[Fot] Sonoma timed practice vid

[Marcel Van Mulders]

 Bob,
I had a weird ignition problem. I don't know exactly what happened but it
seems that cylinder #3 got an earlier ignition timing than the other
cylinders,hence heavy detonation, with a holed piston as a consequence. The
maximum total advance was already about at the border with 34° but the other
pistons do not show any detonation damage. When the engine is complete
again, I'll try to find the culprit exactly. Only in the first two laps, the
engine went about normal, but it was misfiring already but road holding and
especially the brakes were great. I started at 12th position on the grid and
after the timed practice, I changed the anti roll bar balance, brake bias
and rear axle ratio. After 2 laps, I was in fourth position but then the
power faded and it ended in a cloud of black smoke. Hopefully I can show the
potential of the car at the Zandvoort circuit on May the 2nd-3rd. I will
post an onboard video if I can finish a race there. I will all do what I can
to make you regret you sold your car! :-).
Marcel.

-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: rkramer3 at austin.rr.com [mailto:rkramer3 at austin.rr.com] 
Verzonden: maandag 20 april 2015 17:50
Aan: Marcel Van Mulders
Onderwerp: Re: [Fot] Sonoma timed practice vid

Marcel

I looked at a Youtube video of a race from Hockenheim. I looked liked you
were gridded in the top 12 and at one point were running 4th, then you were
gone. What broke?

Bob Kramer
rkramer3 at austin.rr.com

---- Marcel Van Mulders via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote: 
> Hallo Dave;
> One can see that you enjoy the driving and the racing in your TR3. It 
> strikingly makes me think  my late TR3 racecar : the same shade of 
> yellow, the same steering wheel. It came to an end at the Zandvoort 
> racing circuit a year ago after an eventfull 12 year racing career and 
> proving that a TR3 can be as fast as every other TR. In Hockenheim, I 
> had my first racing week-end with Bob Kramer's TR4A : engine problems 
> made me stop after 10 laps. In 2 weeks it's Zandvoort again.
> Do you have video's of races Dave?
> Marcel
> 
>   _____
> 
> Van: Fot [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] Namens Dave Hogye via Fot
> Verzonden: dinsdag 14 april 2015 16:26
> Aan: Friends of Friends of Triumph
> Onderwerp: [Fot] Sonoma timed practice vid
> 
> 
> Hello Friends,
> Please view this link to my video from last Saturday's timed practice 
> at Sonoma.
> I had a blast driving in traffic with close to 50 cars in the field.  
> My TR3 is performing well.  This is my 3rd weekend of racing and the 
> car has an equivalent of 5 weekends on it now with the 2 Hooked on Driving
track days.
> Besides the past axle seal issue, I've only been adding gas and 
> checking tire pressures.  I enjoy driving on the street from time to time
too.
> That's one way I work things out before I get to the track.
> 
> Dave
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxOTVY6M2io
> 

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