Pushrod kings MK1 Escort race car

[Pushrod King]

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I generally get my cranks crack tested anually but didn't for this year due to supposedly running a new engine. Is my luck this year going to get any better?.....Bloody hope so.

[Graham]

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rear web thats where x/flow cranks tend to fail, FF1600's which have to run std cast cranks change the crank every couple of seasons

[exboyracer]

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Yikes!
Were you warming the tyres at the time?

[Pushrod King]

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Had a bit of trouble in qualifying,coming along the start/finish straight there was a loud bang and the car suddenly lost all drive!! I think this may be the reason why!


Luckily it was my 8 year old 1700 engine.

[Pushrod King]

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Finished changing the diff.......Near enough set for saturday now...........Doubt I'll get a chance to wash the car before I load it onto the trailer

[Pushrod King]

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Well.I've got an hour to spare and I actually feel like working on the car so I'm going to change the diff and give the rear end nuts/bolts a quick spanner check while I'm under there.

[Graham]

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yes

[Pushrod King]

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i am! or i thought i was!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not for DMN,according to Rods' site anyhow! Am I right in thinking that all classes of dmn will run together?

[Graham]

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Why aren't you entered Graham?

i am! or i thought i was!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Pushrod King]

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Why aren't you entered Graham?
As usual I haven't touched the car since last time! Got to change the diff as the current ratio is too high for Lydden, may leave it until I get there sunday morning.

[Graham]

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Can't believe how long it is since I posted on my thread!........................Next meeting is at Lydden this coming week end,hopefully I'll get my head together and take part.

it will be good to see you out again nick

[Toymex]

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Might Help ,give you a few hours thinking of something other than your sad loss Nick

[Pushrod King]

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Can't believe how long it is since I posted on my thread!........................Next meeting is at Lydden this coming week end,hopefully I'll get my head together and take part.

[Pushrod King]

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Race 1 : I got worried on the warm up lap as I was alongside the wildly weaving cossie turbo powered mk1 of Ray Burrow who was using more than his 1/2 of the track! Luckily he'd stopped weaving by the time we all bunched up ready for the rolling start,at the start I kept with the pack and managed to pass Ray Graham Bahr and another around the outside at Druids hairpin,I managed to stay infront of them for the next 2 laps but their power advantage was too much for my poor little 1700 x-flow engine and they went past along the main straight and I was left on the wrong line for paddock letting Eric Falce and Graham Richardson have the inside into Druids and Graham Hill bend,I tried to hold the outside line but they both got past,I then spent 4 or 5 laps pressurising 1st the fiesta of Eric (who blew his engine) and then the Nova of Graham Richardson I could get near to him through the corners but his 230bhp 16v engine gave him just enough to stay infront on the straights,I finished 17th overall and 3rd (of 9 starters) in class E. I was pleased that I was only actually lapped by Rod Birley and Joss Ronchetti and managed to stay in the mid 55sec lap times.

[Toymex]

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What happened to Graham Richardson in the 2nd race Nick did he suffer from driveshaft failure