Schiffy Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 (edited) A video from LMR outa Houston (Late Model Racecraft) testing their Texas mile Camaro on the dyno, the tires proved to be the weak point at 200mph. Tapatalk made me do it! Edited May 31, 2013 by Steve@CJPP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVTurbo 98 Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Yikes! Lucky that happened on the dyno instead of on the track going 200mph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted May 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Yikes! Lucky that happened on the dyno instead of on the track going 200mphIt happened on the track at 220mph. Same car, same issue... Everyone survived except the car.Tapatalk made me do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVTurbo 98 Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 It happened on the track at 220mph. Same car, same issue... Everyone survived except the car.Tapatalk made me do it!Ahhh ok...I remember seeing that video a while back. That was a nasty wreck. I wonder what the hell is going on with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted May 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Ahhh ok...I remember seeing that video a while back. That was a nasty wreck. I wonder what the hell is going on with it?Don't know, But I gues those drag radials should be avoided if you plan to do any Texas mile runs or over 200mph hits. HahaTapatalk made me do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 heres what happens at 200+ mph when a tire blows out little different setup than the video though, but same car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted May 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 But look at how well that cage protected the guy. That's a beefy cage!Tapatalk made me do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaSmurf Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 I wouldve shit my pants crashing at 200. That cage did its job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVTurbo 98 Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Any idea what kind of tires he was running? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted June 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Any idea what kind of tires he was running?If you watch the video the way through, they show you what's left of the tire. I'm not to good at it, but you may be able to identify the tread.Tapatalk made me do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVTurbo 98 Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 I thought they looked like mickey thompson drag radials but I wasn't sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRPVinyl Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 (edited) It is a Mickey Thompson ET Street Radial III wonder what the speed rating is on it.Matt Edited June 1, 2013 by PRPVinyl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted June 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 It is a Mickey Thompson ET Street Radial III wonder what the speed rating is on it.MattApparently not 200+ mph... lolTapatalk made me do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVTurbo 98 Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Does anyone know if it was the same kind of tire that blew out both times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRPVinyl Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 I do not know, but while looking for a speed rating i came across a thread on the Texas Mile forum where some one was asking about what tires are authorized and apparently the MT ET drag radials are no longer allowed to be used for the Texas Mile, It was a pretty recent post because they were talking about going this fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...