Tas Super Series R1 Feb 13th 2011

Like to say Ive had a successful day at the track...but I'm not even at the track! Since my last post, we have been rebuilding the engine which has cost way too much and we are not ready to race and we are up for more repairs. I dont know what Ive done to deserve the shit that been happening but Ive done something! Yes, I will admit some of it has been our fault, minor things that have turned into big things. but fair crack of the whip, when will it end?



We got the car ready 2 weeks ago, took it to be tuned and run in. We had a couple of minor water and oil leaks that we fixed. Unbeknowst to us though there was another water leak at the back of the motor which was found when it was too late. We fixed it and took it back, but the damage had been done..blown head gasket. So we replaced that will a metal one and new head studs to boot. Had to wait a few days to get some other bits and once we started the car it was running really rough. Turned out that when we took the camshafts out get at the studs (we didn't have a socket that would fit with the shafts in, we do now) we needed to bleed the lifters. We did that but not enough. We went through compression tests as well and they finally were good. Put it all back together for the..I lost count time....started it up and after a few seconds there was a horrible sound like something loose. In fact it tuned out to be one of the cams had spun and ruined one of the ends (see photos)

Cant take a trick. It was line ball to whether it would of been tuned in time and the shop I buy fuel from was closed when its usually open. So everything was against us racing this weekend.