Modern racing tires no matter the genre are all amazing testaments to engineering. From the amazing punishment absorbed by tires on desert race trucks to the grinding death that NASCAR racers put their rubber through and the shock loads that drag racers inflict on their hoops, lots of stuff has changed and continues to change with racing tires. In this video you’ll see the Moits Racing Mustang, a 10.5 Outlaw car from Australia rocket down the strip in 6.13 seconds at 244 mph. Basically right at the lights a rear tires explodes and the driver of the car does an exceptional job to keep it off the walls and from swapping ends. How this guy kept a handle on his 200mph trike, we’ll never know.
The in-car aspect of this is far more amazing (to us) than the exterior shots because those give you absolutely no perspective on how violent this scenario is and how quickly things got from normal to FUBAR for the driver. The concussion when the tire first lets go is like someone triggered a hand grenade. It knocks the camera silly and you can see the car wagging like a blind dog in a meat market as the driver wrestles for control. On his FB page the driver does say that the right front made contact with the wall and the wheel was ripped off. He also mentions that there was (as you’d expect) a ton of damage done to the carbon fiber body panels on the car. What doubly blows? This is the very beginning of the Aussie drag racing season. The Moits Racing Mustang is a bad mother and we hope that they can get things patched up as quickly as their time and finances allow.
Until then, press play below and pay attention right as the car goes through the finish line….all hell breaks loose in an explosive fashion!
PRESS PLAY BELOW TO SEE THE MOITS RACING MUSTANG SUFFER A MASSIVE TIRE EXPLOSION IN THE TRAPS — IN CAR VIDEO!
WOW;great job of driving! Just keeping the car going straight and right side up is AWESOME!! ROY.
pucker time!!!
That would tighten you up.
Notice the Crusufix on the mirror through the whole scary run!! Repwatch if you must!!
It obviously worked this tyme!!
Great driving!
Driver= Big cojones!!
Holy cutting washers batman!