Raider Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 I have found a way of relatively easily compiling car model success/completion rates on the 10CR which may have some influence, or at least some interest :PSo far I have data for 2003 and 2005 processed.Keeping a minimum of 10 for the stats to have some relvance this is what I have so far.55 total cars entered 51 finished = 92.7%11 TR2-6 11 finished = 100%12 2000/2500 11 finished = 91.7%More to come when I have 2007's data ready Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider Posted October 21, 2012 Author Share Posted October 21, 2012 Now with 2007's data included and a surprising (?) star reliability car ;)101 cars entered - 88 finished - success rate 87%14 GT6s entered - 14 finished - success rate 100%15 TR2-6 entered - 14 finished - success rate 93%13 Spitfires entered - 12 finished - success rate 92%11 TR7 - TR7V8 - 10 finished - sucess rate 91%20 2000/2500 entered - 16 finished - success rate 80%18 Herald/Vitesse - 14 fnished success rate 78% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiggrr1 Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Raider wrote:Now with 2007's data included and a surprising (?) star reliability car ;)101 cars entered - 88 finished - success rate 87%14 GT6 s entered - 14 finished - success rate 100% 15 TR2-6 entered - 14 finished - success rate 93% 13 Spitfires entered - 12 finished - success rate 92% 11 TR7 - TR7V8 - 10 finished - sucess rate 91% 20 2000/2500 entered - 16 finished - success rate 80% 18 Herald/Vitesse - 14 fnished success rate 78%Not all that suprising really :P :P :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GigGleR Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 I swear that my 2000 estate is actually going to finish next time! :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotoflex Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Raider wrote:Now with 2007's data included and a surprising (?) star reliability car ;)101 cars entered - 88 finished - success rate 87%14 GT6 s entered - 14 finished - success rate 100% 15 TR2-6 entered - 14 finished - success rate 93% 13 Spitfires entered - 12 finished - success rate 92% 11 TR7 - TR7V8 - 10 finished - sucess rate 91% 20 2000/2500 entered - 16 finished - success rate 80% 18 Herald/Vitesse - 14 fnished success rate 78%The next most interesting breakdown would be the cause of failure for particular model, not for the entire populattion.With the sample size being still a bit small at this time, it might not really be a good indicator of what to look at most closely, but would be good to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 rotoflex wrote:The next most interesting breakdown would be the cause of failure for particular model, not for the entire populattion.With the sample size being still a bit small at this time, it might not really be a good indicator of what to look at most closely, but would be good to watch.I will be able to do that in due course as my database includes the individual model. At the moment I am building reprts on 10CRs, RBRRs and the two combined as they are both long distance endurance events although with differing elements (temperature, rain, height above sea level, non-stop running etc).I will in due course be able to look at causes of DNFs too.So, in theory anyone could "select" the most reliable car to use for each event and what to focus on in particular during car prep or take as spares.Or, for those more reliability challenged cars the main areas for improvement could be targeted and we can see if we can improve the reliability records.At the moment the stats also include accidents which aren't a reliability factor so I am wondering about removing that element. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 Now with 2009's figures - so 2003,5,7,9.148 cars entered, 133 finished so the success rate goes up to 89.9% (up from 87%).GT6 16 entered 16 finished 100% success(clap)(clap)TR2-6 22 entered 21 finished 95.4% successTR7 - TR7V8 13 entered 12 finished 92.3% success2000/2500 30 entered 27 finished 90% success rateHerald/Vitesse 27 entered 23 finished 85.2% success rateSpitfire 21 entered 17 finished 81% successConclusions? An engine size of minimum 2 litres and a 2 seater so you can't carry too much weight in spares and people ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 I have now completed analysis of every 10CR (2003-2011 inclusive).The records I have show -212 cars entered 190 completed 89.6% successGT6 22 entered 22 finished 100% success(clap)(clap)Stag 10 entered 10 finished 100% success(clap)(clap)TR2-6 34 entered 32 finished 94.1% success2000/2500 46 entered 41 finished 89.1% successTR7-TR7V8 18 entered 16 finished 88.9% successHerald/Vitesse 33 entered 28 finished 84.8% successDolomite/Toledo 12 entered 10 finished 83.3% successSpitfire 29 entered 24 finished 82.8% successBig engined sports cars still doing well - shame the TR7s have fallen down the order a bit :oAnd who says Stags are unreliable :-/ Great result and a great car for a drive to the south of France and the Alps 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiggrr1 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 GT6's doing well 8) 8) 8)Hope that does not jinx me for the next 10CR (dizzy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkDeTriomphe Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 What happened to the big saloons in 2009? From 2003-7 - there were 4 non finishers then when 2009 added that number went down to 3 :-/ Did one come in (very) late?Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider Posted October 31, 2012 Author Share Posted October 31, 2012 MarkDeTriomphe wrote:What happened to the big saloons in 2009? From 2003-7 - there were 4 non finishers then when 2009 added that number went down to 3 :-/ Did one come in (very) late?MarkGood question - I'll go back to the data and see if I can track down what happened there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 Raider wrote:Good question - I'll go back to the data and see if I can track down what happened thereAnd the answer is there were 19 entered with 16 finished, not 20 entered with 16 finished. Apologies :B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 With advice for Spitfire owners first.Of the 5 "failure to finish" 1 was down to an accident so not really a car issue anyway.The other 4 were - 3 engine, 1 suspension.The engine failures were 1300 engine big end failure, 1300 engine Headgasket and 1500 engine a dropped valve. Not much you can say about those, just hard work for smaller engines?The suspension failure was a wheel bearing collapse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Well in terms of engine it seems best to compare similar engines — Spitfire, Heralds and Dolomites that use the 4 cyl.There's a difference in the weight of the car but the Spitfire should be the least stress as it's the lightest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Man Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 jcarruthers wrote:Well in terms of engine it seems best to compare similar engines — Spitfire, Heralds and Dolomites that use the 4 cyl.There's a difference in the weight of the car but the Spitfire should be the least stress as it's the lightest?I think maybe it's the weight of the drivers foot that needs to be accounted for ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 jcarruthers wrote:Well in terms of engine it seems best to compare similar engines — Spitfire, Heralds and Dolomites that use the 4 cyl.There's a difference in the weight of the car but the Spitfire should be the least stress as it's the lightest?OK, now done that and there are Sptifires,Heralds,and a lone Dolomite 1500.Results are (excluding accidents) 7 failures, 4 engine, 1 transmission,1 suspension and 1 not known.The engine failures are 1300 - 1 x Headgasket and 1 x big end failure1500 - 1 x Headgasket failure and 1 x dropped valveNot really enough to go on there other than as I suggested, maybe the event is tough for smaller engined cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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