Re: VT S1 LS1 track car
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 10:34 pm
Well another track day done and another dollar gone.....whats that saying - How do you make a small fortune in motorsport? Start with a big fortune!
Saturday started off with perfect weather and heading for 35 deg C after midday at Phillip Island.
The VT all ready to set the world on fire with brand new B/stone RE55s on the front of the beast.
A nice morning with a stiff warm northerly pushing down the straight and plenty of time to get the my car and my mates VS ready.....except out in peasant valley they don't bother to connect the PA system to let us know when to grid up.
So after hearing cars taking off from the pits,the peasants are in a mad rush suiting up and making it to the grid with just enough time.
That feeling you get when something ain't right happened as soon as I left the pits and I felt a vibration through the steering.
I knew everything was tight as I checked every bolt/nut during the week and I also torque the wheel nuts every session.
So I soldiered on thinking the wheel balance wasn't done right or a weight had come off and completed the first lap gingerly sitting behind my mates VS and laughed my ass off as put the boot
into his 5lt out of Honda corner watching the slide...slide...save it...slide....lose into the grass....then watch him sit there for the next 4 laps.
He joked about the heat soak with 5lts and hot weather before we went out, thats how he started his day
I came in after 5 laps not happy with the vibration and visually checked the front end for something weird.
All seemed good until I ran my hand around the RHF inner sidewall and felt a lump about the size of a golfball ......that's how I ended my day
Brand new f***ing tyre just wrecked my day with entry fee,fuel,travel etc etc.
God I hope the supplier comes good with a replacement at no charge as it was suss as soon as I left pitlane.
I thought it might have had side wall damage from being fitted but you can feel the bubble as if the rubber skin has separated from the carcass.
Stay tuned folks
Saturday started off with perfect weather and heading for 35 deg C after midday at Phillip Island.
The VT all ready to set the world on fire with brand new B/stone RE55s on the front of the beast.
A nice morning with a stiff warm northerly pushing down the straight and plenty of time to get the my car and my mates VS ready.....except out in peasant valley they don't bother to connect the PA system to let us know when to grid up.
So after hearing cars taking off from the pits,the peasants are in a mad rush suiting up and making it to the grid with just enough time.
That feeling you get when something ain't right happened as soon as I left the pits and I felt a vibration through the steering.
I knew everything was tight as I checked every bolt/nut during the week and I also torque the wheel nuts every session.
So I soldiered on thinking the wheel balance wasn't done right or a weight had come off and completed the first lap gingerly sitting behind my mates VS and laughed my ass off as put the boot
into his 5lt out of Honda corner watching the slide...slide...save it...slide....lose into the grass....then watch him sit there for the next 4 laps.
He joked about the heat soak with 5lts and hot weather before we went out, thats how he started his day
I came in after 5 laps not happy with the vibration and visually checked the front end for something weird.
All seemed good until I ran my hand around the RHF inner sidewall and felt a lump about the size of a golfball ......that's how I ended my day
Brand new f***ing tyre just wrecked my day with entry fee,fuel,travel etc etc.
God I hope the supplier comes good with a replacement at no charge as it was suss as soon as I left pitlane.
I thought it might have had side wall damage from being fitted but you can feel the bubble as if the rubber skin has separated from the carcass.
Stay tuned folks