Jags at Goodwood

[a8hex]

Wednesday was the annual XK and E type club's trackday at Goodwood.
I'd gone with a Uncle this year and so didn't get much time for photography but here are a couple of snaps.

There were quite a few normal road cars there, not just racers wanting another day to play. Several XK140s, a couple of XK150s and three lovely OEW series 1 E type roadsters. I'm regretting not having spent more time out and about with my camera.









There are a few more on http://www.xk150.org/20090423

[BigNige]

Very nice.

Did any/many breakdown?

[a8hex]

BigNige said:

Very nice.

Did any/many breakdown?

CKL's mechanics seemed to be having a busy day.
My XK150 has just had it's engine swapped over and the trackday was the first chance to try it out. At the end of the afternoon a screw managed to punch a whole in the fuel line and the exhaust had managed to work rather loose.
The other cars that were being worked on mostly were race cars. I know the beautiful pearl grey XK140 DHC developed a very minor oil leak.

[BigNige]

Considering the thorough workout your car would've got, that doesn't sound too bad.

No fire from fuel leakage I trust?

[a8hex]

no, thank God, no fire. Thankfully petrol is quite difficult to set fire to. That and the fuel lines are on the far side of the engine bay to all the hot bits.
I just noticed as I came in after my last session that there was a different smell, although it didn't seem like petrol. I've been having fuel leaks from the banjos on the carbs - new fibre washers settling in and I think once from an over flow.
This time it appeared be be coming from the front trumpet. One of the Daves (all the CKL engineers were called Dave) came over to have a look, and eventually spotted a whole in the metal fuel line. I guess under track conditions the engine was twisting on it's mounting enough to bang the line against a mounting screw for the new air box, fitted to take the triple carbs.
All part of settling in a fairly radical upgrade to the old girl. Biggest challenge seems to be working out why it's not performing as expected - probably the exhaust.