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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks Not sure if this is a racing first for the 370Z, but this weekend I put a wheel off the edge of the track and hit

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Old 07-03-2012, 06:05 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Not sure if this is a racing first for the 370Z, but this weekend I put a wheel off the edge of the track and hit a big *** hole. There was an almighty bang which was the spindle upright shearing just below where it bolts to the upper ball joint. Haven't fully checked the car over yet, but at this point it looks like that's the only thing that broke. It looks pretty silly sitting on the trailer with -15 degrees of camber on the front right. I was actually pretty lucky to keep it off the wall given that I had very little steering with a floppy front wheel on that side. Got my first ride on the flatbed

Didn't video that session unfortunately, turned the camera on but forgot to click record.

Here's what broke (actual pictures tomorrow)
Thats called a fire-truck hit (what starts in "F" and ends in "uck" ... Fire-truck of course).

Don;t think you hit a hole - more like a canyon ... great to hear your kept it off the concrete though ...
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