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12 Apr 2008, 04:41 (Ref:2175642) | #1 | ||
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[FV8SCSR03] Sandown
With the crash and bash at Wakefield Park... will the field be depleted by this and other off track dramas....
... or will the addition of Mr Fernandez and a couple of new rumoured runners bolster the front of the field.... Who will win?? Sandown is traditionally a horespower track, where the likes of Mr Canto and Mr Reynolds and perhaps the IRCA trio may have an advantage.... but for experience.. of the track... Mr Owen is likely to be very much on the money.... |
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12 Apr 2008, 05:02 (Ref:2175648) | #2 | ||
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Once again I believe that it will be between Mr Owen and Mr Canto ... If the reliability issues can be remedied at Howard racing then this should be a good tussle. Dean certainly has the pace to run with Mr Owen given the pace of the car at the end of Race 3 at Wakefield (another lap record in the bank).
GTR ... let us in on the likely additions... |
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12 Apr 2008, 09:47 (Ref:2175744) | #3 | ||
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usual suspects Owen, Canto and i think Perkins and Wood will be back on their game.
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Whats the deal with Fernandez. What chassis and for who/how long etc?
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There is allegedly a party talking to Howard about running a 3rd car, with a new pilot also to be found for Race Image.... likely finalised the week before Sandown... |
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Im guessing the ex Main Game Drivers will have a advantage at Sandown.
I heard Race Image didnt want the 2nd car to be a rent a car.. Seems to be the case.. |
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does anyone know what is happening with the seiders team after the au was written off. what car are they using now?
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After looking at the Beikoff work shop i don't think they have the facilities to rebuild a car. Mind you it was a few years ago.
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After reading Auto Fiction, the Seiders think that 70% of the trashed AU will be repaired in time for Sandown.
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17 Apr 2008, 10:36 (Ref:2179676) | #12 | ||
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i dunno if id wanna be racing a 70% repaired car at sandown
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Was having a quick read and thought I’d add some comments. We started 24th for Race 3 at Wakefield Park, and we were looking forward to the long 30-lap race, as our car performs stronger over the longer-distance races than the short sprint races, where our competitors have more cold tyre speed over us. I got off to a great start, with help from our recently upgraded Stone Brothers Racing engine, I was up two positions by the time I hit second gear. To the near right of me on the grid, I saw Dale Wood go flying in the air amongst a group of cars, and, after braking to avoid a zig-zagging car , was able to slide past that group. Simulaneously, a race car charged through to my right, he ran out of room, and hit my right front as he accelerated down the pit straight. All was ok at this point, a good start, avoided the grid collision, a small tap, then kept accelerating towards turn 1.I braked for Turn 1, the sweeper, to be greeted with a cloud of dust. I couldn’t see anything past the cloud, so I slowed right down(data indicates approx 34km/h) as I entered the cloud, only to find myself head first into a stationary car (I still can’t identify who this was). This was a medium-sized hit, but the worst was yet to come. Taz Douglas came into the cloud with around 80km/h speed, and hit our car in the right rear. This hit was 5G’s, and violently spun the car around 180degrees and down the track. Despite wearing the HANS device, which is compulsory for all V8Supercar drivers, my head was still thrown around violently in the car. I believe my right shoulder popped in and out of its’ socket at this stage from the violent spin of the steering wheel, and I have had this injury before and it felt similar. I was quite knocked around at this stage and I wanted to make sure I was out of danger on the track and wanted to ensure I didn’t have any injuries I wasn’t immediately aware of. I was taken to the track medical centre for observation, and was released an hour later. We had the transporter back from Wakefield Park on Monday, and by Tuesday we had the car on our hoist and commenced stripping the panels and running gear to assess the chassis damage. By Saturday, the relevant areas on the car were completely stripped, and we had a chassis repair expert check the car. We expect he will be working on the car over the next few weeks to get the car completely straight to the millimetre, and we will begin the task of preparing and painting panels as we can purchase them for the car at this time. Once the damaged panels were removed from the race car, and measurements taken of chassis datum points, the damage was found to be concentrated in two areas, and appears to be repairable at a cost. The car has sustained serious damage concentrated in the right rear wheel tub area, and some smaller damage on the front end. It has completely bent the diff housing like a banana, and I am lucky that the axle housing absorbed a significant part of the collision energy. The diff housing will be replaced, I make new trailing arms as usual, and the rear damper has to have a new shaft and overhaul. The floor is crinkled in the cockpit’s right rear and associated areas and will involve many hours on the chassis aligner and part of the right rear rail will be replaced. The front end is mostly panel damage, which hasn’t touched the chassis rail at all. There is some front wheel tub damage, but this will be a relatively easy fix compared to the rear. We are fortunate that we have a capable and willing crew(many of whom are volunteers) who maintain and repair the race car between and during race meetings, and all hands are on deck to help with the repairs as and when finances permit. We have built a few race cars for other categories in our workshop, and combined with our adequate workshop/fabricating equipment, and crew knowledge, are capable of being back on track if finances can be found. The crew is the single largest advantage we have, as we have always completed our own engine freshens, gearbox overhauls, hub/brake overhauls, plus many other fabrication jobs in our own shop.We cannot compete as we have over the last six years without being self sufficient. We continue to spend time and effort in our marketing areas, and are continually conversing with potential corporate partners. This accident could not have come at a worse time for us, as our financial situation is dire to put it mildly. Our transporter woes from Adelaide saw the transporter get to Moree, break down with crankshaft failure, fixed overnight with a new crankshaft and bearings, truck then drove an hour down the road and broke the head off an exhaust valve( unrelated to the crankshaft), and then be towed home to Brisbane. This exercise cost us more money than participating at an entire race meeting. We have the time, people power and resources to repair the car for Sandown, but we simply don’t have any financial resources remaining to make these repairs. We will pool our small finances together to get the chassis repaired, as this is crucial if we wish to be competitive at race meetings, but to this hour I am unsure where the money will come from to complete the rest of the panel repairs. Will keep you posted Shane Beikoff Last edited by old bear; 18 Apr 2008 at 02:45. |
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Mr Beikoff, Thanks for providing us with that sometimes private insight and I look foward to seeing you race the repaired car at Sandown. Good luck for the rest of the season too. |
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Hi Shane, pity about the financial woes, but at least you are still in business unlike others. Maybe its time to upgrade to BA, Mr Morris might have some sitting around at the moment that you could do a deal on (maybe some Sirromet signage). But then again there are quite a few sitting around unused this week. Good luck.
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Dose Anyone No If Taz Dougles isn staying in his ageing au after the damage at WP or is he updating to the ex dean nevile /owen kelly BA from last year
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I guess Taz Douglas damaged his AU at the last Fujitsu round held at Wakefield park. The question seems to be if he has repaired his car, or if he is stepping up to the ex BJR BA falcon as raced by Dean Neville last year. |
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Mr Seiders has BM002 for the rest of the season if eNews told me correctly.
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hope he goes well and i'm sure the level 1 support will help them heaps and it would be good to see battlers doing the sport they love get some good resaults.
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any one know where Robbie Jones is?.. last I heard he was trying to find a VY.. |
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Presumably the garage clear out was to fund a newer car... el de Barge seems the interim solution |
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