How come he spun off everytime he did the mile in the clip posted above? Was the road that bad or did it have to do with deploying the parachute? Seemed quite crazy spinning like that lol.

 

Had NOTHING to do with aerodynamics.

I don't know why he spun off before. But this wreck was caused by horrible luck. When the chute deployed the 30 mph headwind kicked in. And you see what happened.

 

I don't believe he pulled a chute during his 250.1 run in March - per the video.

If I were guessing, it was a bit of inexperience.


I agree. He (Richard) ran 250 last year without (significant) incident, and Kyle's non-winged G ran 240.

 

If you have a car capable of 250 mph surely you should have the brakes capable of stopping you from that speed safely????

The Gallardo was never designed to use a parachute to help it stop. This car is not a dragster.

A really admire these guys for getting these cars to those speeds but you have to make sure the rest of the car is up to that task as well

 

Yeah, parachutes have nothing to do with aero. They're just magic. Why use damn parachutes anyways ... this isn't a Camaro.

He spun because the car wasn't designed for these speeds and tacking 30mph top speed to an otherwise stock car will cause funny aero things such as rear-end lift ... which would hit real bad when decelerating. When did he crash again? Oh, right.
No arguing that a great driver and perfect conditions can get 240-250mph ... but the slightest glitch will *uck you up because you're on the limit already.

Nothing unpredictable here ... the only suprise (and a VERY happy one at that) is that he made it out ok.

 

Sorry to be pedantic but when you are travelling at those sorts of speeds it has everything to do with aerodynamics. If he had deployed the chute at 250mph the massive change in the aero balance of what is a short wheel base car could and seems to have caused the car to lose control.

If you have ever driven a car at speed and used a chute the forces than come into play are huge. It’s almost like driving into a brick wall. There is a very good chance that the rear wheels of the car would have been lifted off the ground at the point of deployment. I will leave you to imagine what happens next.

By the way I am an ex drag racer who has used parachutes for a number of years. I know what they can do

 

The spins were caused by unfamiliarity with the carbon ceramic breaks. The owner stated this which was re-iterated by Kyle who drove the SL and said their performance is drastically different from steel brakes. I'm just glad that the owner is apparently part feline allowing him to walk away unscathed

"Originally Posted by Top Gun Customz View Post
No offense against Richard (250.1mph Gallardo), as he is an experienced racer and a great guy, but he was running factory ceramics (first time a Lambo running ceramics tried stopping from that speed) and I think he will agree that too much was applied after he crossed the line. I drove one and it's a little getting used to. Plus that was his first time ever even sitting in that car. He took delivery at the track! Don't be suprised to see a slightly different brake setup next time because of that.

Kyle"

 

that sucks the most like a kick in the nuts

 

That is one scary crash. Thank god the guy is ok.

 

I can't believed he had the "balls" to get in that car and race it multiple times while still spinning every time he decelerated. The car was clearly not built for those speeds.