Great day at Fonatana...until the last session, when BAM!

birdmanf16 · 05-28-2018, 10:12 PM

Had lots of fun with another 1LE guy....Will in a white 1LE. He has been on the ROVAL 12-13 times I think he said, so I learned quite a bit from him and we trailed each other all day. Times kept improving all day and ended up with a 1:56 before I screwed the pooch and hit a pot hole coming out of turn 4....DAMN IT! It hit really hard and I thought I at least broke the rim and blew the tire, but instead a significant clunking under the car when turning left now. It was okay to drive home after looking for and finding no broken bits underneath, but the clunking is pronounced when I turn a bit hard to the left. Not so much the right. Any ideas what I broke or bent? Also a bit of vibration now.

mbar · 05-29-2018, 05:50 AM

Could be a control arm and/or sway bar end link. Hoping that’s it and not more

kropscamaro16 · 05-29-2018, 11:27 AM

yea i know what turn your talking about my buddy in his focus st had the same thing happen and he bent his wheel and broke his coilover...they should really fix that spot its crazy...

birdmanf16 · 05-29-2018, 02:58 PM

I could not believe it did not break the wheel and pop the tire....amazingly strong wheels.

kropscamaro16 · 05-29-2018, 03:40 PM

haha yea they are thats why i dont like replica wheels...btw i kept hitting the pothole on the turn before the start of the roval and it threw my rear toe out of alignment and my steering wheel was crooked for about a week or so until i got another alignment..this sport aint cheap lol

Norm Peterson · 05-30-2018, 07:11 AM

If your steering wheel went crooked, you should check very carefully for things that might have bent. Steering arms, suspension links, maybe even the knuckle.

Norm

Roostie · 05-30-2018, 08:28 PM

Did you complain that there shouldn't be a pothole? I may be headed there in June, and I don't want to bend anything either. There's a chance that management at the track will be responsive to complaints - they don't want to develop a reputation of having poor conditions. When you get a bill for repairing your car, maybe send it to the manager of Auto Club Speedway, along with a letter explaining what happened. You may not get reimbursed, but it might encourage them to get their act together with maintenance of the course.

Sorry this happened to you!

FSST_LAP · 05-30-2018, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by birdmanf16

Had lots of fun with another 1LE guy....Will in a white 1LE. He has been on the ROVAL 12-13 times I think he said, so I learned quite a bit from him and we trailed each other all day. Times kept improving all day and ended up with a 1:56 before I screwed the pooch and hit a pot hole coming out of turn 4....DAMN IT! It hit really hard and I thought I at least broke the rim and blew the tire, but instead a significant clunking under the car when turning left now. It was okay to drive home after looking for and finding no broken bits underneath, but the clunking is pronounced when I turn a bit hard to the left. Not so much the right. Any ideas what I broke or bent? Also a bit of vibration now.

Good running with you BirdmanF16. I also improved my time running with you and that GT350 R. That pothole is notorious. Hope they do patch it up. Let us know what the damage is. Here is a video of some of the action on Sunday. Thats Birdmanf16 in front of me.
https://youtu.be/f1tQhj9oDqI

birdmanf16 · 06-04-2018, 09:50 PM

Look at that old fart go! wow! jk. Found out I just had a bent rim....had it straightened for 140 bucks and now ready to go to the track again!

kropscamaro16 · 06-05-2018, 10:25 AM

haha nice and glad to hear you got it fixed ill be at the puretrack event at angel stadium with some other 6th gens if your not busy and wanna stop by

Destroyer_1LE · 06-09-2018, 11:10 PM

I hit that same pothole on my 2nd or 3rd track day at ACS. I only ended up bending my passenger side rear wheel, not bad (doesn't shake or wobble can only tell on a tire balancer if you look close enough)

Also they normally put a cone in the hole so people don't track out so far that they hit the hole and clip the grass.

kropscamaro16 · 06-15-2018, 11:21 AM

my buddy ended up hitting that pothole also in his focus st and ended up bending a wheel and breaking his coilover lol not fun!

TJay74 · 06-15-2018, 11:40 AM

Check the sway bar endlink on that side in the front. May have loosened it or broke it.

