Roy B

Pit news: H61 - Rear panhard rod bent and left rear shocker top mount needs welding. NZ581 - Pete and Jordan working on the front right bumper corner brace and a bent front axle. H65 - Middle of right nerf split. H388 - Wing u/s. H447 - Front right shocker top mounting bolt sheared off.

Pit news: H310 - Right rear link bent. H87 - Right rear nerf bent up, & porta power on the rear panhard rod locating bracket. H215 - Porta power on the front right. H410 - Carb trouble. H79 - Left rear shock u/s. H99 - Both front corners being worked on. Cutting and welding bumper supports. H100 - Front axle bent.

Pit news: H525 - Front panhard rod bent. H100 - Centre link to diff bent. H99 - Right rear shock u/s. H61 - Gearbox out. H54 - Clutch in pieces. H484 - Rear axle out. H318 - R/h cab side pushed in at nerf rail attachment point.

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Pit news after the Semi: 150 - Rear panhard rod sheared. 2 - Welding front right corner. 335 - Master switch came apart during race. 326 - Rear bumper top hoop crushed into rear panel. 175 - Front left disc separated from hub. Axle end cracked. Shocker u/s. 166 - Front axle needs straightening. Update on 300 - Internal fault within gearbox. That's it from the pits folks. An early dart to St.Day. Back from B'Ham.

Pit news after Ht.1: 24 - Vibration felt throughout race. Gearbox lost oil. 300 - Lost drive. Could be input shaft, definitely not prop.

Hello from a braw Buxton. Early pit news: 55 & 24 both had to change half shafts following practice.

Pit news after the Consi: 501 - Front right corner bent back. Four load ups: 532 169 - Car ok, but Billy clouted his arm. 101 - Engine missing. Carb investigation. 345 - Damage from Ht.1 That's it from the pits folks. Early shift tonight. Back for half of Buxton next week.

Pit news after the Semi: 445 - Torque arm bracket fractured at axle. 12 - Changing rear panhard rod. 501 - Rear right link to axle sheared at axle end. 242 - Rear bumper top hoop bent in against rear bodywork. 152 - Loading up. Losing oil. 5 - Bent front axle.

Pit news after Ht.1: Not a lot to report so far. 345 - Jake's got damage to the rear left corner/battery compartment after being stopped in T1. Update on two from last weekend: 515 - Original engine refitted, and all's good judging by the win in this race 337 - Dave changed a lot of drivetrain parts during the week, but the vibration returned during the race. Next job is to have a look at the engine.

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Morning Jane, you're an early bird. It's a glorious day here in Steel City.

Update on 166: Halfshaft ok. Going at risk with vibration. Daz said it was Bob's phone ringing in his overall pocket.

Pit news after Ht.4: H79 - Rear axle change. 166 - Possible r/h halfshaft gone. 335 - Porta power on the front right. A few starting to load up: 307, 136 & 532. Daz had been repairing the 166 car all night.

Pit news after Ht.3: 515 - Welding front left bumper corner brace. 16 - Steering arm link sheared off at pump. L/h exhaust came off in t3. 483 - Welding left rear shocker mount. Two lads not able to race today: H880 - Undiagnosed engine trouble. 275 - Top of piston broken up. Spark plug bent. Terry thinks it's linked to the engine getting hot at B.Vue.

Pit news after Ht's 1 & 2: 259 - Left front corner bent back. 326 - Wing mountings sheared. 136 - R/h nerf rail rear cross brace needs welding. 25 - Front right shocker u/s. H880 - Problem with the distributor.

Mid morning pit news: 212 - Changing worn pulleys. Belts keep slipping. 136 - Welding right rear upper link location bracket. 25 - Front left corner work in op. Welding bumper brace, kingpin broken in 3 pieces, hub and stub axle u/s, and as expected the shocker. Fair bit of expense there. 84 - Grinding and welding on the front end steelwork. 268 - Gearbox change. Unable to select 2nd in the old unit. 166 - Replacement rear axle fitted, and using Callum's wing.

Hi Daryll, We've had overnight rain, but based on the great track condition yesterday there should'nt be a problem.

Morning everyone. Early pit info regarding 515. Engine out. Oil pump drive failure. The 496 Neil Holcroft car has arrived on a trailer.

Late update on 515: It's looking like the distributor drive. Old filter stripped down and looks perfect. Fingers crossed eh?

Pit news after the Final: 515 - No oil pressure. Filter changed as a precaution but no joy as yet. 175 - Porta power on the front axle. 326 - Gearbox casing split. 220 - Left half shaft let go. 215 - Porta power on the left nerf rail. 16 - Right side exhaust parted company. That's it from the pits until tomorrow folks.

Pit news after the Consi: 166 - Rear axle not ok now. Snapped in half at axle tube to diff housing on the right side. 124 - Gearbox u/s. 137 - Hole in the rad. 12 - Clutch let go. Update on 337 vibration: Flywheel cracked between hole centres(approx 50mm long), and a strange bulge near the outer edge. Marks within the bulge give an indication that the bits which broke off the gearbox at B.Vue had migrated forward and caused the damage. Dave has a spare flywheel but will need to weld the balance weight on in exactly the right place. He's considering doing it back in the workshop to get it bang on.

Pit news after Ht 3: 55 - Craig had to pull off during the race. Car kept locking up. Diff change in op. 84 - Front right brake disc "blued" inc. outer edge. 124 - Torque arm adjust. 175 - Karl welding front right exhaust pipe back onto the manifold/header. 220 - The team having a look at the engine. Not running right. Update on 166 - Axle and rear links all ok. Panhards changed and brakes to bleed. Lost all fluid when it was upside down.