Who's going to Alameda next weekend?, PCA AX. Options

[Dr. Roger]

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[Dr. Roger]

Geez, don't everybody post their pics at the same time. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)


Well my first AX was very educational... and great fun. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)

I got teamed up with a 4 time class champ who drives this bad-ass, winged, black, newer 911 looking beast with slicks. Got a spin in that thing and "Wow".
Then got 2 1/2 laps in my car.

Yes 2 1/2 laps. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) . first lap did a 1.23. Second lap 1.28. Third lap was going fine until I decided to throttle up a little too much going through the turn-around... then spun out and killed a cone. The cone yanked on one of the cooling lines going from the remote water pump to the engine. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) (both pump and fitting are aluminum) I didn't tap the threads very deep so the fault is my own. Not the fitting or the pump.

I overheard someone say something about surge tanks on vasser pumpers but my car never sees the temps required to blow water and I installed higher pressure caps at the front and rear tanks. I had a plastic tank on the rear tank for a year and it never surged or purged a bit so I never reinstalled it after this engine rebuild. Still don't see water come from it.

I did feel guilty for laying down some water/coolant on the track and the officials stopped racing for a few minutes until it was identified as not oil. Coolant is still slippery when wet and I felt pretty bad. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)

So the modifications I need to do on Bebe now are:
Re-tap my fittings deeper into the water pump.
Double clamp all hoses.
Relocate my water pump higher. Probably at the level with where the rear relay board used to be.
Make all my hoses, lines, cables, bullet proof from killer cone threats.

One zip tie will not protect my speedo cable from a killer cone.

My instructor did say he was surprised with my cars handling and power. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)

And "No", I didn't pay him to say that. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

Anyone take any other pics? I didn't get one pic of her in action. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif)

BTW, the track dried out quickly and was totally dry by the afternoon.