Wheel broke at 85MPH - NA Miata - Hallett Motor Racing Circuit

At an event at Hallett back in March, I went thru T7 at 85 mph when my right real wheel broke. The wheel went underneath the car, sending it up in the air. Thankfully it didn’t flip and I didn’t hit anything. The wheel ended up hitting the corner worker station, but luckily it didn’t hit the corner marshal.

The incident bent my rear subframe, broke the rear brake rotor, mangled the exhaust, bent the passenger tie rod and caused some body work damage. However, i’m happy to report i’ve since fixed the car, and it’s back on track. Also installed a new, full containment seat after seeing how much I rag dolled it inside the car.

This was one of those things that I don’t think could happen to me until it did. Use this as a friendly reminder to inspect your wheels. Stay safe out there.

[specialpinoy]

That was crazy!! Glad you're ok though!
I'm moving from CA to OK with my miata next month and was looking into tracks.
This is the first video that popped up for me when searching "Hallett miata"
Maybe I'll see you out there lol

[Stingray]

This happened to me while running 80+ mph going through Big Bend. I’ve replaced my hubs with Miata Hubs and have not had a problem since.

[bigu]

Glad to have you back my man! This car is a beast! I installed a containment seat for the same reason back in March.

[_spyder]

What wheels were you running?? So I’ll know what to look at for

[Spiffy]

And this is when a beautiful bond of friendship happend with "Asshole" Bob and Jose "half wheel" Garcia

[QuirkyMotorsport]

Damn! Glad you made it out safe? Was it the hub that snapped?