Subject: Re: [Fot] FOT Team Support at Thompson Midnight Madness HRG Races

From: Philip Gott via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2024 20:22:15 -0400

Glad to be of help Jim! You certainly drove that car very well. All the more remarkable as it is a relatively new car to you. Well done!
Phil
Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 7, 2024, at 3:32 PM, James Trudeau via Fot <[email-masked]> wrote:
> 
> 
> Suited up and ready to head to grid in 10 minutes hit my fuel pump and starter buttons on my Spit, only to hear a lonely click and no motor turning ignition. Again. Click. Out of car, hood up, frantically checking for obvious problems: fuel pump, oil pressure override, loose wires? Nothing obvious.
> 
> Jumped on my bike to consult with FoT members Mike Harmuth and Phil Gott. Get it push started and we will look at it after.
> 
> I return to my car and strap in, when I look up, Phil Gott is there orchestrating the push and as my group is released I get the car started (to face a flag waving official in my path - don’t make me stall!).
> 
> After my session, Phil came by and checked continuity- all good to the starter: Phil’s prediction was a broken wire inside. Frustrating since I’d replaced it two weeks ago!
> 
> Since I has my old starter, Phil suggested I pull the new one and we’d refresh the old one before the afternoon session!
> 
> Jackie up the car, wheel off, transmission cowling off, oil pressure sensor off and the bolts and soon starter follow.
> 
> What followed was a lesson in troubleshooting as Phil and Mike tested old and new starters with my lithium jump pack in the bed of a utility golf cart. . The new starters internal jump was separated from its terminal lug. The old starters solenoid was indeed grimy (which caused the intermittent problems that had prompted the purchase of a new British Starter.)With Phil and Mike sanding contacts and reassembling components, I was reduced to tool supplier.
> 
> With the old starters health rejuvenated, it was handed over to me to install, with Mike down on the asphalt holding wrenches and making jokes.
> 
> The solution worked, the car is again starting on command!
> 
> So my thanks again to FOT’s Phil, and Mike (and Mark Wheatley on some other questions) for getting this vintage novice “back on track.”  Mike and I had some close racing in the later sessions (that Mike as HRG leader organizes!).
> 
> Jim
> 
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From: Mike Harmuth via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2024 20:05:25 -0400

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Here's some in-car video of Jim (in Russ Moore's old Spit) and I racing in
the dark after we got his car fixed back up.
Thompson road course, last Saturday night. 2 red 63 Spitfires, we had LEDs
on the roll cages so the spectators could tell us apart. Jim's were Red,
Mine were Blue. The plug on mine shook out with a few laps to go and I went
dark. Jim thought I had an off until we got back in the oval section of the
track and saw I was still on his tail.

https://youtu.be/FXzls1xzMTo

mike h

On Sun, Jul 7, 2024 at 9:03=E2=80=AFPM Philip Gott via Fot <[email-masked].=
net>
wrote:

