Drag racing 101, wheel stand lesson

[Johnny Blaze]

Lesson 1. Wheelstands. When your car launches and pulls the front wheels, and the car is goingstraight, keep the steering wheel straight, or this will happen.

http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/2013-mustang-cobra-jet-dragster-takes-air-falls-153426236.html

[moreHP]

Wow. Epic fail!

[XLexusTech]

Actually... he had tire spin when all the weight shifted up front.... Just saying...

PS although you see the front wheels turn in after the first land... its not the problem..

[MrQuick]

Pulled a Nick Cage on landing. LOL
Looks like he feathered it down just fine, may have broke a suspension part or blew a tire when he landed. Hope he can bring it in the dealership for warranty repairs. Lot happens when you unload the suspension at that speed.

[Johnny Blaze]

If you watch the incam video he cuts the weel hard right before it ever comes back down.

[SRD art]

I saw that elsewhere. At first I thought it was mechanical failure, but like you said, for some reason he turns the wheels right while still in the air. I wonder if he thought the car was drifting towards the other lane and expected to try to correct it when it settled down. When he came down he was already straight and with the wheels already turned went into the wall?

[alowerlevel]

If you watch the incam video he cuts the weel hard right before it ever comes back down.

Yep, kinda hard to steer the car when the front tires are in the air, lol.

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[MrQuick]

didn't see that video, yes driver error.

Remember the old school wheelie cars? I remember see that they had a plexi floor section to see out of.