Nurburgring 24 Hour 2008

[neil trama]

Car finally arrived 18:30 on Thursday, 1.5 days late. We then worked until 02:00 Friday.

Back at track 10:00 Friday.

P1 OK.

P2 "dipstick tube failure". #1 conrod removed it from the engine block. Very unusual failure which wrecked a very good endurance engine finishing record. Replaced engine finished 04:00 Saturday. Qualified for a start.

Back at track 09:00 Saturday (Yes I know it is the same day).

Awake for the entire race as usual. Crashed out at approx hour 22. Brake disk exploded. We were 7th in class and 88th outright at the time.

All 3 drivers did a great job without putting a foot wrong. Simon blindingly quick.

No failures attributable to driver error. Investigations to follow when the car gets back.

Neil

[and1]

Car finally arrived 18:30 on Thursday, 1.5 days late. We then worked until 02:00 Friday.

Back at track 10:00 Friday.

P1 OK.

P2 "dipstick tube failure". #1 conrod removed it from the engine block. Very unusual failure which wrecked a very good endurance engine finishing record. Replaced engine finished 04:00 Saturday. Qualified for a start.

Back at track 09:00 Saturday (Yes I know it is the same day).

Awake for the entire race as usual. Crashed out at approx hour 22. Brake disk exploded. We were 7th in class and 88th outright at the time.

All 3 drivers did a great job without putting a foot wrong. Simon blindingly quick.

No failures attributable to driver error. Investigations to follow when the car gets back.

Neil

congratulations guys.. really good effort. shame u didn't finish the race and to get so close..

[SILVABULLIT]

Obviously aftermarket rotors of some description. Be keen to see pics of it and how it cam apart. always harder to swallow a dnf when it comes down to a simple part failure. Nice effort guys. Top marks!!

[SuperDave]

Do you need a 4th driver? :P

Is always good to hear news on the efforts!

[CAP]

Brilliant effort Neil, pitty about the brake failure, do let us know what your investigation into it digs up, what sort of disc where you using?

[MR22ZZ]

nice work again Neil, will definitely be interesting to see what happened to the brakes.

[selyaT]

Do you need a 4th driver? :P

Get in line!!!

Nice one Dr Neil

[RME1]

Top Effort boys Sympathies with the brake failure - will you attempt it again in 2009 ?

[neil trama]

We will be back in 2009 G.O.D. willing.

The plan is to keep doing this event until we get it right.

Neil

Edited May 29, 2008 by neil trama

[DANZZT231]

We will be back in 2009 G.O.D. willing.

The plan is to keep doing this event until we get it right.

Neil

Sounded like you're commissioned by Toyota to developed a hot-hatch based on your racing program :)

[neil trama]

What is really funny is that the European teams come and have a look at the car and find no quad throttle bodies, no carbon fibre body panels, no sequential close ratio dog gearbox, no rose jointed suspension.

They go away shaking their heads asking "how did that get so high up the leader board".

Neil

[sr5_rolla]

Haha! Gold!

Lovely work/driving. Hopefully all goes well next time round.

[SILVABULLIT]

Europeans shake their head and say.... Crazy Australians. But then again if it aint broke dont fix it. (well apart from the brakes lol)

[X-Power]

what car did u guys were racing with?

[SuperDave]

Do you need a 4th driver? :P

Get in line!!!

I've got my resume ready to go

X-Power: We're racing in 2zz powered Corolla's (thanks mick for the correction )

[X-Power]

h nice, well done guys!

[MT]

i think you will find we are racing 2ZZ Corolla's dave.