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

[Mike Harmuth]

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 PM Philip Gott via Fot <fot at autox.team.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 PM, James Trudeau via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> 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
> >
> >
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
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