One wheel came loose. I seem to recall that happening with five lug wheels occasionally.
oh boy! Where have you been? NASCAR has been looking for you! The first race of the year and what we saw 2 tires loose? Or maybe just 1, the other came off the rim.
I remember this part.
When I asked the question, the last example anybody could come with was Dale Jr. in 2004. It happened today, it WILL happen again, just as it does in EVERY other series than run single lug wheels. I'm just saying......
It has nothing to do with growing pains, it's just part of what can and sometimes does happen with these wheels. If everybody wants to use them for whatever reason, fine, but don't pretend that they are safer than five on five, because they are just not. 99.9% of the time, loose five lug wheels give the driver sufficient warming. Single lug wheels often don't.
Nope, not back, just wanted to make a point. As long as a certain three other people ARE here, I WON'T be. Bye!
The pushord was too short.
I think I would have waited awhile before I based a judgement after the first round of pit stops with everything brand new for the first time, but that's just me.
I was just giving you a hard time. I hope I didn’t offend you and you keep posting here regularly
Look, just because you jacked an ASA car under caution with a 10 minute pit window dont expect me to take you seriously
Loose is a big diff from completely off the hub. But it’s new. Issues are expected until they figure it out. And they will…
They lose a couple just about every week in Indycar.
Really? Not the ones I’ve watched but I don’t watch start to finish so maybe so?
Anecdotal.
I do watch start to finish and don't remember losing wheels that frequently.
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Because it happened so early in the race I thought, oh,oh.. But it did go pretty smooth being a new car, I'm looking forward to the rest of the year.
I thought this car was supposed to be much more durable than the old car?
Did you miss the part where multiple cars, including your guy in the 18, took significant contact in Brad’s first big one and kept on and were competitive due to the composite bodies?
Between the clash and 500, I think it has shown itself to be so.
Yes
Composite bodies are helpful for beating and banging, in the past few years Xfinity cars could take more contact than Cup cars.
That's the line we were fed.
You’re going to send out bouquets after only one race? I’m gonna let it play out over at least a few races before I say anyone was correct.
Read it again.
In the first big one, the 9 hit the 5 from the rear and had what they described on radio as an eight inch dent from the nose to near the wheel well. Last year, that’s catastrophic. This year? It popped right out during a pit stop and was fine.
