Wow, talk about scary. Glad your car did not roll or anything worse. By the way I am taking my car out LR this spring and have heard the turn 1 & 2 are very treacherous? I have been told the run off area is basically a sloping slip n slide all the way into a marsh/ barriers? Is that true? I have only driven dessert tracks (willow springs, millermotorsports) so far and am thinking about at east coast track trip this summer. Just seeing what info I can find out from people who have race limerock
Unfortunately no way to predict a stud failure. Considering that the car gets tracked 10-15 times per season, my preventative maintenance now includes stud replacement every few seasons "just in case".
Thanks GOD that didn't happen going into turn one!!!! I kept saying "god don't let this happen at turn one....please god don't let that happen..."
Ha...then I said wait! not at turn two either wait please not here, thankfully it happened well into the braking zone where you were going slowest and the road is cambered a bit.
I was using my regular wheels. Consensus seems to be that the two adjacent studs just failed after so many track days and sheared off. Wheels were torqued same as always.
honda the power of "OH SHIT"!!!!!!!
Jlizel 10 months ago
holy crap! that's insane!
vonjager 1 year ago
whoa i would have pooped my pants..glad you've started preventive maintenance on your studs!! NSX=AWSOME CAR!!!
jtrolinger 1 year ago
wow.. thats sucks.. glad your ok though!
shak541 2 years ago
Wow, talk about scary. Glad your car did not roll or anything worse. By the way I am taking my car out LR this spring and have heard the turn 1 & 2 are very treacherous? I have been told the run off area is basically a sloping slip n slide all the way into a marsh/ barriers? Is that true? I have only driven dessert tracks (willow springs, millermotorsports) so far and am thinking about at east coast track trip this summer. Just seeing what info I can find out from people who have race limerock
snowthugs 2 years ago
Unfortunately no way to predict a stud failure. Considering that the car gets tracked 10-15 times per season, my preventative maintenance now includes stud replacement every few seasons "just in case".
rso34 2 years ago
Wow that's crazy - any way to predict week studs?
BeastEd 2 years ago
Thanks GOD that didn't happen going into turn one!!!! I kept saying "god don't let this happen at turn one....please god don't let that happen..."
Ha...then I said wait! not at turn two either wait please not here, thankfully it happened well into the braking zone where you were going slowest and the road is cambered a bit.
Seems someone up high was looking out for you ;)
Kei
Kamukix 3 years ago
My thoughts too. "Don't let it happen in big bend!" That darn tire wall got me.
brian1366 2 years ago
Hehe... "wheel falls off"
... but as the other guy mentioned - it could've happened in one of the high speed turns... :O
koko56 3 years ago
Stayed with the OEM but am keeping track of the track mileage on them and will change them out as part of "regular" maintenance.
rso34 4 years ago
Im so sorry. This sucks real bad
nsxracersb 4 years ago 7
The up side is you couldnt have picked a better spot for that to happen. Not too high speed on that stretch and good runoff.
davenow 4 years ago 12
I wonder if this driver just put on a set of track wheels? Gotta drive some then torque. suks
fourringpilot 4 years ago
I was using my regular wheels. Consensus seems to be that the two adjacent studs just failed after so many track days and sheared off. Wheels were torqued same as always.
rso34 4 years ago