Renault 5 GT turbo race car

[C l a r k e y]

Heres a good view of the race from behind.

 

[sonny172cup]

Brilliant stuff Dave, as said before, you was all over James, good to see you on a podium finish.

 

[C l a r k e y]

Cars all ready for Silverstone with a new starter fitted, so hopefully wont have to push it everywhere ..

 

[C l a r k e y]

Cars all ready for Silverstone with a new starter fitted, so hopefully wont have to push it everywhere ..

Spoke to soon........ We had to push it from scrutineering after turbo failure.
Great weekend though with the Tricolore guys.

 

[Tony Hunter]

Unlucky Dave, could have been worse and happened out on track, Boooom!

Thanks for the burger.

 

[Adam G]

Such bad fortune Dave, love seeing the 5 on the grid.

 

[sonny172cup]

Totally sucks, but as Tony says could have been worse if out on track.

 

[C l a r k e y]

Thanks Guys,
Flat out for a rebuild now for Castle Combe.

 

[Jamie86]

Looking forward to it spitting some flames in anger at Combe

 

[sonny172cup]

That's the spirit Dave

 

[C l a r k e y]

New turbo finally on and all mapped.
Birkett relay at Silverstone this weekend.

 

[C l a r k e y]

Had a day on the car today, need to get this running now.....

Then onto the plumbing.....

 

[C l a r k e y]

This has plagued us all year. A persistent oil leak, which we now know from the sump, causing lots of problems.

All fixed so looking forward to Brands on the 30th.

 

[barnesautos]

I say that's a mighty big hole in the sump , can't see where it is thou , can't make it out .
Nice motor btw .
Good luck at brands

 

[C l a r k e y]

I say that's a mighty big hole in the sump , can't see where it is thou , can't make it out .
Nice motor btw .
Good luck at brands

Thanks, yes not the best picture, that's the last bolt hole at the half moon for crank....
We welded it up and all seems good, nice to have car running and not have oil dripping out.
Looking forward to Brands.

 

[r0ss172]

Is this 5 still running the original 1.4 pushrod engine?

 

[C l a r k e y]

Is this 5 still running the original 1.4 pushrod engine?

Yes it is.....

 

[sonny172cup]

Glad you have this sorted mate. Was the clutch uncontaminated in the end?

 

[C l a r k e y]

Thanks Sonny, glad we finally found the problem, was driving me mad.
Clutch was knackered, oil/heat destroyed it !! Was slipping badly after a couple of laps.

 

[r0ss172]

Yes it is.....

Great stuff, really like this car and hope you get all the niggles sorted !

 

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[C l a r k e y]

Brands Hatch.
Yet another frustrating days racing.
Qually was a disaster with the new Kumhos rubbing at the rear, poodled round getting in the mandatory 3 laps without destroying the n/s rear tyre.
19/40 with a 58.9
Back to pits and got the grinder out to remove some of the rear quarter bodywork.

Race 1
Had a good few laps getting up to 7th and car felt great, then coming out of Clearways, it went onto 3 cylinders and I knew we had bent some pushrods
Race over and another DNF.
Back to pits and decided to change rocker assembly to the one we ran at Thruxton that worked !! lucky we only live 5 mins away to collect rocker.
3 hrs to next race so stripped and replaced rocker assembly just in time before we was called for race 2.
Best lap 55.8
Race 2
Started 31st, pushed hard from the start to try and catch the French boys and cooked my tyres. Car was nowhere near as good as the first race due to my impatience.
We managed a respectable 9th and our first finish of the year!!!
Best lap 55.4

A frustrating day finished on a high, followed by a club BBQ with the other racers which we really enjoyed.

 

[barnesautos]

Brands Hatch.
Yet another frustrating days racing.
Qually was a disaster with the new Kumhos rubbing at the rear, poodled round getting in the mandatory 3 laps without destroying the o/s rear tyre.
19/40 with a 58.9
Back to pits and got the grinder out to remove some of the rear quarter bodywork.

