Driveshaft problem on Seawall?

Anyone on here want to admit some driveshaft problems on the Galveston Seawall Saturday night?

 

lol not I, what did you see Lurkin?

 

Not I, what color was the truck....

 

It was a silver long bed.

 

Well, no one 'fessin' up, so here is what I saw.

My family went down to Galveston for a "last weekend before school starts" thing (hotel, hotel pool & Schlitterbahn). Saturday night we headed onto the Seawall for a bit of din-din, and while driving down the Seawall I see this red Ford come flying past us (relative "flying" given traffic on the Seawall) and weaving a spot or two through traffic. A minute or so later this silver Taco comes by doing the same thing.

A light turns red and they are both one car back from the light, next to each other, and about 2 cars in front of us. They're both revving up and sounding like a street race is about to start,,, except for those cars ahead of them anyway. Light turns green, car in front of Ford moves forward, Ford moves forward normally, Taco sits a minute, lets car in front of him go forward a bit, then does a weak powerbrake shot and pops forward some.

Couldn't quite tell if they were having a real problem, or just a bit of friendly fun. About a block later, the Taco pulls in behind the Ford, then the Taco pulls into the turn lane next to the Ford (at a stop light) for a minute. Taco then revs up, appears to powerbrake it again, then a loud POP and a thunk, and he pulls into a driveway and slows to a stop. I see something hanging down and as we pull by, the back driveshaft is hanging down. Appears that the U-joint into the carrier bearing had failed catastrophically.

I had to laugh. Would have been funnier if the Ford had dropped it's driveshaft, but I don't have much sympathy for wildman automotive face-offs. Even if it was friendly, it can affect others way too easily especially since it was a busy night on the Seawall.

 

i fit the description as a silver long bed, but i wasn't involved nor is that my driving behavior

 

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