The reason why I torque my wheel bolts is this.
As well as competing on rallies I also marshal. Many years ago I was on the top of a mountain in Wales about 2 miles in to the first stage. It was a fast , straight piece of road with a big drop on one side. As this Mk 2 Escort came up the hill at a great rate of knots. His front wheel came off and he nearly spun off the mountain .
On inspection the wheel nut threads had stripped . The other wheels didnt look much better. I asked him how tight he did his wheel nuts up and he said a couple of grunts .
An event of this type costs £450 to enter. He had travelled from Yorkshire (250 miles) with his service crew and booked accommodation for them all £250?. Petrol for van there and back £200.
If you tot all this up those wheel nuts shearing apart from potentially a major accident cost him at todays prices best part of a £1000.
Its up to you but I will continue investing that little bit of time torquing up my wheel nuts thankyou

rsfruitbat