[Fot] FW: broken axle

[Aaron Johnson]

that is a really weird failure!  In an area where i would never expect it.
 something else weird with that axle.  It almost doesn't look like 1 piece
as the bit left appears to have a land that wasn't touched outside of the
failure.  The big hole drilled in the flange is odd.



On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 2:59 AM, Diesel Performance Parts - Mark <
info at dieselperformanceparts.com> wrote:

> That looks like the old style modified Corvair axle to me. I got one set
> on a car too, sort of makes me uneasy now………
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> Mark Craig
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> Diesel Performance Parts, INC.
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> *From:* Fot [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of *Dustin
> Nicholson
> *Sent:* Monday, October 03, 2016 11:41 AM
> *To:* Duncan Charlton <duncan.charlton54 at gmail.com>; fot at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Fot] broken axle
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> Duncan, not a lot more to tell about the axle unless you saw something I
> didn't. It was a used competition axle that I got almost three race
> weekends out of. Unknown brand but larger diameter shaft than stock and one
> piece design. It's funny, I guess I have a better track record racing with
> stock axles than upgraded ones.
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> The incident itself was uneventful, braking hard and down shifting for a
> slow turn after a long straight. The right rear corner dropped a couple
> inches turning me sideways then I slid off track left. I could see my wheel
> keep going several hundred feet. When I came to a stop I chuckled and
> thought that's just part of this sport. Easy to laugh about it when no
> people or cars where hurt... much.
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> Photos attached.
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> Dusty
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> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
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> -------- Original message --------
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> From: Duncan Charlton <duncan.charlton54 at gmail.com>
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> Date: 10/3/16 9:09 AM (GMT-06:00)
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> To: Dustin Nicholson <nicholsondustin at yahoo.com>
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> Cc: Greg Blake <gblake58tr3 at icloud.com>, D V <explore8 at outlook.com>, FOT
> list <fot at autox.team.net>
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> Subject: Re: [Fot] Toyo R888 - tyre pressures?
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> C’mon, Dusty, tell the rest of the news about the broken axle…
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> Duncan Charlton
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> Elgin, Texas USA
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> On Oct 3, 2016, at 7:14 AM, Dustin Nicholson <nicholsondustin at yahoo.com>
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> I tried a couple of different pressures this weekend at MSR - Houston . My
> best times were with a cold tire pressure of 28, hot was about five degrees
> higher.
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> In other news, I broken an axle on turn 11 and got to watch my right rear
> tire make it all the way to turn 13! Spitfire breaking and axle? Same old
> story, new Storyteller.
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> Dusty
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> -------- Original message --------
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> From: Greg Blake <gblake58tr3 at icloud.com>
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> Date: 9/28/16 8:42 PM (GMT-06:00)
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> To: D V <explore8 at outlook.com>
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> Cc: FOT list <fot at autox.team.net>
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> Subject: Re: [Fot] Toyo R888 - tyre pressures?
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> That's consistent with what I've found with the R888 pressures.
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> I am faster with R888s but that's likely due to going from 60s to 50s.
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> On Sep 28, 2016, at 2:32 PM, D V <explore8 at outlook.com> wrote:
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> I believe the website says 32-38 hot with temps 160-220.
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> Be curious to hear what others say. I think my car is faster on the
> Hoosiers.
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> Wish I was going to COTA with you guys in Nov.
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Sep 28, 2016, at 10:33 AM, Robert MacKenzie <list at mackenzie.aero>
> wrote:
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> What cold tyre pressures are you using for the R888s?
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> The car is a '62 Spitfire - 1425 Lbs with 5.5x13 wheels  The tyres have
> been shaved and heat cycled.
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> I have heard that they work best hot in the low 40 psi range and you
> should start off at 33-35 psi.
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> Looking for others thoughts and experiences.
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> Thanks
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> Robert MacKenzie
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> robert at mackenzie.aero
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