"Live" from our Autumn Leaf Tour 2013

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by Dan Bennett

I don't want to keep picking at a sore spot, but I'm curious about one of the craziest wheelies I've ever seen since the altered wheelbase days. Most of the competitors at the Byron wheelie show don't get that radical.

Did you replace the front end parts due to damage or just to be on the safe side? I was wondering how much abuse the stock stuff would take. I would think the lower control arms are pretty strong but that the tie rods might not be.

Hope it's fixed soon.

I had a similar wheel stand one year at the gatornationals. I took the wheelie bars off to save some weight. Went sky high and dragged the back valance on the ground. it unloaded the back tires when they came off of the ground and the car started toward the guardrail and I had to lift. I had to replace the lower A arms all of the ball joints and bushings. It knocked the headlights out of the car and tore the radiator from its mounts. smashed the oil pan and the headers. It also chipped the paint along the quarter panel similar to Larry's car. The guy which was a friend of mine redlighted in the other lane so I won that round. I managed to find the parts I needed at a local bone yard and NAPA and we put the car back together for the next round the next day. I learned my lesson on the wheelie bar thing and have never taken them off again.