> Glad to be of help Jim! You certainly drove that car very well. All the
> more remarkable as it is a relatively new car to you. Well done!
> Phil
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jul 7, 2024, at 3:32=E2=80=AFPM, James Trudeau via Fot <[email-masked]=
am.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > =EF=BB=BF
> > Suited up and ready to head to grid in 10 minutes hit my fuel pump and
> starter buttons on my Spit, only to hear a lonely click and no motor
> turning ignition. Again. Click. Out of car, hood up, frantically checking
> for obvious problems: fuel pump, oil pressure override, loose wires?
> Nothing obvious.
> >
> > Jumped on my bike to consult with FoT members Mike Harmuth and Phil
> Gott. Get it push started and we will look at it after.
> >
> > I return to my car and strap in, when I look up, Phil Gott is there
> orchestrating the push and as my group is released I get the car started
> (to face a flag waving official in my path - don=E2=80=99t make me stall!=
).
> >
> > After my session, Phil came by and checked continuity- all good to the
> starter: Phil=E2=80=99s prediction was a broken wire inside. Frustrating =
since I=E2=80=99d
> replaced it two weeks ago!
> >
> > Since I has my old starter, Phil suggested I pull the new one and we=E2=
=80=99d
> refresh the old one before the afternoon session!
> >
> > Jackie up the car, wheel off, transmission cowling off, oil pressure
> sensor off and the bolts and soon starter follow.
> >
> > What followed was a lesson in troubleshooting as Phil and Mike tested
> old and new starters with my lithium jump pack in the bed of a utility go=
lf
> cart. . The new starters internal jump was separated from its terminal lu=
g.
> The old starters solenoid was indeed grimy (which caused the intermittent
> problems that had prompted the purchase of a new British Starter.)With Ph=
il
> and Mike sanding contacts and reassembling components, I was reduced to
> tool supplier.
> >
> > With the old starters health rejuvenated, it was handed over to me to
> install, with Mike down on the asphalt holding wrenches and making jokes.
> >
> > So my thanks again to FOT=E2=80=99s Phil, and Mike (and Mark Wheatley o=
n some
> other questions) for getting this vintage novice =E2=80=9Cback on track.=
=E2=80=9D  Mike and
> I had some close racing in the later sessions (that Mike as HRG leader
> organizes!).
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Here&#39;s some in-car video of Jim (in Russ Moore&#39;s o=
ld Spit) and I racing in the dark after we got his car fixed back up.<div>T=
hompson road course, last Saturday night. 2 red 63 Spitfires, we had LEDs o=
n the roll cages so the spectators could tell us apart. Jim&#39;s were Red,=
 Mine were Blue. The plug on mine shook out with a few laps to go and I wen=
t dark. Jim thought I had an off until=C2=A0we got back in the oval section=
 of the track and saw I was still on his tail.<br><div><br></div><div><a hr=
ef=3D"https://youtu.be/FXzls1xzMTo">https://youtu.be/FXzls1xzMTo</a><br></d=
iv><div><br></div><div>mike h</div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quot=
e"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Jul 7, 2024 at 9:03=E2=80=
=AFPM Philip Gott via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">fot@aut=
ox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding=
-left:1ex">Glad to be of help Jim! You certainly drove that car very well. =
All the more remarkable as it is a relatively new car to you. Well done!<br=
Phil<br>
Sent from my iPhone<br>
<br>
&gt; On Jul 7, 2024, at 3:32=E2=80=AFPM, James Trudeau via Fot &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;=
 wrote:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; =EF=BB=BF<br>
&gt; Suited up and ready to head to grid in 10 minutes hit my fuel pump and=
 starter buttons on my Spit, only to hear a lonely click and no motor turni=
ng ignition. Again. Click. Out of car, hood up, frantically checking for ob=
vious problems: fuel pump, oil pressure override, loose wires? Nothing obvi=
ous.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Jumped on my bike to consult with FoT members Mike Harmuth and Phil Go=
tt. Get it push started and we will look at it after.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; I return to my car and strap in, when I look up, Phil Gott is there or=
chestrating the push and as my group is released I get the car started (to =
face a flag waving official in my path - don=E2=80=99t make me stall!).<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; After my session, Phil came by and checked continuity- all good to the=
 starter: Phil=E2=80=99s prediction was a broken wire inside. Frustrating s=
ince I=E2=80=99d replaced it two weeks ago!<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Since I has my old starter, Phil suggested I pull the new one and we=
=E2=80=99d refresh the old one before the afternoon session!<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Jackie up the car, wheel off, transmission cowling off, oil pressure s=
ensor off and the bolts and soon starter follow.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; What followed was a lesson in troubleshooting as Phil and Mike tested =
old and new starters with my lithium jump pack in the bed of a utility golf=
 cart. . The new starters internal jump was separated from its terminal lug=
. The old starters solenoid was indeed grimy (which caused the intermittent=
 problems that had prompted the purchase of a new British Starter.)With Phi=
l and Mike sanding contacts and reassembling components, I was reduced to t=
ool supplier.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; With the old starters health rejuvenated, it was handed over to me to =
install, with Mike down on the asphalt holding wrenches and making jokes.<b=
r>
&gt; <br>
&gt; The solution worked, the car is again starting on command!<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; So my thanks again to FOT=E2=80=99s Phil, and Mike (and Mark Wheatley =
on some other questions) for getting this vintage novice =E2=80=9Cback on t=
rack.=E2=80=9D=C2=A0 Mike and I had some close racing in the later sessions=
 (that Mike as HRG leader organizes!).<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Jim<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Sent from my iPhone<br>
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From: Philip Gott via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2024 21:09:45 -0400

