Forgestar F14 Failure at Buttonwillow

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Left front wheel failure, midcorner on Riverside at Buttonwillow Raceway! • 2007 Honda S2000, intake/exhaust, aero • Wheel is a Forgestar F14, 17x10 +55. 14 track days total on various Southern California tracks. 6 days on Hankook RS3, 6 days on R888, and the last two days were on Bridgestone RE71R (which were giving me noticeably higher lateral loads). • Prior to my first day on RE71Rs, there were no visible cracks on the exterior of the spokes. I lazily ran my hand along the backside of the spokes, but obviously missed, well, a lot of cracks. The spoke that was cracked clean-through on the right-rear either cracked at that event (WSIR) or during this event at Buttonwillow. The front left may also have had a complete crack prior to or during the Buttonwillow event. • All wheels are eventually prone to this sort of failure, but some sooner than others. More comprehensive data on these wheels is available here: http://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/10726... • Also, if you want a chassis-mount wing for your S2000 that enables you to apparently drive the wheels off your car, let me know here: http://www.cgtechnic.com • • UPDATE, 2014-04-16: • I've put together a sort of debrief on this incident at S2ki, the permalink is right here! • http://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/10726...

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