Another new way to lose a round!

Brad Zaskowski · 08-12-2012, 11:49 PM

Saturday afternoon at Martin this past weekend I was Driving Phil Veldheer's 69 Camaro at the IHRA race in Martin, MI. I had a small issue when the car launched.......

I have never had a car with a removable steering wheel and never will just because of something like this. I never took this steering wheel off when I was driving this car and had made three passes in the car prior to this run with no issues.

It kinda got my attention and caught me off guard!!!! Kept my hands busy while driving this automatic trans car!

David Lee · 08-13-2012, 12:04 AM

did I hear a little curse there?

Brad Zaskowski · 08-13-2012, 12:05 AM

Sorry... Pardon my French!

4284spd · 08-13-2012, 12:09 AM

That had to be a pucker moment!

David Lee · 08-13-2012, 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brad Zaskowski

Sorry... Pardon my French!

I would have been cursin like a drunk sailor in a ***** house. Glad you did not end up in the guard rail. There always next race

Larry Hill · 08-13-2012, 08:49 AM

Quick thinking!

copperhead · 08-13-2012, 10:13 AM

Looks to me like you were way calmer than most people would be. Hell, it sounds like you only briefly lifted when the car hit the chip. Nice job!

Pete Beau · 08-13-2012, 10:14 AM

Pretty nice job getting the steering wheel back on the spline.

Not a recommended method for checking the front end alignment.

art leong · 08-13-2012, 10:40 AM

We had a similar experience. With a hemi street race car. The steering shaft came out of the steering box. It did not end as well. But it could have been a whole lot worse. That run ended our street racing careers.

goinbroke2 · 08-13-2012, 12:01 PM

Now THAT is calm and collected! Very impressive!

Launch...oops, damn.....hmm,hmm,hmm gotta shift, now stick this back on......shift....nope can't catch him....crap I lost....

Could of got real ugly, congrat's on keeping it straight. (now if the other guy redlit, that would of been hilarious!)

08-12-2012, 11:49 PM	#1
Brad Zaskowski Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 203 Likes: 130 Liked 130 Times in 20 Posts	Another new way to lose a round! Saturday afternoon at Martin this past weekend I was Driving Phil Veldheer's 69 Camaro at the IHRA race in Martin, MI. I had a small issue when the car launched....... I have never had a car with a removable steering wheel and never will just because of something like this. I never took this steering wheel off when I was driving this car and had made three passes in the car prior to this run with no issues. It kinda got my attention and caught me off guard!!!! Kept my hands busy while driving this automatic trans car! __________________ Brad Zaskowski 3697 STK, SS

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David Lee VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,168 Likes: 487 Liked 346 Times in 126 Posts	Re: Another new way to lose a round! did I hear a little curse there?

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Brad Zaskowski Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 203 Likes: 130 Liked 130 Times in 20 Posts	Re: Another new way to lose a round! Sorry... Pardon my French! __________________ Brad Zaskowski 3697 STK, SS

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copperhead Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ks Posts: 140 Likes: 198 Liked 11 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Another new way to lose a round! Looks to me like you were way calmer than most people would be. Hell, it sounds like you only briefly lifted when the car hit the chip. Nice job!

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Pete Beau Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Mo-ta City Posts: 247 Likes: 59 Liked 31 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Another new way to lose a round! Pretty nice job getting the steering wheel back on the spline. Not a recommended method for checking the front end alignment. Last edited by Pete Beau; 08-13-2012 at 11:10 AM.

08-13-2012, 10:40 AM	#9
art leong VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Richmond Hill, Georgia Posts: 2,003 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Another new way to lose a round! We had a similar experience. With a hemi street race car. The steering shaft came out of the steering box. It did not end as well. But it could have been a whole lot worse. That run ended our street racing careers. __________________ Art Leong 2095 SS

08-13-2012, 12:01 PM	#10
goinbroke2 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: NS CANADA Posts: 887 Likes: 1,589 Liked 385 Times in 150 Posts	Re: Another new way to lose a round! Now THAT is calm and collected! Very impressive! Launch...oops, damn.....hmm,hmm,hmm gotta shift, now stick this back on......shift....nope can't catch him....crap I lost.... Could of got real ugly, congrat's on keeping it straight. (now if the other guy redlit, that would of been hilarious!)