WSB wheel failure

**doc** · 29th March 2011, 13:42

Oops......

**Stirts** · 29th March 2011, 13:58

You picked a fiiiiiiiiiiine time to leave meeeeeeeeeeee loose wheel!!

**Brian d marge** · 29th March 2011, 14:04

and the gormless witham saying it was a nut that came off when u could CLEARLY see it was a wheel failure

Now what I want to see is a close up shot of the break , I looks like no. five is a brittle failure. How long has that wheel been used??
is my next question ( assuming it Magnesium )

Stephen

**Crasherfromwayback** · 29th March 2011, 14:10

Originally Posted by Brian d'marge

. How long has that wheel been used??
is my next question ( assuming it Magnesium )

Stephen

I'm going for too long!

**Sensei** · 29th March 2011, 17:00

Shit better check my OZ Racing rims !!!!

**EJK** · 29th March 2011, 17:16

This is it, ja?

**Crasherfromwayback** · 29th March 2011, 17:35

Originally Posted by EJK

[This is it, ja?

Aye. Been on the Donington Superbikes thread for a coupla days now!

**k14** · 29th March 2011, 17:40

Originally Posted by Brian d'marge

and the gormless witham saying it was a nut that came off when u could CLEARLY see it was a wheel failure

I think that is pretty harsh, even though I had it in HD I replayed it multiple times in slow mo and still couldn't tell if the center of the wheel was still in tact or not. Pretty scary though, he was flippen lucky it happened at the slowest point on the track. If it happened going into turn 1 or the esses it could have been very bad indeed!

**Brian d marge** · 29th March 2011, 18:17

Originally Posted by k14

I think that is pretty harsh, even though I had it in HD I replayed it multiple times in slow mo and still couldn't tell if the center of the wheel was still in tact or not. Pretty scary though, he was flippen lucky it happened at the slowest point on the track. If it happened going into turn 1 or the esses it could have been very bad indeed!

Well I have it one low res, Internet and can clearly see , if fact as I was watching that the first time , thought that wheel is broken , then witham saying ...nut off , rewind ..nope broken

I think he spoke to quickly

dont get me wrong I like witham , esp when he said what ever shes selling Ill have 3 bags luv

but in this case ,,,whoops

Stephen

ps if you look at the wheel just before it goes out of shot , u can see the shiny bit where the spokes are broken but the dark bit in the centre is clearly to large to be a hub , which should have been there if the nut had come off

Magnesium is good stuff but it does have its drawbacks , cracking is I think one ( from memory )

**Crasherfromwayback** · 29th March 2011, 18:42

Originally Posted by Brian d'marge

Magnesium is good stuff but it does have its drawbacks , cracking is I think one ( from memory )

Burns good!

**Brian d marge** · 29th March 2011, 19:17

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

Burns good!

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It does, in some cases probably not a good idea

Stephen

**98tls** · 29th March 2011, 19:23

And to think i turned down a set of Carbon BSTs as i was concerned how they would stand up to life on our roads.Didnt think that would be possible with mag.