944 Casualties
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Was up at Bedford for an open pit lane today and the place was overrun with 944s :-)
Unfortunately we spent half the day red flagged after multiple 944s dumped their fluids on the track and ground to a halt :-(
Had an absolute blast chasing down a black 944 Turbo though. A quick chat in the pits revealed that it was putting out 330bhp, so hardly surprising really!
Unfortunately we spent half the day red flagged after multiple 944s dumped their fluids on the track and ground to a halt :-(
Had an absolute blast chasing down a black 944 Turbo though. A quick chat in the pits revealed that it was putting out 330bhp, so hardly surprising really!
The 3 944 failures were all the same thing - oil filter blowing off!
I've never heard of this before, the 2 cars involved (one went out again!) are both regular trackday cars, so it is a bit odd!
The consensus of opinion is the oil pressure relief valve, Bedford being so high speed maybe bringing any problem to the fore.
The car that did it twice drove 60 plus miles Motorway miles home with no further problem.
The other Red Flag was due to a BMW going off I believe.
Approx 31 Frontrunners all in I think.
Some pics of the day here - http://s787.photobucket.com/user/A9XXC/library/944...
One or two tasters -
I've never heard of this before, the 2 cars involved (one went out again!) are both regular trackday cars, so it is a bit odd!
The consensus of opinion is the oil pressure relief valve, Bedford being so high speed maybe bringing any problem to the fore.
The car that did it twice drove 60 plus miles Motorway miles home with no further problem.
The other Red Flag was due to a BMW going off I believe.
Approx 31 Frontrunners all in I think.
Some pics of the day here - http://s787.photobucket.com/user/A9XXC/library/944...
One or two tasters -
Edited by A9XXC on Wednesday 22 May 23:10
An alternative opinion regarding the length of the closures: "One in the morning lasting about 15mins, a longer one mid afternoon lasting around 30 minutes and one right at the end when most people had gone home anyway lasting 10mins was the 944 contribution to the stoppages. Multiple 944s = "two".
I was Blyton the other week in my 944 and a Caterham type thing lost its sump plug in front of me. Lucky for him he pulled in the puts. He had no idea that he lost it.
Amazingly he found the plug at lunch time and was back on in the afternoon.
Gutted that I couldn't make Befford with the guys after being snowed off in March. Hopefully next time.
Amazingly he found the plug at lunch time and was back on in the afternoon.
Gutted that I couldn't make Befford with the guys after being snowed off in March. Hopefully next time.
One of the culprits was me - I feel bad about it but I can't see how it could have been predicted or prevented. After the first incident in the morning, no-one really knew why this had happened...I have never seen it before. I cleaned up the car, fitted a new filter, fresh oil, and did another 60 or so track miles before the thing blew again at 4.50. There were hardly any cars left on the track by then.
New OPRV to be fitted before cadwell next week.
I know the OP (assuming you were in the red Cayman) wouldn't have seen my car, as he pulled out of the pit lane right in front of me as I was coming up the straight
The man in the pit straight was waving cars on, but still expecting you to check for cars on track before you pulled out..
next time - watch out for this..
New OPRV to be fitted before cadwell next week.
I know the OP (assuming you were in the red Cayman) wouldn't have seen my car, as he pulled out of the pit lane right in front of me as I was coming up the straight
The man in the pit straight was waving cars on, but still expecting you to check for cars on track before you pulled out..next time - watch out for this..
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.MDT48 said:
Had an absolute blast chasing down a black 944 Turbo though. A quick chat in the pits revealed that it was putting out 330bhp, so hardly surprising really!
Yes, that was a bit of fun, wasn't it!! Need to get my boost sorted out before you get that exhaust upgrade!!MDT48 said:
Unfortunately we spent half the day red flagged after multiple 944s dumped their fluids on the track and ground to a halt :-(
Slight exaggeration :-) couple of 15 min red flag sessions due to the 944s didn't spoil the day, I thought!! Last time I was there, an unfortunate soul slammed his car into the Armco, dislodging it and stopping the day completely!Edited by starboard147 on Friday 24th May 17:28
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