Watch a 1,000 hp Toyota Celica lose a wheel during drag race
After some impressive runs, a 2JZ-powered Celica has a mild disaster on the strip.
It starts well. There's a 1975 Toyota Celica. Toyota's legendary 2JZ engine
provides around 1,000 horsepower, which we'd classify as "a whole hell
of a lot." It sounds and goes very nicely, making multiple runs during
the TX2K16, a drag and roll-racing event in, you guessed it, Texas. It
faces off against a tough-looking GT-R, before making short work of an Audi R8. Then, it beats out a nice Chevrolet Camaro SS, rocking out a 10.21-second quarter-mile run on a lousy start. And then the wheels come off. Literally.
If you all you want to see is the disaster, fast forward to around the 3:30 mark. After a hearty burnout, the 2JZ-powered Celica
goes for a hard launch and promptly disintegrates the lug nuts on the
driver's side rear wheel. It's an impressive, if disheartening sight.
But it's one the driver handles well, all things considered.
Video link (AutoBlog.com)
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