Originally posted by racerguy
If I may. I would like to compare Drag racing to the Off Road racing that I used to do. One thing I feared the most was breaking a hub or a wheel bearing. Saw that happen a few times and it sent the guy flippin and flyin. I wonder if this ever happens in drag racing? I know there is not as much force on the hubs and bearings as high speed turns would cause but I still think about it. I also had my throttle stick a few times but allways managed to turn off the ignitiion switch.
There Isn't much force from turning but there's a bunch from torque on the rear axles. I saw a car leave the line at Eddyville Dragstrip (1/8 Mile track) back in the 70's. The car was on 2 wheels when a rear axle snapped. the car rolled and rode the guard rail right in front of me. Car was totaled, but the driver was O.K. I have pictures here somewhere but can't locate em' right now.