Race 1
Had a good few laps getting up to 7th and car felt great, then coming out of Clearways, it went onto 3 cylinders and I knew we had bent some pushrods
Race over and another DNF.
Back to pits and decided to change rocker assembly to the one we ran at Thruxton that worked !! lucky we only live 5 mins away to collect rocker.
3 hrs to next race so stripped and replaced rocker assembly just in time before we was called for race 2.
Best lap 55.8
Race 2
Started 31st, pushed hard from the start to try and catch the French boys and cooked my tyres. Car was nowhere near as good as the first race due to my impatience.
We managed a respectable 9th and our first finish of the year!!!
Best lap 55.4

A frustrating day finished on a high, followed by a club BBQ with the other racers which we really enjoyed.

Them darn pushrods , good job it's a relatively easy job to change in-situ .
That's a common thing on C1J's isn't it ?
Well done for trying anyway .

What's the story with the tyres now then ? Sounds like they caused you no end of trouble on first outing.

 

[C l a r k e y]

Them darn pushrods , good job it's a relatively easy job to change in-situ .
That's a common thing on C1J's isn't it ?
Well done for trying anyway .

What's the story with the tyres now then ? Sounds like they caused you no end of trouble on first outing.

Yes luckily an easy job to change, so got to play again.
We haven't bent any pushrods for years when we did something wrong, last 4 seasons not bent any.
Something not right in this engine....

Tyres are fine, we just need to raise the rear up slightly to prevent rubbing and don't drive so aggressive

 

[Tony Hunter]

It was great to have it back out there Dave.
And at least you got a cheer for seeing the chequered flag.

 

[C l a r k e y]

It was great to have it back out there Dave.
And at least you got a cheer for seeing the chequered flag. :smile:

Thanks Tony, was enjoying it.
Yes, everyone's been so kind....

 

[barnesautos]

I watched one of @Tony Hunter s video's of thruxton and I saw you @C l a r k e y diving left across the track , what happened there then ?

 

[C l a r k e y]

I watched one of @Tony Hunter s video's of thruxton and I saw you @C l a r k e y diving left across the track , what happened there then ?

Ran out of talent
Thought I would dive up the inside which was a bad decision as there was no track, hit the grass...... lucky not to hit anyone!!

 

[barnesautos]

Ran out of talent
Thought I would dive up the inside which was a bad decision as there was no track, hit the grass...... lucky not to hit anyone!!

You did well not to hit anyone . Good effort [emoji1303]
Now I've found these threads , I will be keeping an eye on them as an avid track going chap , got the toys just need tuition to keep me on track lol .

 

[C l a r k e y]

Heres a few laps from Brands.

 

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[barnesautos]

c**k a leg E

 

[Ricardos]

Really need to get myself to one of these race meets, I keep missing out on them.

 

[C l a r k e y]

Race 2 from Brands, sorry no sound....

 

[r0ss172]

Great videos and really enjoy hearing about the trials and tribulations that competing in a proper race series brings.

Love this car!!

 

[C l a r k e y]

All loaded and ready for Snetterton tomorrow.
Lets see what we can do with the big boys....

 

[C l a r k e y]

The 5 did well at Snetterton qualifying 8/31 in very tricky wet conditions.
Race 1 , good start getting upto 4th and holding position on a wet track to finish 4th.
Race 2 in blue skies and near perfect conditions.
Starting on the second row in 4th place, we get upto 2nd place within the first lap behind a M3. After a couple more laps we get swallowed up by a couple more M3's and a V8 Capri. We are hanging onto the back of the Capri until we start losing power, held position for last few laps.
Best lap time of 2.16.0

 

[car.crash]

Was nice to see you embarrass pretty much every modern car at cadwell yesterday, a real impressive car with driving to match.
I was in the blue 200

 

[Ricardos]

Was a passenger yesterday, torque steer! Epic car, so raw, basic, quick!

 

[C l a r k e y]

Was nice to see you embarrass pretty much every modern car at cadwell yesterday, a real impressive car with driving to match.
I was in the blue 200

Thanks, was a great day. I remember your 200, nice driving.

Was a passenger yesterday, torque steer! Epic car, so raw, basic, quick!

Glad you enjoyed it, good for people to see what its like from inside the car :smile: