Ram27 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonuvadiggerrocks Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Yes but not for only a few seconds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acdcfan56 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Can't find a video, but I remember Neil broke the rear shock towers of his truck, and kept going, basically destroyed the truck in one freestyle. Think it was St. Louis 2007? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxdman Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Can't find a video, but I remember Neil broke the rear shock towers of his truck, and kept going, basically destroyed the truck in one freestyle. Think it was St. Louis 2007? Neil in New Orleans 2009 possibly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outlawed Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Even just losing one wheel basically renders a truck useless, but anything more then that, is just crippling. You lose driving power to that wheel (and if the diff is open then the other tire never receives power) and you are constantly dragging your axle housing in the dirt. even worse if you lose a front tire then you will constantly be stopping forward movement anytime the weight of the truck falls on that corner (watch SUD from vegas this year to see what I mean). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dd908 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 I have seen trucks lose more than one wheel before, but never continue. It doesn't make any sense to continue going with only two wheels left. If I were a driver, I would never continue even if I only lost one wheel. It's not worth it trying to keep going and risking more axle damage than there already is. Besides that, this year, I can name one case where two wheels were lost in a freestyle (and on one hit too). It was Brad Allen driving the Team Scream Racesource chassis (can't remember if it had the Brutus or Mega Bite body on it) at a show at Nutty Jerry's in Texas, and he had a big launch off of a bus stack and when he landed, I think both right side wheels came off like nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDT Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Closest i can think of Was Meents at the World Finals where he jumped and snapped the rear axle in half at WF7 i believe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtahGuy123 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Besides that, this year, I can name one case where two wheels were lost in a freestyle (and on one hit too). IIRC Jim Koehler lost both rear wheels on one hit. No idea where it was, but I want to say it was 4 or 5 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dd908 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Closest i can think of Was Meents at the World Finals where he jumped and snapped the rear axle in half at WF7 i believe? I don't consider that losing two wheels really, because it's way worse than losing just two wheels. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alford Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I believe Mopar Magic lost both fronts in Arlington this past year.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dd908 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 IIRC Jim Koehler lost both rear wheels on one hit. No idea where it was, but I want to say it was 4 or 5 years ago. That was in Indianapolis, IN back in 2005. He didn't continue driving after he lost both rears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cannon Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I believe Mopar Magic lost both fronts in Arlington this past year.. Mopar Muscle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RecklessChannel2 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I think Jim Koehler lost both rear wheels at Montreal in 2005 also. I think it was the first hit of his freestyle run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkelly Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Meents lost two wheels in Atlanta in '05. He kept going and ended up losing another front tire during a barrel roll. The truck rolled back over but Tom stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litl_e_fan Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Meents lost two wheels in Atlanta in '05. He kept going and ended up losing another front tire during a barrel roll. The truck rolled back over but Tom stopped. Run starts at 4:36 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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