clark didn't live all that long either.... I'd like to think we've come a long way from that approach...