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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Ah ha!!! Lights out - a new race craft tact=
ic!<div><br id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent fro=
m my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Jul 8, 20=
24, at 8:25=E2=80=AFPM, Mike Harmuth via Fot &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrot=
e:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=
=BF<div dir=3D"ltr">Here's some in-car video of Jim (in Russ Moore's old Spi=
t) and I racing in the dark after we got his car fixed back up.<div>Thompson=
 road course, last Saturday night. 2 red 63 Spitfires, we had LEDs on the ro=
ll cages so the spectators could tell us apart. Jim's were Red, Mine were Bl=
ue. The plug on mine shook out with a few laps to go and I went dark. Jim th=
ought I had an off until&nbsp;we got back in the oval section of the track a=
nd saw I was still on his tail.<br><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://yo=
utu.be/FXzls1xzMTo">https://youtu.be/FXzls1xzMTo</a><br></div><div><br></div=
><div>mike h</div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr=
" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Jul 7, 2024 at 9:03=E2=80=AFPM Philip Gott vi=
a Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; w=
rote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px=
 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Glad to be o=
f help Jim! You certainly drove that car very well. All the more remarkable a=
s it is a relatively new car to you. Well done!<br>
Phil<br>
Sent from my iPhone<br>
<br>
&gt; On Jul 7, 2024, at 3:32=E2=80=AFPM, James Trudeau via Fot &lt;<a href=3D=
"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wro=
te:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; =EF=BB=BF<br>
&gt; Suited up and ready to head to grid in 10 minutes hit my fuel pump and s=
tarter buttons on my Spit, only to hear a lonely click and no motor turning i=
gnition. Again. Click. Out of car, hood up, frantically checking for obvious=
 problems: fuel pump, oil pressure override, loose wires? Nothing obvious.<b=
r>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Jumped on my bike to consult with FoT members Mike Harmuth and Phil Got=
t. Get it push started and we will look at it after.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; I return to my car and strap in, when I look up, Phil Gott is there orc=
hestrating the push and as my group is released I get the car started (to fa=
ce a flag waving official in my path - don=E2=80=99t make me stall!).<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; After my session, Phil came by and checked continuity- all good to the s=
tarter: Phil=E2=80=99s prediction was a broken wire inside. Frustrating sinc=
e I=E2=80=99d replaced it two weeks ago!<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Since I has my old starter, Phil suggested I pull the new one and we=E2=
=80=99d refresh the old one before the afternoon session!<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Jackie up the car, wheel off, transmission cowling off, oil pressure se=
nsor off and the bolts and soon starter follow.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; What followed was a lesson in troubleshooting as Phil and Mike tested o=
ld and new starters with my lithium jump pack in the bed of a utility golf c=
art. . The new starters internal jump was separated from its terminal lug. T=
he old starters solenoid was indeed grimy (which caused the intermittent pro=
blems that had prompted the purchase of a new British Starter.)With Phil and=
 Mike sanding contacts and reassembling components, I was reduced to tool su=
pplier.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; With the old starters health rejuvenated, it was handed over to me to i=
nstall, with Mike down on the asphalt holding wrenches and making jokes.<br>=

&gt; <br>
&gt; The solution worked, the car is again starting on command!<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; So my thanks again to FOT=E2=80=99s Phil, and Mike (and Mark Wheatley o=
n some other questions) for getting this vintage novice =E2=80=9Cback on tra=
ck.=E2=80=9D&nbsp; Mike and I had some close racing in the later sessions (t=
hat Mike as HRG leader organizes!).<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Jim<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Sent from my iPhone<br>
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From: David Cutter via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2024 07:43:34 -0400

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Mike, that looks like a fun event, thanks for sharing the video.   Are you
racing at Pitt this year?

Cheers, Dave
Spit #142

On Mon, Jul 8, 2024 at 8:29=E2=80=AFPM Mike Harmuth via Fot <[email-masked]=
.net>
wrote:

