Ouch....who's the dummy?

[MADGT]

You're seeing street tires on a drag strip with too much power

Understand now...

 

[tang-o]

Understand now...

I don't - Seriously, what can cause the car to veer left all of the sudden (other than steering input)? Did the right tire all of the sudden have more grip (or left spinning more?) Different temperatures during burn out?

There is obviously a human factor here, but I'm just curious what precautions can you take when taking a car like this to a drag strip?

I've driven my car at race tracks with stock tires and other than lack of grip there was no "unexpected" behavior from the tires (I do have 100- HP of course). The tires on the '15 mustang are pretty good too.... Obviously the drag strip is a different beast so I'm curious. Is there a more detailed speculation

I feel sorry for the guy, for sure. It is supposed to be fun. Total suckage

 

[cm581978]

Probably the retard with the F1A on a stock motor

 

[tjm73]

Needs driver mod.....

 

[TGR96]

This hurts me to watch...

I really feel bad for the guy.

 

[cbass]

No amount of money can purchase talent, skill, or experience.

 

[Johnf78]

Oh he purchased expirience there all right!

 

[Deez-67]

 

[Deez-67]

From what I've heard around here he was in a pure street class this weekend at the no prep Outlaw Armageddon race. He is normaly on DR's or slicks.


This shit doesn't look fun at all. lmao!

 

[Deez-67]

Day 2 highlights more of the same.

 

[Deez-67]

 

[lindertw]

additional video posted on yellowbullet - skip ahead to 24sec

 

[Mystickeith50]

No prep races are so awesome!!!!........ <insert sarcasm>......

 

[07TR]

Sigh R.I.P. To another red

 

[ford20]

No prep races are so awesome!!!!........ <insert sarcasm>......

What he said, no chance I would ever do that. I think since I have heard about No prep racing I have seen or heard of 15 +/- cars losing it with a handful hitting the walls.

 

[cbass]

I wish there was a way to recreate the way a car reacts in those situations without it being next to a concrete wall. I'd be real interested in what my natural reactions would be. I'm not a pro drifter, but I feel like autocrossing since I turned 18 would only help.

 

[NickD87]

watching 1320s video you can see he had the brakes on and was countersteering once it got sideways, it looks like something mechanical went wrong and maybe the throttle was stuck

 

[Deez-67]

watching 1320s video you can see he had the brakes on and was countersteering once it got sideways, it looks like something mechanical went wrong and maybe the throttle was stuck

Hard to tell

 

[46Tbird]

watching 1320s video you can see he had the brakes on and was countersteering once it got sideways, it looks like something mechanical went wrong and maybe the throttle was stuck

Yeah, the throttle was stuck alright - by a Reebok.

He never lifted when the wheel spin came on hard. With little or no traction in the rear, it only takes a slight force to kick the rear end out and point the car in an unintended direction. At that point you're fighting inertia across a smooth surface - with rear wheels sliding and the fronts locked up. He might have been able to make less of a mess if he had let out a little sooner, not overcorrected the steering, and had a little better touch with the brakes. The automatic wasn't helping by still delivering (mucho) power to the rear wheels as they began to gain some grip in the middle of that braking slide.

But really it was all over about the moment it shifted to second and he laid into the throttle while pointed straight. If we're being honest, the same thing would have happened to a lot of us. Those no prep races are pretty senseless, especially in a big power car with streetable radials.