Name calling and negativity? Excuse me? Do you expect me to jump up and down and _encourage_ this activity? With all due respect, I think you are out of line.

 

No, I expect you to follow the rule of "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all". Not saying anything and encouraging this behavior are two very different things, so calm down. Additionally, I am a moderator here, so I am NOT out of line in politely reminding you that the Terms of Use you agreed to when you registered on this forum include a "no flaming" clause. If you'd like to review that, you can do so at the link provided below. It's item #10, in case you have a hard time finding it. Let's let this be enough here in MIAPLAYA's thread. If you have anything else you need to say, feel free to PM me, but remember that it's all on the record. Thanks.

https://my350z.com/forum/faq.php?faq...aq#faq_faq_tou

 

even with a roll cage that guy was very lucky to be able to walk away.

 

I agree....Did you see how hard his head snapped back to the left when that thing rolled. I'll bet he was one sore puppy the next day.

 

i believe they stated they drove on flat roads in the middle of nowhere...how is that immature?

i do it all the time, guess i'm lacking in maturity dept.

 

IMoZ:

That time trial was a closed course. Nothing there but miles and miles
of miles and miles.
It did have a sweeping right hander which was probably fine for 75 to 90 mph. At 350 kmph there would be a lot of weight on the driver side tires.
Roll cages at that event was manditory for cars in excess of 150mph. Plus a fuel cell. Check out the Banner over the starting line.

Cheers Amy -

 

I havent seen this video until now - Thanks for posting it!

 

yes the silver state classic rules!!!!(for those who don't know that was the race he was in) the cause was tire delamination which is tire flex in the side wall that creates so much heat it at high speed it delaminates the tire. he was good enough to hear the sound of it early but downshifting was a huge no no. lift off and ride it out. it was a rear tire from the looks of the video and downshifting is what caused his rear to slide around. i'm sure he is capable of driving the car, but just a small slip or misjudgement at that speed made the car scrap metal.
the silver state classic is a not widely known race, but happens once a year in nevada from elko to, i can't remember the town!!!! lol. can't understand why everyone does not go with racing tires for it. most still drive it on Z rated street tires. there has been a few lives lost to delamination of tires as it is mostly straight with very high speed turns and a couple 10 mile straight aways. if you want to hear the best part, a 69' camaro still holds the record for being the fastest time, with a 19 year old driving!!! well ok, it was a stock car with a 69' camaro body, but still, its a brick with an all aluminum donovan big block in it!!! hahahahha
saw a build up mustang do it, and he started to delaminate the tires at around 190mph. luckily he caught it before the tire started to come apart and felt it loosing pressure and pulled off.
Delamination= look at the bulge at the bottom of your tire when sitting still. at high speed that bulge doesn't have time to reform to the normal tire shape. so going through so many spins per second (approx. 30-40) the friction of that bulge trying to reshape creates so much heat it melts (or delaminates) the tread. tire shreads!!!
keep your tire pressures up and think about this the next time you take your car to 160 and above, lol.

 

What is the length of this sucker? I seem to recall it being around 90 miles....that sound right to you?

 

just in case you don't get a chance to see my post, i will hit your subscription, lol. this is a closed course race that is based on time trials. roads are swept and closed for the event, and believe me, he was not the only one to wreck that day. they base it off of speed classes and what you expect your car to run as far as safety equipment.
i feel it would be a fu^(&&cking blast to do!!!! i just hav'nt figured out how to sign up yet!!

 

old vid, but jaw-dropping everytime i see it, and i learned something new from this thread: don't downshift when a tire goes at high speeds.

 

ya it is 90 miles. they have all sorts of speed classes. you can even find turn of the century cars (the last century) out there racing. funny to see them spittin parts and oil over the road. i have tried to figure out how to sign up but can't find anything on it.

 

http://www.silverstateclassic.com/entryforms/index.htm

 

OT: OMG Todd, your Z doesn't look like it has 600whp... that's pretty creepy

Ehh.. that vid makes me cringe everytime. One can only imagine what too much power can do.... :-P