[Fot] Sonoma timed practice vid

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Marcel 
The photo shows a massive head gasket leak on # 3. When I first read the post I was, and am wondering how an early spark 
could occur on # 3 only. My first though was maybe an intake manifold leak at # 3 causing it to lean out. 
jim g 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Marcel Van Mulders via Fot" <fot at autox.team.net> 
To: rkramer3 at austin.rr.com 
Cc: "fot" <fot at autox.team.net> 
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 10:28:28 AM 
Subject: Re: [Fot] Sonoma timed practice vid 

Thanks Bob, 
It takes a lot of time and effort (and money) to make a new car to perform 
to your likes. 
I'm sure the TR6 will make you happy sooner or later. 
Marcel. 

-----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- 
Van: rkramer3 at austin.rr.com [mailto:rkramer3 at austin.rr.com] 
Verzonden: maandag 20 april 2015 18:19 
Aan: Marcel Van Mulders 
CC: fot at autox.team.net 
Onderwerp: RE: [Fot] Sonoma timed practice vid 

Marcel, 

It sure looks good! I'm sorry that you had problems. I know you were on your 
way to a good finish, and you haven't had much time to get used to a 
different car. Best of luck. 

Bob Kramer 
rkramer3 at austin.rr.com 

---- Marcel Van Mulders <van.mulders.marcel at telenet.be> wrote: 
>  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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