Tim Bancroft Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Well, a far more successful RBRR than the 2010 event. 8% retirement, as follows:Car 4: Herald: DriveshaftCar 5. Herald: DriveshaftCar 23. Vincent Hurricane: CrashedCar 35. TR3A: ?Car 68. Vitesse: DriveshaftCar 72. Dolomite: Water PumpCar 82. Herald: ?Car 88. Spitfire: Rear wheel bearingSorry to all the crews in the above cars, we do hope that all of you got back home ok. Massive commiserations to Steve Povey as his car is the only one that suffered from some damage due to part failure.Amazing that only one engine part failure, a difficult repair on a slant 4 engine otherwise that could have been up and running.As ever, not one Acclaim retired. What more can one say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 How about "should try doing the event in a real Triumph"? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radders Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Alex wrote:How about "should try doing the event in a real Triumph"? ;)Like! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black_rover Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 I believe that Car 35. TR3A, pulled out due to exhaust problems. They didn't see one of the unmarked sleeping policemen at Edinburgh and managed to damage the centre silencer. By the time they got to Bude it was very loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldry1500 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Car 88 got home at 8. Thanks for another great event. Gutted to be a failure statistic but thanks to mike robinson for sorting us out with a master cylinder on friday night or we would have been out much sooner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky_spit Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Are Toby and Tom okay from the "crashed" Hurricane? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotoflex Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Is the DNF rate higher this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Bill I believe this has been a very low percentage of DNF....actually Tim says that in his initial post.The standard of cars was very good this year but I think the weather made a huge difference as water obviously plays a big part in failures on our cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Rate of attrition seems relatively low with some usual favourites absent. Number of swing axle driveshaft/rwb failures seems disproportionate though.Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanChatterton Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Alex wrote:How about "should try doing the event in a real Triumph"? ;)Yeah yeah yeah.After 2300 miles in the hateful little piece of crap, I can honestly say..... never again.The choice was a cheap Acclaim or not compete........ next time I think I'll not compete.It will be on ebay tonight.............. trust me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimEB Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 AlanChatterton wrote:Yeah yeah yeah.After 2300 miles in the hateful little piece of crap, I can honestly say..... never again.The choice was a cheap Acclaim or not compete........ next time I think I'll not compete.It will be on ebay tonight.............. trust me.Tonight I'll upload video evidence of your 'love' for that little Acclaim... ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 AlanChatterton wrote:Yeah yeah yeah.After 2300 miles in the hateful little piece of crap, I can honestly say..... never again.The choice was a cheap Acclaim or not compete........ next time I think I'll not compete.It will be on ebay tonight.............. trust me.I sense someone who deep down really loved his little Japanese car and teh way it got him round without any issues what-so-ever, and is trying to cover it up so he can look like a real "TriumphMan"Trust me it;s all bluster from Mr Polisher.Or perhaps thats teh real reason, when he polished it it still looked as good as before and he ended up unfulfilled.:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanChatterton Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 4247 wrote:Tonight I'll upload video evidence of your 'love' for that little Acclaim... ;Dooooooo yes please....... perhaps that will show the doubters.No love at all.......... yes it got round with no issues, but that's not the point. Would rather have had a repeat of 2012 with a major failure at every stop than the reliable boringness surrounded by a sea of RATTLING plastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Nick_Jones wrote:Number of swing axle driveshaft/rwb failures seems disproportionate though.NickProbably due to overloading onto old components that are quite hard to check for fatigue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 I think the question everyone wants answered although I'm not sure this is the place.....in fact maybe I wont....No I'm going to brave it and ask..Jason did your exhausts make it home? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radders Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Jason wrote:Probably due to overloading onto old components that are quite hard to check for fatigue?Quite a few cars looked overloaded to us. Some of the big saloons in particular were well down at the back. Still, I guess the negtive camber would have helped with cornering. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferny Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 AlanChatterton wrote:ooooooo yes please....... perhaps that will show the doubters.No love at all.......... yes it got round with no issues, but that's not the point. Would rather have had a repeat of 2012 with a major failure at every stop than the reliable boringness surrounded by a sea of RATTLING plastic!What a change. You were so in love with that car at the start as well! ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 The TR6 exhaust is an interesting design, no matter how much you clatter it, it can't fall off as it goes through the chassis and I know, we tried!Of course the issue now is that the exhaust is covered in a fine spray of oil, as is everything under the car! That means you can push the parts of the exhaust together and clamp them but they are so well lubricated that they will eventually part company at the earliest opportunity! That means every time you pass over a speed bump, road bump or discarded fag packet!!So, to answer the question, yes it's still on and mostly functions but it is the first thing I am going to get replaced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 AlanChatterton wrote:ooooooo yes please....... perhaps that will show the doubters.No love at all.......... yes it got round with no issues, but that's not the point. Would rather have had a repeat of 2012 with a major failure at every stop than the reliable boringness surrounded by a sea of RATTLING plastic!Where there's an Acclaim, there's shame! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Jason wrote:Probably due to overloading onto old components that are quite hard to check for fatigue?Possibly, though according to rumour, some of them weren't very old......Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnicholson Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 those damn acclaims are hard to keep up with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 1700 wrote:those damn acclaims are hard to keep up with!Not when they have 36psi in the tyres though ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanChatterton Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Alex wrote:Not when they have 36psi in the tyres though ;DGet your facts right Alex......... 39psi.When back to 26, it actually went round corners faster than 10mph without crashing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted October 9, 2012 Author Share Posted October 9, 2012 Chats,Ditchfinders.........................Truely shocking!!!My word!Get DEL33 back on the road and take it to Europe on the 10CR, damm the scratches, in fact damm the flies, just use the thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Jason wrote:So, to answer the question, yes it's still on and mostly functions but it is the first thing I am going to get replaced.JasonI can recommend the (Phoenix?) single pipe system like what Mr Helm uses. We have never come close to removing it even when landing after getting a bit of air under the tyres.Sounds good as well.. :-)CheersColin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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