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  1. IanB

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    IanB F1 World Champ Owner

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    Fantastic race 4, started 6th finished 4th, lots of good dices. Puts me on the 2nd row for this afternoon :)
     
    IanB, Mar 9, 2019
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    greg246 Two Time F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    Good work
     
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    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ BANNED

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    So does David
     
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    jmillard308 F1 Veteran Owner

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    The most incompetent action I have seen from a marshall - and I have seen a few :(
     
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    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    See you in a couple of days mate :)
     
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  9. IanB

    IanB F1 World Champ Owner

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    Yes, it was the first time I've ever been held up like that.

    I had to withdraw from the final race, after I found a crack in the left rear upper control arm. I have spares but will now crack test all 4 corners again. Don't want to think about the consequences if it had let go in turn 1 :eek:

    Lots of withdrawals and DNF's meant that a relatively slow car won, proves the adage "to finish first, first you have to finish" :)
     
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    jmillard308 F1 Veteran Owner

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    Ripper drive though from the back of the grid
     
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    Bring beer! :D
     
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    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    Got a carton of Coronas .... will that do ?? :)
     
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  13. IanB

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    JB-Weld, paint & sell ?

    But:
    Looks like cracks have been welded previously
     
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    Ferraridoc F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    That chassis looks to be outside its service life. I wonder what else is going on?
     
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    IanB F1 World Champ Owner

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    indeed. Happily I have 3 sets of control arms in perfect condition and I'll crack test the one that goes on.

    This is the corner that took most of the impact when I spun into the wall at EC back in 2015. I had a new lower arm made but the upper crack tested OK at the time. In hindsight, I should have swapped out the upper then.
     
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    IanB F1 World Champ Owner

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    there is no chassis or "service life". The control arms bolt onto the gearbox, they're designed to be sacrificial.
     
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    Ferraridoc F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    Fixed
     
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    IanB F1 World Champ Owner

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    I'm glad you think I was designed. Others have a much lower opinion :)
     
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    Ferraridoc F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    I think it's called "unintelligent design"
     
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    Had a fantastic morning at Queensland Raceway today.

    Saw this amazing XY in the pits.

    These photographs do not do justice to this magnificent motor vehicle.

    Small block Ford V8 to 427 cubic inches.
    610 horsepower.
    6 speed manual gearbox.
    4 wheel disc brakes.
    Electric airconditioning. Airconditioning compressor motor in front guard. Runs for 20 minutes with engine off. Dash vents which I've only seen on a handful of XW or XYs.
    Custom decals including on brake calipers.
    Queensland road registered with SH4KER number plates.

    Deep rumbling powerful sound.

    Stunning. [emoji41]

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    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ BANNED

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    I find it hard to believe that a normal 12v battery would run a car air conditioner for 20 minutes and still have capacity to start an engine like that.
     
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  24. Ferraridoc

    Ferraridoc F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    Maybe it's a big battery. And a small a/c. They used to say about 3bhp drain for an a/c, but could be BS. I wonder what a modern a/c drains? Gezim? @Gizzi
     
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    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ BANNED

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    This one's electric.... But the old ones would have to be more than 3hp,surely! Especially at high revs
     
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