did i curb the inside of the wheel?

[silvermist99]

any idea guys on what I did?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3221/2765888248_fd189fa8c9.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3119/2765039767_5c8f7039ec.jpg


full size images:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/denniskwok/sets/72157606749074055/

I baby my car, never crashed into potholes before... the outside of my 4 rims are flawless.

im thinking it might be the track day when i flew off it a few times.

[Fobio]

=(

it might have been that chicane...this is a right side wheel?

is your rear alignment out?

[silvermist99]

=(

it might have been that chicane...this is a right side wheel?

is your rear alignment out?

can it happen at the track? going over those red/white curbs?

my alignment is good now! it was off after i autocrossed, then it readjusted itself at tmp so now its straight again hahahaha!

I did flew off the track once by myself and another time dodging people's spinout.

This is the front passenger wheel, yours was ok??

[ultimateM3]

Ouch, that's bad. The only guess I can think of is maybe your car was on top of something (like a curb) and lost grip....slip back down. But if u say maybe at the tracks how can that happen?

[Dave_The_BMXER]

Your car is stock?

I had marks like this on the wheels on my old truck, because the offset was incorrect and when it bottomed out the leaf spring u bolts would hit the rim.

I don't know how this would happen on a 3 though, is it even possible for the control arm to make contact with the rim?

[Fobio]

I know exactly how it happened...hard to explain but basically, you drop a wheel OVERthe crub and landed on the dirt/grass side...at TMP, the chicane, the dirt/grass side has a big drop off...

[mleblond]

yep I damaged my front passenger wheel there too!!!

[Unoriginalusername]

snikies the hidden costs of track days continue to add up

[mleblond]

snikies the hidden costs of track days continue to add up

Who said tracking was cheap? :loco

[Fobio]

Tires, gas, fluids, track fees, etc...but where else can you drive balls to the wall...run off into the grass and not kill anyone else?

better damage my wheel(s) then some kids' life...

[silvermist99]

Your car is stock?

I had marks like this on the wheels on my old truck, because the offset was incorrect and when it bottomed out the leaf spring u bolts would hit the rim.

I don't know how this would happen on a 3 though, is it even possible for the control arm to make contact with the rim?

car is stock powertrain, wheel/tires wise :)


I know exactly how it happened...hard to explain but basically, you drop a wheel OVERthe crub and landed on the dirt/grass side...at TMP, the chicane, the dirt/grass side has a big drop off...
how come your rims survived! lol if mine and mleblond both got hit.


yep I damaged my front passenger wheel there too!!!
is it as bad/worst?


snikies the hidden costs of track days continue to add up

the cost so far for me
$90 in gas, I used about $60 at the track (I went lightly I didn't lap all that much). The car uses a whole tank of gas in, I'm guessing under 2 hours of lapping.

$20 brake fluid. Im replacing them with the ford dot3 stuff... which I still haven't done.

$140 to run.

brake pads $70 - 30% life. A new set of hawk HPS is almost $200~ so about $70 in pads I used.

rotors $70 - used 30% of its life

tires $230- used 30% life/ assuming $700/set

oil change $25- If I track my car taht oftne i'd change its oil every other track day

$645 so far
+ food & time lost spending at the track instead of working. I Haven't even add up the other damage I could have possibly done to the car..

But whatever I expected the car to break driving it at the limit :D

[mleblond]

Not sure how bad the damage is. I haven't gone re-balance the wheel yet. The border of the rim where the tire mounts was scraped for about 10 inches. I think I need to replace a stud also...

[Fobio]

how come your rims survived! lol if mine and mleblond both got hit.


I went on that curb once and came off the end of it hard, but my wheel never went over...then after that I started to get a little closer to the middle of the track...plus, I was running the 17's...prolly more meat in between...

EDIT: I think your cost estimates are a little inflated...I'd put it at about $300 for the day for me...at least that's about as much as I'd like to admit... =)

On another note...I'd like to take up Eldon's idea of joining a go-kart league...

[silvermist99]

I went on that curb once and came off the end of it hard, but my wheel never went over...then after that I started to get a little closer to the middle of the track...plus, I was running the 17's...prolly more meat in between...

EDIT: I think your cost estimates are a little inflated...I'd put it at about $300 for the day for me...at least that's about as much as I'd like to admit... =)

On another note...I'd like to take up Eldon's idea of joining a go-kart league...

you are just in denial on track cost! My cost does not even include the fobio gears... helmet, gloves, shoes, ppc, gps lol.

I might be up for carts later... after I do some financial recovery and umm diet. weight kills those things

[Fobio]

you are just in denial on track cost! My cost does not even include the fobio gears... helmet, gloves, shoes, ppc, gps lol.

I might be up for carts later... after I do some financial recovery and umm diet. weight kills those things

well...that's why I keep going...to average down my costs...:chuckle

but serious, the PPC and GPS are toys I'd play with regardless of the car, so I consider it integration...and the PPC is endlessly upgradeable...

I think the saying goes..."Speed costs money...how fast do you wanna go?"...

Your wheel can be fixed for ~$100...but looking at how fresh that metal is cut, are you sure you installer didn't take your car out for a boot in Pickering?!

[mazda lover]

It would cost more if you some how totaled your car at the track, not sure though but I don't think your insurance company would cover the cost.
Glad to hear you are enjoying your self at the track and not on the streets, 2 thumbs up