Roy B

Cheers Hary

Pit news after the Final: 463 - Right side of rear axle tube split. Prop shaft in two pieces. 37 - Lug snapped off gearbox. 175 - Rocker cover gasket gone. Update on 212: Plug stayed in. All ok. That's it from the pits folks. Back in 2 weeks from Skeggy. Pics in the gallery tomorrow.

Pit news after the Consi: 303 - After a Phoebe hit into the turn 3 fence, Karl has a right rear corner to straighten, and front left shocker to change after the top half sheared from the mount. 337 - A lap and a half after Sean felt a vibration the gearbox let go. Casing split. 127 - Lost brakes during the race. 345 - A 3-5 sec delay before the revs pick up coming out of the corners. Jake working on the carb etc. 45 - Front left caliper being worked on. 55 - Left rear shocker top mount sheared off after a 401 Wacker attack. Craig on the welder.

137 - Fan change after l/h breather pipe came out of the rocker cover and wrapped itself around the fan. Update on 515: Oil leak traced to a crack in the axle tube to diff joint. Welded up and ready to go.

415 - Starter motor solenoid stuck out. 220 - Team trying to sort a low revs problem. As soon as the track dries out the engine won't pick up. An ongoing problem for a while now.

Pit news after Ht.2: Update on 212: New plug fitted with PTFE tape. Fingers crossed. The team now trying to bottom a power steering problem. Steering box changed pre meeting, belt changed, leaking pipe tightened. Danny now changing pump. 515 - Oil leak from back of the engine. Not sure whether box or engine yet.

Hello from Belle Vue Pit news after Ht.1: Plug trouble for 175 & 212. Danny's engine's blown a plug out of the right side, and Karl has got a melted lead on the left. 211 - A tangle with 53 in turn 3 sees Phoebe left with a front left shocker that's fit for the bin. 259 - Porta power and the grinder on the front right corner. 166 - Front left hub change. 337 - Right half shaft external end sheared.

Jane needs to give our a...'. a kicking Nic

Pit news update with relation to 484: I mentioned that a temp repair was effected on the axle end for the second race. This was a dropped gooley on my part. It was purely to get the car in the bus. Sorry for any confusion as to why he did'nt appear on track

Post meeting pit news: 70 - Front right corner bent around. 422 - Engine started to misfire in the championship race and then died completely. 175 - Rear left corner bent after being in front of the 217 on 16 last bender. Top 5 having pads and shockers checked. That's it from the pits folks. Back from Ipswich.

Pit news: 55 - Left kingpin housing sheared off axle end. Axle change in op. Front left shocker mount snapped off. 211 - Front axle bent. Upper left link bracket broken off axle. 401 - Front axle bent & left front shocker snapped in half. 422 - Rad change. 464 - Left half shaft seal let go. Caliper and pads covered in oil. Clean up in op.

Pit news: 175 - Porta power on the front right corner. 211 - Bent trackrod & left upper link. 70 - Power steering pump change. 37 - Welding front corners 55 - Re-welding wheel guard. 136 - Loading up. Rob, "I'll stick to shale" 339 - Straightening wing out after the car ended up on it's side in a clash with 11

Pit news: 124 - Major front end work after getting put into the stationary 229. Axle badly bent. Back end needs a bit as well. 4 - Dan changing rear shocks Update on 484 - Loading up. Temp repair on axle end proved ineffective in his second race. 166 - Right rear half shaft sheared within diff. 70 - Porta power on the right front bumper corner 5 - Lateral application of the porta power on the right nerf rail.

Pit news: 5 - Changing a bent front left disc. 217 - Bent rear panhard rod 11 - Diff stripped down in addition to the g/box. 172 - Weld broken on the planet wheel assy in the diff.

Pit news: Hello from Hedno. 303 - Front and rear panhard rod brackets broken. 532 - Porta power on the front right corner. 11 - Gearbox change. Neil felt a vibration through the car when leading. 501 - Changing left rear shock. 451 - Working on the fan/pulley assy. 2 - Changing gear set. 166 - Changing right rear hub 484 - Right rear axle end sheared.

Cheers Hary

Cheers Hary

Sorry Roy, but I have to disagree with this. The winner had just crossed the line so as 43 entered turn 1 where he was put in the fence he was just starting his final lap and was therefore still racing. The implication of 'after the flag' is that somebody put him in after the race was complete. Even if you have completed racing distance, which 43 hadn't at this point, the race is still live until the required number of qualifiers/points scorers have completed race distance. This is when the red flag is dropped. All cars should continue racing until the red flag is shown. Yes, fair play Dave i can't argue with that.

Pit news: Three cars involved in a big turn 1 shunt. 172 got pushed wide into the startline fence and did a full 360. 2 & 175 had no time to react and they all ended up hitting the plating. Karl came off worse. 2 - Loading up. Not enough time to repair the front and rear right corners. 172 - Loading up with damage from the above. 175 - Loading up. Karl was badly winded and needed medical assistance. He feels rough but is back at his car. Front left corner will need working on this week. 70 - Bent front axle and top right link. Update on 259: Oil still leaking from around the breather. Suspect it could be spraying from elsewhere at race speed. That's it from the pits. Have a good week folks. Back at Hednesford.

Pit news: Brakes again for most. 137 - Left half shaft/ wheel parted conpany with the diff. 43 - Possible load up with a severely bent front axle, and front right bumper corner folded back after being fired in hard after the flag. 259 - Oil breather moisture trap leaking. 543 - No racing for Drew today. Gearbox changed following last nights damage. Clutch out of line and back of the engine has dropped. A job for back home.

Pit news: 4 - Pulled off with what appears to be a braking issue. Practically every team working on the brakes/pads. 37 -Porta power to straighten the front axle. Update on 445 - 4 pot caliper now fitted. Late arrival: 137 Sam Jacklin

Pit news: 217 - Power steering pump change. 445 - Front pads out. Considering changing caliper to a 4 pot if enough clearance. 43 - Adam hack-sawing the right rear nerf rail brace off. He got put in very hard by 180. 180 - Front panhard rod badly bent. Hoping to straighten it. A few teams de-glazing the front pads. A couple with pre meeting practice trouble: 346 - Gearbox out. Possibly related to damage from Birmingham. 212 - Gearbox and prop change.

Pit news: 84 - Engine bay wiring shorted out against the body during the Final. The team working on it. 451 - Front right corner to straighten. 464 - Bent hub. 211 - Porta power on the bent front axle. Changing front shocks. 555 - Also changing front shocks. 147 - Loading up with damage sustained in the Final. 283 - Also loading up. Damaged from the Final crash with 147. That's it from the pits folks. Back tomorrow.

A quieter pit news: 5 - Adjusting the left front upper link rod. 451 - Porta power on the back left. 532 - De-glazing the front pads. 127 - Loading up. The ex 207 shale car is'nt handling tarmac too well despite changing the set up. 284 - Welding front right corner.

Pit news: Front right corner work on both 284 & 346 following their locking together in Ht.2 147 - Fast Eddie adjusting the carb. 345 - Loading up. Clutch not sorted. Late arrival: 164 John Fortune