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- 07 Mazda 3 GTS HB
No amount of Tech check-in can shield you from the unexpected. It's there to weed out the obvious show-stoppers and nothing more.
At our event yesterday, we had an unexpected reminder as to why you never turn your back on a moving car on-course, and why spectators should be a good distance away.
This happened on a 90* right-hander leading into the finish:
The car slid at least 150 feet in a semi-controlled fashion, and stopped in the runoff area after the finish. The tire bounced towards the Timing & Scoring trailer at about 25-35mph--we usually have a tent set up in front for registration and an impromptu kid-corral. This is where I was sitting, so I had a very uncomfortable front-row seat when the tire smacked the front bumper of the truck that hauls the timing trailer.
Thankfully the kids had moved further away before this happened, so no injuries, only vehicle damage...
This is proof that even a well-maintained car can have something fail catastrophically. The wheel was only about a year old, but it was the point of failure, as all the lugs were properly torqued..
At our event yesterday, we had an unexpected reminder as to why you never turn your back on a moving car on-course, and why spectators should be a good distance away.
This happened on a 90* right-hander leading into the finish:
The car slid at least 150 feet in a semi-controlled fashion, and stopped in the runoff area after the finish. The tire bounced towards the Timing & Scoring trailer at about 25-35mph--we usually have a tent set up in front for registration and an impromptu kid-corral. This is where I was sitting, so I had a very uncomfortable front-row seat when the tire smacked the front bumper of the truck that hauls the timing trailer.
Thankfully the kids had moved further away before this happened, so no injuries, only vehicle damage...
This is proof that even a well-maintained car can have something fail catastrophically. The wheel was only about a year old, but it was the point of failure, as all the lugs were properly torqued..