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Here's a shot of Brian's turbo bug grenading on the startline...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y219/15window/brians.jpg)

This photo should be the next Caption contest. ;D

i've got a video of that! i'll load it up later

que dust pan and brush........

Can't wait to see it Kobus. Regards, matt keene

Hey Keeno, you found us!

welcome to the Lounge, its a nice place to be.

 ;) I have been cruising from the back seat for a while  ;)

How's the bright shiny money pit Trailer? You gonna run at Flame and thingy?

thats the plan, if its not going to make it, woper will have to come out to play . ;)

Thats an AWSOME pic matt - I love the way you can actually see chunks of the Case coming out the back  :o :)

Welcome to the lounge Matt, now go and finish your car!  :)

Ha ha ha... I love your sense of humour Mat ;D
The car is the reason my total post tally is about 7 ;D
Catch up with you at Flamin' Thingy ;)

Here's what I see...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y219/15window/briansbits.jpg)

Hey Matt!
Have you tried casting any bits yet?

Stian-Norway :)

Hi Stian! Thanks again for the template ;)

I used yours as a pattern and then made them out of aluminium on a hammer form...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y219/15window/stian1.jpg)

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y219/15window/stain2.jpg)

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y219/15window/stian3.jpg)

Cool, I thought you'd been quiet, it's looking good. Liking the aluminium work, do you do decklids?  :o

We'll see you at Flamin' Thingy and it looks like I'll have my car for the RWYB on the Sunday, I was still struggling with that ignition / fuel issue but Richie popped over yesterday and got the thing fixed. Still stuff to do but that was the biggie stopping play.

 :)

Good old Richie. Not bad for an old fart is he? ;D ;D ;D

It was late and we'd run out of fuel testing it trying various fixes so we couldn't be sure it was OK when he left but I popped out earlier, got some gas, fired it and went out for a drive and it's back, Not bad at all.

 8)

Looking good Matt...... Welcome to the lounge also.

Looking great Matt,can't wait to see some more  8) 8)

Thank you guys for the warm welcome and kind words 8)

Hi Matt , welcome to the lounge . Your cars looking good , when are you coming out to play  ;D .
Found this for you on ebay , thought it may come in handy next time you want too get that close to a piloted grenade  ;)

http://cgi.ebay.com/Bulletproof-Vest-Body-Armor-Kevlar-Flak-Jacket-Flack_W0QQitemZ270171935654QQihZ017QQcategoryZ102537QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Nice 49-rag... I will bear that in mind. You can never be too careful ;D

You forgot to caption the other missing part: oil, lots of it... ::)

its wasnt missing, the track crew found it up the track.  :-\

They found these bits, too :o

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y219/15window/bri2.jpg)

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y219/15window/bri1.jpg)

He should weigh that in , scrap alloy £2 a kilo at the moment  :o

bang!, and its gone!

Been there, done that! Except mine was across the finish line at over 7000rpm, 100+mph... :o

I feel bad for that guy... :'(

Man i've seen some good ones, but dang that hurts.

:-X

::)

How sad  :-\

Shit happens . . . that's racing

But I find 'gloating' at another's misfortune beneath contempt :-[

Brian, looking back over the thread, I can't see anyone gloating over the carnage. Nobody likes to see good components reduced to dust, or a track temporarily out of action as a result. The thread on VZi almost glorifies the failure, which I found odd ("Wow it still ran a 14.90 on two cylinders" etc) and I guess some people couldn't understand why the car continued the whole quarter under power while self-destructing. As you say, shit happens that's racing and as a (former) racer, I know how such carnage hurts, both wallet and ego. But you have no need to go on the defensive in a first posting on what is quite probably the most laid-back forum on the scene.

Regarding the blow-up, I will say this, like most things you do (and have done), when you did it, you did it in style!  :) Who needs a Haynes manual to see where the engine parts go?

Good luck with the rebuild and look forward to seeing the car in action.

(http://frame.revver.com/frame/120x90/435286.jpg)
http://one.revver.com/watch/435286/affiliate/117033 (http://one.revver.com/watch/435286/affiliate/117033)

here's a Video of the Blowup in question!

I think thats me talking to you on that video :)

Good work Kobus! I like the running commentary...

bet the track crew was pissed he went all the way down the track leaving oil and parts....cant believe it was still running :o

NUTSACKED

That’s a huge loss, there wont be many useable parts after that. :(

 On a lighter note, think of the engine like a Gift Shop...lots of Expensive Souvenirs  ;D

how can that engine run with such damage? :o

gr henri

Most tracks I run at would ban you for life for running a oil sprayer down the track like that.
It shuts the track down for good 1-2hrs easily when you drag that shit all the way across the finish line..
Plus the guy behind him's gonna have fun and might put his car in the wall.

Nothing to be proud of in my book...

You are "supposed" to pull out of the groove and stop. Anything else will get people pissed off fast....

X2

i guess running a motor like that, you pretty much gotta concentrate on kepping the thing in a straight line!! i dont know the details of the failure, but if just 2 pistons and barrells blew, the motor could run(just), and with boost, & possibly still oil pressure, there would be no tell tell signs(flashing lights etc!!) in the cockpit!! apart from lookin in ya rear view mirror at the cloud, but like i said, the pilot has gotta concentrate hard in a 10 sec bug!!! My cuz now owns it(Pauly B) and its doin fine...new paradise motor etc.... so lets hope he doesnt have the same bad luck mr burrows had! :)