lug setups

[transient]

a while ago I was watching a GT race on speedvision (god I love that station) and I noticed that the cars run on wheels that have one single large lug. I'm certainly not thinking about using this on my car, as i'm sure it's pretty expensive, but I would like to know something about it. Just curiosity I suppose. Anyway, does anyone know why this is used, and what the advantages/disadvantages of it are?

[DSC]

Other than the obvious advantage of getting the wheel off faster I have no clue.

[sspikey]

ive held those in my hands at a pit stop competition in montreal a year ago. they are HEAVY as ####. but if theyre not tightened well the wheel can spin on its self

[transient]

Yeah... actually that happened in the race. The wheel ended up rolling down the straight away, jumping over the rumble strip and landing perfectly on top of a stack of tires, lol.

[drift freaq]

they are called knockoffs. Its pretty much evident why they named them that. Yes they were designed for racing.

may the drift be with you, dpro