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| vitaminc914 |
 Jun 28 2007, 08:18 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 30 Joined: 4-July 05 From: Allendale, MI Member No.: 4,374 Region Association: Upper MidWest  |
I have been autocrossing my 74/2.0 for quite some time, but last week, I joined the BMW club at a driving school using 10 year old tires. I spun a lot, but the problem is that everytime I spun, there was a lot of smoke but no leaks and the gas pedal would stick until I shut the car off. Any idea why this would be happening? After 5 spins, they told me that I had to get new tires or I can't be on the track anymore (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I think they were afraid of being embarassed!
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| SirAndy |
Jun 28 2007, 08:52 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,607 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(vitaminc914 @ Jun 28 2007, 06:18 PM)  Any idea why this would be happening? did you spin the motor backwards? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Andy |
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| vitaminc914 |
Jun 28 2007, 09:07 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 30 Joined: 4-July 05 From: Allendale, MI Member No.: 4,374 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
QUOTE(SirAndy @ Jun 28 2007, 10:52 PM) QUOTE(vitaminc914 @ Jun 28 2007, 06:18 PM) Any idea why this would be happening? did you spin the motor backwards? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Andy It is interesting that you say that because even though I was in a forward gear, the car wanted to go in reverse. However, once I shut it off and restarted, I was fine. |
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| grantsfo |
Jun 28 2007, 09:38 PM
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Arrrrhhhh! Group: Members Posts: 4,327 Joined: 16-March 03 Member No.: 433 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(vitaminc914 @ Jun 28 2007, 07:18 PM) I joined the BMW club at a driving school using 10 year old tires. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif) Who let you on a track with ten year old tires? |
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| SirAndy |
Jun 28 2007, 10:30 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,607 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(vitaminc914 @ Jun 28 2007, 07:07 PM) It is interesting that you say that because even though I was in a forward gear, the car wanted to go in reverse. However, once I shut it off and restarted, I was fine. gears don't matter ... if you spin and go backwards and you don't put the clutch in, the tires will *force* your engine to spin backwards ... there's the old saying: "if you spin, both feet in" (that would be the clutch and the brake) ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Andy |
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| vitaminc914 |
Jun 29 2007, 06:35 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 30 Joined: 4-July 05 From: Allendale, MI Member No.: 4,374 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
QUOTE(SirAndy @ Jun 29 2007, 12:30 AM) QUOTE(vitaminc914 @ Jun 28 2007, 07:07 PM) It is interesting that you say that because even though I was in a forward gear, the car wanted to go in reverse. However, once I shut it off and restarted, I was fine. gears don't matter ... if you spin and go backwards and you don't put the clutch in, the tires will *force* your engine to spin backwards ... there's the old saying: "if you spin, both feet in" (that would be the clutch and the brake) ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Andy Thanks for the explanation. That makes a lot of sense. The instructor kept saying that when we spun, but I did not have both feet in right away. |
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| Joe Ricard |
Jun 29 2007, 04:19 PM
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CUMONIWANNARACEU Group: Members Posts: 6,811 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Gautier, MS Member No.: 92 |
To get your car to stop spinning DON'T LIFT THE GAS PEDAL IN A TURN. Unless you are trying to use throttle lift oversteer to get the car to rotate.
and get new tires. |
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