Went to Gingerman this past Wednesday for a test day to get myself and the car a bit more ready for my re-debut at the June Sprints after a 2-year hiatus. Came in after the second session with a severe push in RH turns. LF tire was down to about 5-6 PSI, that explains the push!
Now where's the leak? My Kodiak wheel cracked at the center flange. About a 4-5 inch long crack along the last bend going from the inner-half to the mounting flange. I called Daryle last night, and he was full of excuses that the loads in F500 have increased so much in the past couple years that the wheels just weren't designed for this. These wheels have less than 8 races on them TOTAL! He offered to sell me inner shells at wholesale, but I think I'll pass. I'll relegate the Kodiaks only to rain wheels. Sad that these nice wheels that are built for our cars just aren't built for our cars! I know of one other (un-named????) driver at the Runoffs last year with a very similar failure. Anyone else? Phil _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
