Davies Crash Video

[Litefoot]

The trick is to not get hung up on the thought of one tire spinning (at a higher rate of rotation). Just because one tire has lost traction simply means it has stopped providing forward propulsion, NOT that its rotational speed is higher than the other tire. Think of two dragster tires, with traction, providing forward "thrust". If you put a sheet of ice under one of the tires, it will still have the same rotational speed, but the car will make an immediate, violent turn.

Thanks for your info, that one had me puzzled

 

[Under_Pressure]

If the rear ends had an actual open differential, then losing traction like that theoretically WOULDN'T turn the car like it did. With a differential, more power is delivered to the wheel with less traction. So if one wheel completely loses traction it will get essentially all the power while not providing much force. That would keep the car from turning when one wheel loses traction- the wheel that does have traction doesn't get any power so it can't push the car around. This is also why driving a car that has a spool or a locker on a slippery road can be quite hairy- if one side has less traction than the other it wants to spin you around. It's also why open differential vehicles get stuck so easy, because they are essentially one wheel drive.

 

[J. S.]

If the rear ends had an actual open differential, then losing traction like that theoretically WOULDN'T turn the car like it did. With a differential, more power is delivered to the wheel with less traction. So if one wheel completely loses traction it will get essentially all the power while not providing much force. That would keep the car from turning when one wheel loses traction- the wheel that does have traction doesn't get any power so it can't push the car around. This is also why driving a car that has a spool or a locker on a slippery road can be quite hairy- if one side has less traction than the other it wants to spin you around. It's also why open differential vehicles get stuck so easy, because they are essentially one wheel drive.

Didn't the 1967 to 1971 era front engine fuelers mostly have "open" rear ends? Think of the pictures we have seen of burnouts back then, where one side of the FE dragster is really up on the tire and spinning like crazy, and the other tire not so much. The cars did not spin out from that phenomenon.

 

[stitcherbob]

 

[T.Smith]

Sometimes, things are just what you saw. In this case, someone behind the wheel of a top fuel dragster who shouldn't have been.

 

[Axman]

Sometimes, things are just what you saw. In this case, someone behind the wheel of a top fuel dragster who shouldn't have been.

The car broke, the driver didn’t

 

[Butch]

Your saying something broke on the car to cause the crash? What was it I hadn't heard anything about that.

 

[stitcherbob]

The car broke, the driver didn’t

The driver was on his licensing run, directed to do a half track pass and launched over the wall into the other lane. I hope something did break because nobody would sign his license if it was all on the driver.

 

[Nunz]

The driver was on his licensing run, directed to do a half track pass and launched over the wall into the other lane. I hope something did break because nobody would sign his license if it was all on the driver.

Was that his first and only run in the car? To me, going to 1/2 track is too much for a first hit, especially coming from a 7 sec door car.

 

[stitcherbob]

Actually I was wrong. it was supposed to be a 330 ft hit ...

DAVID DAVIES UNINJURED AFTER ON-TRACK INCIDENT IN LAS VEGAS | Competition Plus

Davies has maintained a strong professional relationship with Hart, helping oversee the team’s Factory Stock program throughout the season. Monday’s test

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He drives a Challenger usually...with a left turn like that you would think he drives a Mustang

 

[Topfuel386]

I am sure a lot of things were broken after it came to stop but nothing was before that.

Yes it was his very first hit in a top fu car.

 

[Litefoot]

Actually I was wrong. it was supposed to be a 330 ft hit ...

DAVID DAVIES UNINJURED AFTER ON-TRACK INCIDENT IN LAS VEGAS | Competition Plus

Davies has maintained a strong professional relationship with Hart, helping oversee the team’s Factory Stock program throughout the season. Monday’s test

competitionplus.com

He drives a Challenger usually...with a left turn like that you would think he drives a Mustang

Well lets just throw mustangs under the bus, fine just fine, I love mustangs but you made me smile on that one

 

[Axman]

The driver was on his licensing run, directed to do a half track pass and launched over the wall into the other lane. I hope something did break because nobody would sign his license if it was all on the driver.

It looks like the same thing that happened to Doug Foley at Galot. One tire broke loose, the other one didn’t and they went for a ride

 

[stitcherbob]

Well lets just throw mustangs under the bus, fine just fine, I love mustangs but you made me smile on that one

Somebody was going to....I just jumped the bulb