apparently the lug nuts were the wrong size for the threads.

 

No, I was at a different one this weekend - Shreveport.

 

somebody PLEASE tell me they saved his video off that website.

insta-classic.

the link doesnt work for me anymore..

 

I was working grid at this event when this happened. I can't explain the look on everybodys face after it happened, everything just weant silent for a few seconds. I almost spilled my water all over myself.
The studs all looked fine actually it was the lugs that sheared off. I was thinking maybe he had overtorqued the lugs and it sheared the studs but nope. His wheels are toast though there were aluminum shavings all over the ground.

I have the video saved but it has a weird codec. If someone wants to host it pm me.

 

His rotors didn't look toooo bad. His dust shields were mangled though, like it matters. From what I could tell the body panels were the only thing that took serious damage. He is just lucky he was driving an RX7. We even had Ernie Sims from the Detroit Lions there to see it all.

 

I saw a suggestion that somehow he got a hold of 1/2" lug nuts instead of 12.5mm. That allowed them to go on and be torqued but didn't have any real strength.

 

Yeah I'm pretty sure thats what happened. He did torque them down. They were really cheap lugs to begin with. Some cheap Korean brand. I saw the box they were in and it was all characters with minimal english on it. A local shop here sold them to him so I don't know how liable they will be.

 

aww, video doesn't work. Who's going to upload another copy?

 

bahahaha, works for me

 

thats what i call stopping on a dime

 

Video just worked for me. Damn that had to suck so bad, I feel bad for that guy.

 

Dude that just sucks. Nice looking car too. RPF1's are sexy!!!!

 

Linkee still working.

Now that guy was seriously having a bad day!!!!

Worst I've seen is 2 months ago, at a meet one of the guys had changed his rims, got onto the circuit and lost a wheel and didn't notice because it was on grass, it was all bumpy and corregated after the other racers. We're all yelling at him to stop. Absolute meataxe.

 

All the studs were intact , that sucks

 

Man I feel bad for them. Perfect example of making sure you get the right parts and don't go cheap on lug nuts!

 

At first I thought it was a bad prank...

 

link vid!

 

LOL, now dat rx7 owner gotta be pissed. That was funny.

Keep it up. LOL

 

it looks to me that they put the lug nuts on the wheels w/o tighten it.

 

Nope, wrong size will do the same thing.

You'll get enough thread contact to torque them down, but as soon as you get some real pressure -- BAM!

Moral of this video: always buy the correct parts, and don't depend upon someone else to tell you that they're "right."