I was at the track. Now I have to get back home to watch the recording. Your view at the track is limited. Even with listening to the scanner, I missed a lot.
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Originally Posted by RIWWP
(Post 3412134)
HAH! I saw that "Go Mazda!" on TRG :)
Quite a few Mazda people on that chat, most of the 8 owners I believe, from their handles in the chat. I didn't have it up at all Sunday, and dropped it occasionally Saturday. Only had my laptop over by the TV, and it couldn't handle all the windows with the live feeds (512mb RAM is the culprit there, soon to be corrected) I have the full 16hrs of coverage recorded on the DVR, I am trying to figure out how to transfer it to an external hard drive. It's got USB plugs in the back.... I recorded the last two hours but it went over, (should've known it would) and it cut off the last hour or so. If you could get some of that up it would be awesome. If I had enough memory on my DVR I would've recorded the whole thing. Damn you Cox cable. Morgan looks even cuter on HD. |
Originally Posted by RK
(Post 3411329)
http://twitter.com/toddspeed
I assume that's they lost their e-shaft. Crazy that two (and possibly three) 8s had terminal engine failure. Usually those engines hold up a lot better and these enduros. A tension bolt is something that should never break in a race engine. You get harmonic vibration in them as they don't fit tight against the housings and merely hold the engine together front to rear. They resonate. Mazda made some better ones for race engines that had a small rubber part on them that allowed them to contact the intermediate housing to hold down this resonance. An easier thing is to just coat them in gasket sealer before installing them which is what I do on all of my engines. If I were building a race engine though I'd use stronger studs rather than bolts. You'd never break one again. In this case, that simple issue that could have been prevented cost them an entire race. |
Originally Posted by rotarygod
(Post 3412785)
They broke a tension bolt. There are 16 of them that hold the engine together. Depending on which one breaks, you'll get a coolant leak. Unfortunatly since it probably broke right near the thread, it would mean a complete engine teardown to get to it as they thread into the front housing.
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Well fred we don't know why it broke. maybe it had some defect from manufacturing that wasn't caught in QC.
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alnielsen, any pics to share :)
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omg morgan! that is you at 2:02!!
im so jealous! and you look way cute in the video. |
Originally Posted by zoom44
(Post 3413205)
Well fred we don't know why it broke. maybe it had some defect from manufacturing that wasn't caught in QC.
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Congrats to Speedsource. I got to hang with them last year at a show, and ask lots of questions. There a great bunch of guys. Long live the rotary!!! =]
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Originally Posted by pdxhak
(Post 3413285)
alnielsen, any pics to share :)
I thought you were going to be there. I didn't see you around the Mazda camping area. |
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Morgan was the SS pit fluffer. Officially.
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that was a good race wish i was there to watch it :sad: but watching it on tv is almost as fun!
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I talked to Nick Ham in the pits on Friday and asked him about the rest of the season and if he would drive the Rolex 2011. He said Rolex 2011 is open and he might come back for the 24 hour race. Nice guy. Also talked to David Hobbs and Bob Varsha from SPEED.
I also asked Nick what advantage Tem SpeedSource had over the other Mazda teams. One word: experience. By the way, they moved the exhaust from the right side to the rear of the car. Will post some detail shots of the inner working of the SpeedSource cars. |
Originally Posted by xdj_jdx
(Post 3420688)
that was a good race wish i was there to watch it :sad: but watching it on tv is almost as fun!
It was in the 40's and windy. It wasn't a pleasant time. If you want to go south to a race, go to the Sebring 12 hr. It isn't GrandAm but the weather is nicer. |
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