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Re: [Fot] Nuerburgring Nordschleife 400 km race

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Subject: Re: [Fot] Nuerburgring Nordschleife 400 km race
From: "MadMarx" <tr4racing@googlemail.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 07:10:40 +0200
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I really hate to tell you that it wasn=92t a successful weekend for me.

=20

At first practice one of the clutches slipped (gearbox or OD), the =
engine
went hot at full throttle and forced out water, the new starter motor
failed.

I replaced the head gasket and while torquing  up the head nuts nut #5
jumped one thread over. The threads were gone on that part.

I drove 200mls to get a new head stud, torqued it up and - BANG =96 the =
stud
snapped at the lower thread. It was one of the long head studs.

Now the thread was burried down in the block. End of race =96 I thought =
but
after I told my hotelier about the misfit he invented a head stud =
extractor
while I had breakfast. With that tool it took 10 minutes to get that =
thread
part out.

I recycled my old head stud, used 3 washers to reposition a new nut on a
different part of the threat and was able to torque it up.

Now the car was ready to race, temperature was fine at full throttle, =
the
car went uphill 133mph at 6000 rpm in overdrive! The car was smoking a =
lot
from the scuffed pistons which all 4 are scuffed, not only two as I =
thought.

The balance felt great and I was starting from behind and overtook about =
15
cars in one lap.

Then a Healy driver pointed at my car and shouted that there is =
something
wrong with my car. I stopped racing and had a look at the engine.

A half a liter water was forced out =96 nothing else. Might have been a =
trick
to stop me because I did overtake him several times.

But after the whole field had passed me I retired and went to the pits.

=20

I suppose that the water pump is spinning too fast at 6000 and start
cavitating which cause the water loss.

But the one race lap I did was fun  but not what I wanted =96 I wanted =
to be
more in front.

=20

Cheers

Chris

=20


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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
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successful
weekend for me.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
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color:#1F497D'>At first practice one of the clutches slipped (gearbox or =
OD),
the engine went hot at full throttle and forced out water, the new =
starter
motor failed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I replaced the head gasket and while torquing &nbsp;up =
the head
nuts nut #5 jumped one thread over. The threads were gone on that =
part.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I drove 200mls to get a new head stud, torqued it up and =
- BANG
&#8211; the stud snapped at the lower thread. It was one of the long =
head
studs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Now the thread was burried down in the block. End of race
&#8211; I thought but after I told my hotelier about the misfit he =
invented a
head stud extractor while I had breakfast. With that tool it took 10 =
minutes to
get that thread part out.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I recycled my old head stud, used 3 washers to reposition =
a new
nut on a different part of the threat and was able to torque it =
up.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Now the car was ready to race, temperature was fine at =
full
throttle, the car went uphill 133mph at 6000 rpm in overdrive! The car =
was
smoking a lot from the scuffed pistons which all 4 are scuffed, not only =
two as
I thought.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The balance felt great and I was starting from behind and
overtook about 15 cars in one lap.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Then a Healy driver pointed at my car and shouted that =
there is
something wrong with my car. I stopped racing and had a look at the =
engine.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>A half a liter water was forced out &#8211; nothing else. =
Might
have been a trick to stop me because I did overtake him several =
times.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>But after the whole field had passed me I retired and =
went to
the pits.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I suppose that the water pump is spinning too fast at =
6000 and
start cavitating which cause the water loss.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>But the one race lap I did was fun&nbsp; but not what I =
wanted
&#8211; I wanted to be more in front.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Chris<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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