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Ben Lipman Goo Roo SA Soarer TT manual, plus TT track car, plus a spare shell
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Wednesday, September 07, 2016 - 03:00 pm, by: Ben Lipman(Ben12a)
Update time.
The clunker engine is still going strong. I took the car to Winton for the first time last month. I only managed a 1:36.1 time, which is nearly 3 seconds a lap slower than the optimal time for the car. It seems I am the sort of driver who needs a lot of time to learn a new track.
Car performed well, except for the small issue of a loss of boost in the 5th session. After getting the car home I realised I had broken the waste gate actuator rod on the rear turbo. Quite a strange failure, but it put a stop to the day. The rod was essentially the last stock component on the turbos and it appears to have not been up to the task.
I repaired the rod by cutting off the damaged section, cutting a thread into it and winding on an adjustable rod end from GCG.
Whilst I was down at Winton I found a set of old school Enkei Racing Line RC5 hollow spoke wheels in 18x9 and 18x10 with a 42 offset. They were nice and cheap, so I organised for them to be freighted up. White wheels are no my thing, so I set about painting them bronze.
I have just ordered some Kumho V70A semi slicks to go on them, and plan to head back to Wakefield Park on October 3.
