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PostPosted: Sun May 25, 2008 9:13 pm 
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Dropped a valve . . . The roller pin on #4 exhaust broke which then caused the rocker arm to run on the spring retainer which then popped the collets :cry: :cry: Broke the heads off both valves which bounced around in the cylinder and wrecked the head (one of GR's latest, less than 12 mths old :cry: ).
Bore has cleaned up OK at next oversize, crank, rods all OK, gearbox needs full strip. Up until this happened, it ran like a rocketship :D
That's motor racing tho . . .

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PostPosted: Mon May 26, 2008 9:00 am 
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Sorry to hear that, but as you say, 'that's motor racing'. :roll: :roll: What have I got myself in for? :wink: :wink:

Is that the 'spare motor' still or the 'good' one again?

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It was the "spare", will be back together again soon enough, just waiting on refreshed cam from GR, and of course replacement head :D Might be down for National meeting in early August as spectator/pit crew :D

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Sounds like fun! Some of the fantastic machinery they throw around that track is awesome, minis included!

If you come down, let me know, I'll have to show you Animal, and shout you a Guiness!

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Yep, look forward to seeing Animal and the Guiness, tho not necessarily in that order :D

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