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NSX on Fire
- Thread starter Englebert
- Start date
ForceIndia
ClioSport Club Member
Gentlemans spec 200
Bejesus, I can't imagine much scarier. Everyone ok??
Sheeeeit. Massive fuel/oil leak?
brisa4984
ClioSport Club Member
ouch 
Turbos.
It was an oil leak Gaz...
Having been at Castle Combe last weekend and the car being fine, we expected to have a trouble free weekend! Had problems pretty much straight away though...
First of all, we were greeted with with rain and fog on a day that was meant to be 24c! Perhaps it was an omen?! Anyway, my old man went out in the practice and complained about the brakes. It seemed he'd just forgotten they weren't very feelsome, as i managed to go about three seconds quicker. After a couple of laps though, the exhaust became very loud so i was called in. Turned out the backbox had fallen apart, so it was whipped off!
Fortunately another team had a welder, so it was fixed with additional strengthening (it's a standard road exhaust that has done about 90k!) just before the first qualifying session.
My dad did most of the session and improved him time. We weren't last, woop!
Towards the end of the session though, we noticed some smoke on the TV (fortunately we have a camera in the engine bay) so called him in. Things didn't look too bad, until the undertrays were taken off...they were covered in oil! My dad complained of oversteer, which was down to oil being on the rear tyres...lol.
Looking at the data, the oil temperature had fallen off...so clearly it was leaking. Upon inspection, we were getting surge at the top of the engine which wasn't an easy fix! The guys thought up a bodge though, and thought we'd be ok to start!
Unfortunately i didn't get to do my qualifying session, but i was confident so wanted my dad to start the race.
Again looking at the TV, we saw smoke as soon as he put his foot down. We started to walk out of the garage to see what the car looked like going round, but then the flames started!
My dad pulled over quick sharpish. Took a while to recover the car as the towing strap had melted!
The NSX was then dumped in the collecting area, feeling sorry for itself. Damage is largely superficial, but the engine loom is fcuked and needs re-doing. Obviously the engine is buggered too, but even before being on fire, we knew it clearly needed attention!
So, thats two races i haven't done in a row now. We're not going to rush the repair, we will use the Elise for the next round. We're going to build two engines so we have a spare ready to go. Will try and develop it in other areas too...
The phoenix will rise again! Just a shame we've single handedly fcuked Honda's reliability record in each race so far LOL.
Having been at Castle Combe last weekend and the car being fine, we expected to have a trouble free weekend! Had problems pretty much straight away though...
First of all, we were greeted with with rain and fog on a day that was meant to be 24c! Perhaps it was an omen?! Anyway, my old man went out in the practice and complained about the brakes. It seemed he'd just forgotten they weren't very feelsome, as i managed to go about three seconds quicker. After a couple of laps though, the exhaust became very loud so i was called in. Turned out the backbox had fallen apart, so it was whipped off!
Fortunately another team had a welder, so it was fixed with additional strengthening (it's a standard road exhaust that has done about 90k!) just before the first qualifying session.
My dad did most of the session and improved him time. We weren't last, woop!
Towards the end of the session though, we noticed some smoke on the TV (fortunately we have a camera in the engine bay) so called him in. Things didn't look too bad, until the undertrays were taken off...they were covered in oil! My dad complained of oversteer, which was down to oil being on the rear tyres...lol.
Looking at the data, the oil temperature had fallen off...so clearly it was leaking. Upon inspection, we were getting surge at the top of the engine which wasn't an easy fix! The guys thought up a bodge though, and thought we'd be ok to start!
Unfortunately i didn't get to do my qualifying session, but i was confident so wanted my dad to start the race.
Again looking at the TV, we saw smoke as soon as he put his foot down. We started to walk out of the garage to see what the car looked like going round, but then the flames started!
My dad pulled over quick sharpish. Took a while to recover the car as the towing strap had melted!
The NSX was then dumped in the collecting area, feeling sorry for itself. Damage is largely superficial, but the engine loom is fcuked and needs re-doing. Obviously the engine is buggered too, but even before being on fire, we knew it clearly needed attention!
So, thats two races i haven't done in a row now. We're not going to rush the repair, we will use the Elise for the next round. We're going to build two engines so we have a spare ready to go. Will try and develop it in other areas too...
The phoenix will rise again! Just a shame we've single handedly fcuked Honda's reliability record in each race so far LOL.
brisa4984
ClioSport Club Member
should you have sent it out if you knew it was leaking oil. Things to learn perhaps?
What a gutter. At least it was fairly minor (for a car on fire anyway.)
Turbos.
Yeah, my dad got out in plenty of time and the extinguisher did it's job! Not the best day for my mum to come and watch us though!
To clarify, we thought we had fixed/bodged the problem we didn't just send it out again after practice without trying anything
Its very disappointing not to get seat time, as it's something i really feel i need. But yeah, 'that's racing.'
To clarify, we thought we had fixed/bodged the problem we didn't just send it out again after practice without trying anything
Its very disappointing not to get seat time, as it's something i really feel i need. But yeah, 'that's racing.'
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
Gutted mate. Buy the Type R now?
glad everything is ok, racing is racing and it seems like you have a backup plan anyway, car does look mean though!
i was gonna say dont you have to have extinguishers like the bdc have to have, i have always wanted to pull one but the mess they leave is massive lol!
you gonna get a custom loom done or use stock?
i was gonna say dont you have to have extinguishers like the bdc have to have, i have always wanted to pull one but the mess they leave is massive lol!
you gonna get a custom loom done or use stock?
Turbos.
Seems like it's the nature of the engine's design for it to get surge at the top. Surge in the sump is normal for any road car turned race car, so normally you'd get an accusump or dry sump the engine (it's got neither currently...), but the top of the engine is much harder to fix! I'm not very technical, but hopefully the engine builder will have an idea.
Already has a custom loom, the OEM one was a huge mess! So it will be relatively straight forward to fix... but not cheap sadly.
Already has a custom loom, the OEM one was a huge mess! So it will be relatively straight forward to fix... but not cheap sadly.
Daniel
ClioSport Moderator
Whichever has fuel
+1!!
The Chubby Pirate
ClioSport Club Member
Golf R
Christ almighty, atleast you and the old boy escaped unharmed
Paul.M
ClioSport Club Member
jesus!
hope you manage to get it all sorted relativley easily
hope you manage to get it all sorted relativley easily
brisa4984
ClioSport Club Member
anybody know if the lambo driver made it
Audi A3
read somewhere that he's got a couple of broken bones, in a coma and some burns.
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