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Dingers CSCC Tin Top Build
- Thread starter dinger
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Excellent stuff Dave 
Bad luck Dave. Hope it didn't damage you new suspension - assuming it had arrived...
The one time I rolled my grass track car it was from catching a kerb.
The one time I rolled my grass track car it was from catching a kerb.
Dave was your steering alignment out, looks it in the vid?
Ok jut wondered if the camber bolt/top mount had shifted.
Was the AST's damaged at all?
Was the AST's damaged at all?
Ok mate, touching wood.
Im still totally gutted over this..
Im still totally gutted over this..
Clio.
Bloody bell dinger! Glad you are all ok.
Chase Racing Clio
"caught the sausage" ..... is it too innappropriate to make a joke about that??
p.s. glad to see you're okay, I'm on the look out for those sausages this season!
Clio.
If you wanted a free rolling shell give me a shout mate, need to get you back out there ASAP!
Thanks for the offer but have just sorted a shell, collect it over the weekend hopefully.
Clio.
No worries, best of luck!
Clio Trophy #343
Looked to be going well before hand too, the main thing is you are alright hope the new shell comes together ok
Out of interest, why did your steering wheel come off? Is that a design or was it an issue?
hope the new shell comes together ok Out of interest, why did your steering wheel come off? Is that a design or was it an issue?
Thanks Ian,
Collecting a shell on Monday and will crack on with it as soon as I can, Ive emailed Steve to see what the latest I can send my entry in, However, if there is any damage to the AST's then its game over for a while.
Can someone with eagle ears go back and have a listen to the video, Just before I go over there is a noise which you wouldnt expect to be there, If I didnt hit the "sausage" then something broke!
I'm trying to get my brain round the fact that if anything didnt break and I didnt hit anything then I'm concerned this will happen every time I spin!
Collecting a shell on Monday and will crack on with it as soon as I can, Ive emailed Steve to see what the latest I can send my entry in, However, if there is any damage to the AST's then its game over for a while.
Can someone with eagle ears go back and have a listen to the video, Just before I go over there is a noise which you wouldnt expect to be there, If I didnt hit the "sausage" then something broke!
I'm trying to get my brain round the fact that if anything didnt break and I didnt hit anything then I'm concerned this will happen every time I spin!
Gearbox fault, Its the driver that had a problem, lol,
You should have gone to specsavers Adam, The track is dry!
I know why the back end broke away, I can deal with that, I can deal with the back end going light, My issue is, If I didnt hit anything or nothing broke then why is the car so unbalanced in a spin that it wants to roll over......
Thank you, Lol
I'll now know when you are using excuses in the TARC! Problem is, you always think you are the first to use them. Clerks of the course aint so silly to believe them
Really sorry to see this Dave, glad your getting stuck into the rebuild though, and it's good to see the club spirit with folk offering parts and help.
I was also a bit taken aback at how easy it went over, so like you, it would be nice to understand exactly what, if anything caused it, or if it was just bad luck.
I've watched the video dozens of times now, it's hard to tell if you caught the kerb or not but if you did, it must have been by a bawhair! Granted that's all it would take though given the situation the car was in.
It looks like you have some sort of data logger on the car, does it have a 3axis accelerometer? if so that may be able to shed some light on things.
If something did break that would certainly explain it and would make it a bit easier to come to terms with.
Regarding the steering wheel coming off, that is quite scary! Was it a welded on quick release boss?
I was also a bit taken aback at how easy it went over, so like you, it would be nice to understand exactly what, if anything caused it, or if it was just bad luck.
I've watched the video dozens of times now, it's hard to tell if you caught the kerb or not but if you did, it must have been by a bawhair! Granted that's all it would take though given the situation the car was in.
It looks like you have some sort of data logger on the car, does it have a 3axis accelerometer? if so that may be able to shed some light on things.
If something did break that would certainly explain it and would make it a bit easier to come to terms with.
Regarding the steering wheel coming off, that is quite scary! Was it a welded on quick release boss?
182cup & 172 racecar
From what I can see Dave, is that without the car being straight, you miss a gear, back end goes light and starts to come round on you.
This then takes you to the inside of the track towards the kerb, now the car is already on the lean due to breaking away, so you have 80-90% of the weight already on the off side, it didn't take much persuasion for it to go over, like standing on tiptoe and somebody giving you a nudge.
Just unfortunate circumstances.
This then takes you to the inside of the track towards the kerb, now the car is already on the lean due to breaking away, so you have 80-90% of the weight already on the off side, it didn't take much persuasion for it to go over, like standing on tiptoe and somebody giving you a nudge.
Just unfortunate circumstances.
Hi Kenny,
The steering wheel didnt break, and in the past I've tried my hardest to pull it off without pulling the release.
Its a lifeline style quick release which are ultra reliable so can only think I didnt put it on properly,
I did have one of those weld on ones and within a week the pin that secures it flew out, sent it back and swore I'd never use one agian!
TBH, the day was never supposed to happen, I'm not supersticous but the events leading up to that day had "give up" written all over them. something was telling me not to do the test day.
These are my thoughts too Tony,
it would just be nice to be certain that touching the kerb pushed what was already an out of balance car to go past the point of no return. Rather than a mechnaical fault ( albeit I put that car in that situation)
Dont get me wrong, Its part of motorsport that can happen at any time so just a small set back
The annoyance is that tracks around the country are introducing these (sausages) in order to keep you in track limits, But designed to damage the car if you accidently get out of shape and have to take avoiding action,
Thanks for everyones input
see you tommorow Tony
182cup & 172 racecar
SharkyUK
ClioSport Club Member
Ouch - sorry to see the unfortunate result of the slide But glad you are safe and in one piece
But glad you are safe and in one piece So I finally got to look at the Clio today, Plan was to assess the AST's and go from there, First inspection shows that there is no damage to the strutts and all that has been damaged is front subframe(which just kissed the engine sump) off side wishbone, hub and ball joint,
We shot off to collect the new shell which was a 80 mile round trip., No problem getting it on the trailer.
Then back to the workshop to start stripping the bent car, Luckily when I built the car I went on the basis that it needs to practacle but minimal, so the strip down wasnt bad and within a couple of hours I was left with this
Tommorow we will cut the old foot plates out ready for welding in on Thursday, Hopefully have it painted inside by the weekend.
Who'd of thought that the AST's are stronger than cast Iron?????
All in all a productive day and looking even more promising for Rockingham!!!!
We shot off to collect the new shell which was a 80 mile round trip., No problem getting it on the trailer.
Then back to the workshop to start stripping the bent car, Luckily when I built the car I went on the basis that it needs to practacle but minimal, so the strip down wasnt bad and within a couple of hours I was left with this
Tommorow we will cut the old foot plates out ready for welding in on Thursday, Hopefully have it painted inside by the weekend.
Who'd of thought that the AST's are stronger than cast Iron?????
All in all a productive day and looking even more promising for Rockingham!!!!
Russ Rallye
ClioSport Club Member
Awesome stuff Dave, keep us updated.
Russ
Russ
f**king good pics for a potato though, I assume thats what it is anyway
Always wondered about reusing a cage after a roll, is it ok so long as its not been bent or is it heading for the bin?
