Dan Wilkerson

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  1. $candal

    $candal New Member

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    What happened to Dan's car. In the picture it looked like both rear wheels had come off before he hit anything? Anyone know if he's ok?? Thanks

    Tom Hamill
     
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    $candal, Oct 5, 2009
  2. JustinatAce

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    reports said he got out of the car on his own.. he was talking on ESPN. Wheel Studs sheared off.
     
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  3. REEHL EQUIPMENT

    REEHL EQUIPMENT Authorized Merchant

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    Was this a Strange rear end?
     
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  4. youngtuner

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    why would it matter if it was a strange rear is it a common problem??
    PIckett
     
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  5. REEHL EQUIPMENT

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    I believe Toliver's deal last year was a Strange, also.
     
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  6. jim phillips

    jim phillips ta/fc

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    from the one camera angle it looked like the studs sheered on the right side as he hit the wall if look close it doesnt look like it has any wheel studs on that side
     
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    jim phillips, Oct 5, 2009
  7. 23T Hemmee

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    He was dead center in the groove, the right came off first, lifted the body a little and turned it left, they both sheared within a second or so of each other, both tires were going down the track when he hit the left side wall. I'm not sure what the Strange fuel toploader looks like but the end bells look like my 9 inch, so I assume its a Strange, for what its worth.
     
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  8. Kenneth S

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    I looked at the video a couple of times, it was a Strange rearend. Glad to see Daniel was ok, that was a scary one.
     
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    Kenneth S, Oct 5, 2009
  9. maddhatter

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    Didn;t Bob Tasca lose a wheel at the last race or was that the center breaking out ??
     
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  10. Kenneth S

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  11. Kenneth S

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    Link to Wilkerson accident.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWXDtzkXneo
     
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    Kenneth S, Oct 6, 2009
  12. maddhatter

    maddhatter Jr. Dragster

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    bead rings and wheel studs ??

    Hard to believe these can be broken even with the quality of the components involved ..... seems to be another puzzle ..... hopefully it can be resolved before anyone else gets hurt
     
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  13. MotorPsycho

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    Stig Neergard, a Danish top fuel racer in the FIA championship had the studs sheer on one side a few weeks back at the Euro Finals, looks like something that is happening far too often for my liking
     
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    MotorPsycho, Oct 6, 2009
  14. Nathan Sitko - 625 TAD/TAFC

    Nathan Sitko - 625 TAD/TAFC TAD / TAFC

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    Wheel stud material?

    Are the fuel guys running titanium wheel studs or steel? Just asking because I don't know, seems to me if they were titanium they'd be a little softer and need to be replaced mgre often than steel?? We've always run steel studs on our TAFC, but a couple years back we had a set of titanium lugs for them. We never did run them because when torqiung them they didn't feel very good, kinda mushy.

    I heard Mike Dunn mention somthing about titanium studs on the espn broadcast.

    Thoughts?


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7_E7OQT_rU - Part 1

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdrsQpm9Nrs - Part 2
     
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    Nathan Sitko - 625 TAD/TAFC, Oct 6, 2009
  15. Kenneth S

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    Kenny Bernstein had the titanium studs sheared off his T/F a few years back. Now they do not allow titanium studs.
     
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    Kenneth S, Oct 6, 2009
  16. Dave Germain

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    Anyody ever had the tech guys check wheel studs with a magnet?
     
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    Dave Germain, Oct 6, 2009

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