> Here's some in-car video of Jim (in Russ Moore's old Spit) and I racing i=
n
> Thompson road course, last Saturday night. 2 red 63 Spitfires, we had LED=
s
> Mine were Blue. The plug on mine shook out with a few laps to go and I we=
nt
> dark. Jim thought I had an off until we got back in the oval section of t=
he
> On Sun, Jul 7, 2024 at 9:03=E2=80=AFPM Philip Gott via Fot <[email-masked]=
m.net>
>> > On Jul 7, 2024, at 3:32=E2=80=AFPM, James Trudeau via Fot <[email-masked]=
eam.net>
>> turning ignition. Again. Click. Out of car, hood up, frantically checkin=
g
>> (to face a flag waving official in my path - don=E2=80=99t make me stall=
!).
>> starter: Phil=E2=80=99s prediction was a broken wire inside. Frustrating=
 since I=E2=80=99d
>> > Since I has my old starter, Phil suggested I pull the new one and we=
=E2=80=99d
>> old and new starters with my lithium jump pack in the bed of a utility g=
olf
>> cart. . The new starters internal jump was separated from its terminal l=
ug.
>> The old starters solenoid was indeed grimy (which caused the intermitten=
t
>> problems that had prompted the purchase of a new British Starter.)With P=
hil
>> install, with Mike down on the asphalt holding wrenches and making jokes=
.
>> > So my thanks again to FOT=E2=80=99s Phil, and Mike (and Mark Wheatley =
on some
=E2=80=9D  Mike and
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Mike, that looks like a fun event, thanks for sharing the=
=C2=A0video.=C2=A0 =C2=A0Are you racing at Pitt this year?<div><br></div><d=
iv>Cheers, Dave</div><div>Spit #142</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quot=
e"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Jul 8, 2024 at 8:29=E2=80=
=AFPM Mike Harmuth via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">fot@au=
tox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" styl=
e=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);paddin=
g-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Here&#39;s some in-car video of Jim (in Russ M=
oore&#39;s old Spit) and I racing in the dark after we got his car fixed ba=
ck up.<div>Thompson road course, last Saturday night. 2 red 63 Spitfires, w=
e had LEDs on the roll cages so the spectators could tell us apart. Jim&#39=
;s were Red, Mine were Blue. The plug on mine shook out with a few laps to =
go and I went dark. Jim thought I had an off until=C2=A0we got back in the =
oval section of the track and saw I was still on his tail.<br><div><br></di=
v><div><a href=3D"https://youtu.be/FXzls1xzMTo" target=3D"_blank">https://y=
outu.be/FXzls1xzMTo</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>mike h</div></div></di=
v><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On S=
un, Jul 7, 2024 at 9:03=E2=80=AFPM Philip Gott via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailt=
o:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<b=
r></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex=
;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Glad to be of hel=
p Jim! You certainly drove that car very well. All the more remarkable as i=
t is a relatively new car to you. Well done!<br>
Phil<br>
Sent from my iPhone<br>
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&gt; On Jul 7, 2024, at 3:32=E2=80=AFPM, James Trudeau via Fot &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;=
 wrote:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; =EF=BB=BF<br>
&gt; Suited up and ready to head to grid in 10 minutes hit my fuel pump and=
 starter buttons on my Spit, only to hear a lonely click and no motor turni=
ng ignition. Again. Click. Out of car, hood up, frantically checking for ob=
vious problems: fuel pump, oil pressure override, loose wires? Nothing obvi=
ous.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Jumped on my bike to consult with FoT members Mike Harmuth and Phil Go=
tt. Get it push started and we will look at it after.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; I return to my car and strap in, when I look up, Phil Gott is there or=
chestrating the push and as my group is released I get the car started (to =
face a flag waving official in my path - don=E2=80=99t make me stall!).<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; After my session, Phil came by and checked continuity- all good to the=
 starter: Phil=E2=80=99s prediction was a broken wire inside. Frustrating s=
ince I=E2=80=99d replaced it two weeks ago!<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Since I has my old starter, Phil suggested I pull the new one and we=
=E2=80=99d refresh the old one before the afternoon session!<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Jackie up the car, wheel off, transmission cowling off, oil pressure s=
ensor off and the bolts and soon starter follow.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; What followed was a lesson in troubleshooting as Phil and Mike tested =
old and new starters with my lithium jump pack in the bed of a utility golf=
 cart. . The new starters internal jump was separated from its terminal lug=
. The old starters solenoid was indeed grimy (which caused the intermittent=
 problems that had prompted the purchase of a new British Starter.)With Phi=
l and Mike sanding contacts and reassembling components, I was reduced to t=
ool supplier.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; With the old starters health rejuvenated, it was handed over to me to =
install, with Mike down on the asphalt holding wrenches and making jokes.<b=
r>
&gt; <br>
&gt; The solution worked, the car is again starting on command!<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; So my thanks again to FOT=E2=80=99s Phil, and Mike (and Mark Wheatley =
on some other questions) for getting this vintage novice =E2=80=9Cback on t=
rack.=E2=80=9D=C2=A0 Mike and I had some close racing in the later sessions=
 (that Mike as HRG leader organizes!).<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Jim<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Sent from my iPhone<br>
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