Clive's 400 BHP Super GT RX-8 Race Car

re japi · March 27, 2017, 09:46:27 AM

Holy crap...

brakes my heart...

But once again, I have said this before and will say it again: on board fire extinguisher system would have save from massive damages... They are cheap, doesent weight so much, and they will destroy that fire almost before that fire even starts...

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re japi · March 27, 2017, 09:56:59 AM

And Phil and others, I didn't meant to be rude with my previous comment. I do apologize.. Really brakes my heart to see that kind of damage...

But the fact is, what one notorius racer here said years ago:
"With 400â,¬ fire extinguisher system, you can save 40000â,¬ car, within 4 seconds..."

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C J R · March 27, 2017, 12:44:20 PM

Well .......firstly sorry to Phil, that looked pretty eventful, you should be commended for remaining calm by trying to pull the extinguisher release whilst you were still strapped in ! At least your okay and the car can be replaced/rebuilt.

Clive Well Done. Lets forget the track conditions and wobbly suspension. Practice laps and two races and you came home with Silver wear. That is poles away from where the car has been for the last two years. Great news and well done. Just think...now you know which buttons to press for the suspension and will have a new turbo...

for the next race

Grant Monkhouse · March 28, 2017, 08:00:42 AM

Quote from: boosted on March 27, 2017, 09:26:05 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8NYAt-4A0A

here the 7 incident...real shame....gonna be a lot of work to resurrect....can some explain this front plate cracking incident? engine flex?

Yeh pretty much from what I can work out.
The detonation has to go somewhere as set is very violent so it will often take out the weakest link. Which is the front plate. All of the billet parts that people make now come with a bearing in the front plate, I'm assuming this is to help that problem.

Iv seen a few builds over the years where the oil take off for the turbos is the place where it cracks, sometimes due too people using the wrong types of thread on the threaded fitting etc.

There's a couple things that can be done too help strengthen the engine. Some cheap some not.

A plate on the bottom of the engine between the sump is good, 1/4" minimum but obviously lowers the sump etc.

Doweling kits, requires lots of machining etc.

I don't think you could go wrong with also having a flex plate too mount the front of the engine too the chassis, a lot like the drag cars have.

There's also ecu controlling/sensing set which can shut things down a lot faster than a person looking at a gauge can do. Having a det threshold where ignition is cut or fuel or something.

Better to lose a few milliseconds on a lap than an engine/turbo/car etc

This is stuff Iv picked up from watching and reading

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boosted · March 28, 2017, 08:15:02 AM

Scary stuff....thanks. so the car will need new engine and fire damage repair...jesus that hard to swallow. Truly gutted for him. I know when i crashed mine i was sick to the stomach....not a nice feeling. Lol 1 crash 3rd engine still hangin on....

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Grant Monkhouse · March 28, 2017, 08:16:23 AM

Quote from: boosted on March 28, 2017, 08:15:02 AM
Scary stuff....thanks. so the car will need new engine and fire damage repair...jesus that hard to swallow. Truly gutted for him. I know when i crashed mine i was sick to the stomach....not a nice feeling. Lol 1 crash 3rd engine still hangin on....

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I don't know he might get away with a rotor and a front plate but depends what's happened inside. Bearings and stat gear might be dead also

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boosted · March 28, 2017, 08:18:15 AM

This is 2nd time this has happened ?

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Grant Monkhouse · March 28, 2017, 08:36:03 AM

Not sure, it happened too clive on one of his engines

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boosted · March 28, 2017, 08:39:49 AM

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiDosnz1fjSAhXIIMAKHcN2DKoQtwIIHTAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dvk3UC4fYLO8&usg=AFQjCNFaAQH0w3K_Ipcf5hr22MMaPf8NUw&sig2=LTBbm3zIXIEDzRrcb7oMNg

i found this Plenty of Clive and the incident...........

Prototype · March 28, 2017, 11:54:42 AM

Here is the on board video from Clives car. Snetterton 25th March 2017.

Race 1

Race 2

WELL DONE CLIVE

Grant Monkhouse · March 28, 2017, 02:57:29 PM

Enjoyed that. Looked to be a bit of a lonely drive in the second race but obviously we can't see what's behind you.

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boosted · March 28, 2017, 04:12:09 PM

woohoo rush home to watch on it on tv!

boosted · March 28, 2017, 04:56:07 PM

Looked like a lot of fun BEEP BEEP...was that you Roadrunner?

Just an observation....car seemsfast and flowing in the right hander but in the left handers fair bit of tyre screeching....defo seem faster in the right corners....poss the left handers covered in cement dust.

Grant Monkhouse · March 28, 2017, 05:16:32 PM

Oh yeh who the hell was beeping!!

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boosted · March 28, 2017, 05:47:54 PM

....roadrunner...

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