05-28-2018, 10:12 PM	#1
birdmanf16 Drives: 2022 Zl1 1lE Join Date: May 2018 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 220	Great day at Fonatana...until the last session, when BAM! Had lots of fun with another 1LE guy....Will in a white 1LE. He has been on the ROVAL 12-13 times I think he said, so I learned quite a bit from him and we trailed each other all day. Times kept improving all day and ended up with a 1:56 before I screwed the pooch and hit a pot hole coming out of turn 4....DAMN IT! It hit really hard and I thought I at least broke the rim and blew the tire, but instead a significant clunking under the car when turning left now. It was okay to drive home after looking for and finding no broken bits underneath, but the clunking is pronounced when I turn a bit hard to the left. Not so much the right. Any ideas what I broke or bent? Also a bit of vibration now. __________________ 2022 Camaro Zl1 1LE, e85, Roto Fab and tune 2020 Colorado ZR2 Dusk edition 2021 Mustang Mach e

05-29-2018, 05:50 AM	#2
mbar Drives: 2016 1SS Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: DC Posts: 927	Could be a control arm and/or sway bar end link. Hoping that’s it and not more __________________ 1SS, Black, Black Wheels, A8, MRC, NPP

05-29-2018, 11:27 AM	#3
kropscamaro16 Drives: 2016 1ss camaro Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: 909 Posts: 9,817	yea i know what turn your talking about my buddy in his focus st had the same thing happen and he bent his wheel and broke his coilover...they should really fix that spot its crazy... __________________ 16 1SS NIGHTFALL GRAY METALLIC WITH NPP #BECAUSERACECAR #SAVETHEMANUALS

05-29-2018, 02:58 PM	#4
birdmanf16 Drives: 2022 Zl1 1lE Join Date: May 2018 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 220	I could not believe it did not break the wheel and pop the tire....amazingly strong wheels. __________________ 2022 Camaro Zl1 1LE, e85, Roto Fab and tune 2020 Colorado ZR2 Dusk edition 2021 Mustang Mach e

05-29-2018, 03:40 PM	#5
kropscamaro16 Drives: 2016 1ss camaro Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: 909 Posts: 9,817	haha yea they are thats why i dont like replica wheels...btw i kept hitting the pothole on the turn before the start of the roval and it threw my rear toe out of alignment and my steering wheel was crooked for about a week or so until i got another alignment..this sport aint cheap lol __________________ 16 1SS NIGHTFALL GRAY METALLIC WITH NPP #BECAUSERACECAR #SAVETHEMANUALS

05-30-2018, 07:11 AM	#6
Norm Peterson corner barstool sitter Drives: 08 Mustang GT, 19 WRX Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Eastern Time Zone Posts: 6,990	If your steering wheel went crooked, you should check very carefully for things that might have bent. Steering arms, suspension links, maybe even the knuckle. Norm __________________ '08 GT coupe 5M (the occasional track toy) '19 WRX 6M (the family sedan . . . seriously)

05-30-2018, 08:28 PM	#7
Roostie all it takes is cash Drives: 2018 LS V6 1LE; E350 wagon; Model3 Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: San Diego Posts: 372	Did you complain that there shouldn't be a pothole? I may be headed there in June, and I don't want to bend anything either. There's a chance that management at the track will be responsive to complaints - they don't want to develop a reputation of having poor conditions. When you get a bill for repairing your car, maybe send it to the manager of Auto Club Speedway, along with a letter explaining what happened. You may not get reimbursed, but it might encourage them to get their act together with maintenance of the course. Sorry this happened to you!

06-04-2018, 09:50 PM	#9
birdmanf16 Drives: 2022 Zl1 1lE Join Date: May 2018 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 220	Look at that old fart go! wow! jk. Found out I just had a bent rim....had it straightened for 140 bucks and now ready to go to the track again! __________________ 2022 Camaro Zl1 1LE, e85, Roto Fab and tune 2020 Colorado ZR2 Dusk edition 2021 Mustang Mach e

06-05-2018, 10:25 AM	#10
kropscamaro16 Drives: 2016 1ss camaro Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: 909 Posts: 9,817	haha nice and glad to hear you got it fixed ill be at the puretrack event at angel stadium with some other 6th gens if your not busy and wanna stop by __________________ 16 1SS NIGHTFALL GRAY METALLIC WITH NPP #BECAUSERACECAR #SAVETHEMANUALS

06-09-2018, 11:10 PM	#11
Destroyer_1LE Drives: 2017 Camaro 1LE Join Date: May 2016 Location: La Palma, California Posts: 95	I hit that same pothole on my 2nd or 3rd track day at ACS. I only ended up bending my passenger side rear wheel, not bad (doesn't shake or wobble can only tell on a tire balancer if you look close enough) Also they normally put a cone in the hole so people don't track out so far that they hit the hole and clip the grass.

06-15-2018, 11:21 AM	#12
kropscamaro16 Drives: 2016 1ss camaro Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: 909 Posts: 9,817	my buddy ended up hitting that pothole also in his focus st and ended up bending a wheel and breaking his coilover lol not fun! __________________ 16 1SS NIGHTFALL GRAY METALLIC WITH NPP #BECAUSERACECAR #SAVETHEMANUALS

06-15-2018, 11:40 AM	#13
TJay74 Drives: 17 Camaro SS 1LE & 16 Sierra AT CC Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 2,424	Check the sway bar endlink on that side in the front. May have loosened it or broke it.

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