Lydden September 9th - two races for £100!!

[Flat Out Farr]

Good News for me. George has straightened up and re-welded the driver's side pick-up point for the lower wishbone. I had a spare one to replace the damaged one.The driveshaft and gearbox appears OK. I have a trip to Quantum's on Friday with the damaged strut; it is well f****d. New wing being picked up, front bumper being glassed up today. As long as Quantum's can do me a rebuilt strut in the next 2 weeks, Iwill be at Lydden on 7th.

[andypipe]

Originally Posted by Flat Out Farr

Good News for me. George has straightened up and re-welded the driver's side pick-up point for the lower wishbone. I had a spare one to replace the damaged one.The driveshaft and gearbox appears OK. I have a trip to Quantum's on Friday with the damaged strut; it is well f****d. New wing being picked up, front bumper being glassed up today. As long as Quantum's can do me a rebuilt strut in the next 2 weeks, Iwill be at Lydden on 7th.

Excellent news

[Al Weyman]

Originally Posted by racing59

If it's a Honda Vtec, or Toyota VVTi or similar, then that's fine.

I found with the 1600cc 8v Vauxhall lump that it was related to power output.

When my engine turned out a Gp.A-esque 155bhp it was very reliable, and revving to 8800rpm intermittently.

With it pushing 180+ but revving less (shift point at 7400, limiter set at 7500), I went through 3 blocks in 2 years.

New rods every time. ARP, Ilmor, and Cosworth bolts.

In the end, I threw in the towel and bought a set of steel rods, which cost me much less than one "rubber" bottom end, due to the cost of the Cosworth Gp.A pistons adding around £100 per pot.

Since then, the engine did three seasons before a "freshen" - which consisted of nothing more than a set of ends & mains, as the bores were perfect, and the rings were still mint. Everything x-ray'd an OK. I love Mobil-1!!

Rob.

I lost V8's due to rod failure using standard rods and they are tough and steel as standard. ihave them in one engine at the moment and restrict that to 6500rpm, in the IROC I rev to 7800rpm but have Manley steel billet rods which being a chevy you can buy 8 off for less than the price of a set of 4 for a Nova (thats why I race em!).

[Flat Out Farr]

Guess what guys; have made it into this week's Autosport for the wrong reasons.
Oh well, any publicity is good publicity !!!!(lol)

[jonbryant]

And I'd walked away from that end of the circuit 3 minutes earlier... Else you'd have had photographic evidence aswell!

And I'd have managed to get in there for the first time... In fact they didn't have any pics of the meeting in Autosport of it and only 1 of Matt's in MN.

[Tim Wilkinson]

Ah, the mountain goat 205, right?

[Suze]

Someone has to elaborate for those not there!

[Tim Wilkinson]

One of the 205s ended up driving up and then back down the banking on the run down to paddock. One of (I believe a series of) the pics ended up in MN.

I don't know what happened with Chris's incident - I just saw the aftermath (cars all over the track) from the assembly area.

[Suze]

Ah ok, thanks.

[peenuts]

Mr Cherry isnt that second engine you have out a hole in the block in recent years one in a fiesta throught you would have learnt by now

[Alan Cherry]

Originally Posted by peenuts

Mr Cherry isnt that second engine you have out a hole in the block in recent years one in a fiesta throught you would have learnt by now

No problem - when the fiesta went bang, I put in a crap engine and sold it to you -mmmmm You don't want to buy an ashtray do you - I know where theres a nice Integra for sale - No I mustn't SWMBO would probably kill me !