Dave Spiller race update
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emember when I said this at the end of my August article? Lessons learned: Motorsport is never easy, it never goes in the direction you think, it always costs more than you plan BUT occasionally you do have some FUN!
Nooper (orange turbo R56 Mini) sporting its sexy new 6 pot callipers; 2 laps from the end Dave retired the car firing on 2 cylinders AARGH! To say Nooper had a couple of issues was an understatement; the 3 studs that secure the down pipe to the turbo had all gone AWOL, so the exhaust gasses were pouring straight on to the wiring loom melting it and the rocker cover.
Well, it is fair to say we are most definitely on the motorsport rollercoaster.
Once the turbo was removed, I was surprised that it was even running with At the August meeting we had another end float, lateral float and 8mm of play in DNF in the Supercharged Mini (yellow) the wastegate. Some quick surfing of the which knocked us back to an all-time low internet and an upgraded turbo was so we decided for the last race of the sourced meaning we ‘accidentally’ found season Dave would race ‘old reliable’ another 75bhp.
Mini’s had delivered excellent results, but it was time to move on. 6
