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Broken nekkid cranks at that... and bent h-rods too... make it go away /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif
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aeronca65t
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Yeah, sometimes we see real ugly things at the track.
A few years ago, a friend was racing his VW Rabbit when all the spinning bits inside the engine decided to escape.One of the rods punched the distributor clean out of the block....it was hanging by the wires. The opposite side of the block was mostly missing.
I was flagging at Pocono when I found this rod (below) on the ground. It was ejected from a Toyota that still made about another half lap! The rod was too hot to pick up for about 5 minutes.
It was fun to return it to the owner ("Here. You dropped this.") /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jester.gif
A few years ago, a friend was racing his VW Rabbit when all the spinning bits inside the engine decided to escape.One of the rods punched the distributor clean out of the block....it was hanging by the wires. The opposite side of the block was mostly missing.
I was flagging at Pocono when I found this rod (below) on the ground. It was ejected from a Toyota that still made about another half lap! The rod was too hot to pick up for about 5 minutes.
It was fun to return it to the owner ("Here. You dropped this.") /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jester.gif
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It was fun to return it to the owner ("Here. You dropped this.") /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jester.gif
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Glad to see you made it back without any more surprises.
We ran a double regional last weekend.
My friend, Cpt. Sparkles, and fellow Pinto champion, took out 3rd gear on turn 12 at Nelson Ledges Saturday.....
Then he was trying to winch the car back on the trailer...Slipped....& the handle spun around and broke his foot.
I guess 1&2 July Mid-Ohio is out now........Dang!!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cryin.gif
It was fun to return it to the owner ("Here. You dropped this.") /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jester.gif
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Glad to see you made it back without any more surprises.
We ran a double regional last weekend.
My friend, Cpt. Sparkles, and fellow Pinto champion, took out 3rd gear on turn 12 at Nelson Ledges Saturday.....
Then he was trying to winch the car back on the trailer...Slipped....& the handle spun around and broke his foot.
I guess 1&2 July Mid-Ohio is out now........Dang!!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cryin.gif
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...Then he was trying to winch the car back on the trailer...Slipped....& the handle spun around and broke his foot....
Ouch! That hurts just *think* about it!
Ouch! That hurts just *think* about it!
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At least you didn't have to get flagged in for peeing on the track.
I was going to paint the Pinto black with orange rondelles #86 & call it the "FLYING MEATBALL"
I was going to paint the Pinto black with orange rondelles #86 & call it the "FLYING MEATBALL"