NHRA Fall Nationals | Englishtown, NJ (28 Pics)
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NHRA Fall Nationals | Englishtown, NJ (28 Pics)
Good day for racing!
Event Coverage done for http://www.ARONY.com
Rest of the pics will be up shortly including the Bikini Contest
Enjoy
Modified by Andres-eh2 at 10:31 PM 10/3/2005
Event Coverage done for http://www.ARONY.com
Rest of the pics will be up shortly including the Bikini Contest
Enjoy
Modified by Andres-eh2 at 10:31 PM 10/3/2005
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Re: NHRA Fall Nationals | Englishtown, NJ (Andres-eh2)
I can't believe you were able to get pictures of my fire. It looks pretty crazy from the outside.
That was one of my more exciting wins. If I could have chosen to not win and avoid the fire or win in a ball of flames..... I'll choose the ball of flames
Cool stuff! Great Pictures, I didn't think anyone had pictures of it.
Ed B.
That was one of my more exciting wins. If I could have chosen to not win and avoid the fire or win in a ball of flames..... I'll choose the ball of flames
Cool stuff! Great Pictures, I didn't think anyone had pictures of it.
Ed B.
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Re: (Andres-eh2)
Amazingly enough the motor in the car was 4 races old. We never changed it. Still, it kept getting faster and faster. We went faster than we ever have at Englishtown, 189 MPH! On an old engine no less. On that pass, to increase our chances to win against Marty, I had to kill him at the tree and turn up the boost. That last pass was our quickest and fastest half-track we ever recorded. We figured it was headed for 194 mph with an ET of 7.5 to 7.6. Luckily, I took care of the first part and killed Marty at the tree (.032 to .116)
Well, people will be surprised to hear that the engine is pretty much fine. Crank spins and everything. Vince at Golden Eagle is the man!
This is where this turns into an important post for my fellow racers. Bergenholtz racing never used a dry-sump system on the Mazda 6. We produced the power and never had any problems. After periodical tear-down inspections, we found no ill-effects from a wet sump so we never put a dry-sump in. Figured we could save weight and keep the car less complicated.
Unfortunately, on the previous pass we found that we had a significant amount of blow-by from usage. Re-ringing the motor would have prevented this problem but even better... we should have had a dry-sump to evacuate the pressure in the crank case. The breather was not enough.
The fuel charge got past the rings and into the crankcase. This built up enough pressure and found a way to ignite causing the oil pan to explode with the methanol charge in it. The engine made power all the way up to the explosion near the middle of 4th gear.
Hard lesson, we will put in a vacuum system in before Pomona and make sure our motors are fresh for High-Boost.
As far as the safety features in the car, they worked great. It was hot in the car but I stayed calm, kept the car straight, took a deep breath, hit the fire system and got out as quickly as possible. Car is a little burnt but we'll be ready for the next race.
Ed B.
Modified by Wickdkid77 at 11:31 PM 10/3/2005
Well, people will be surprised to hear that the engine is pretty much fine. Crank spins and everything. Vince at Golden Eagle is the man!
This is where this turns into an important post for my fellow racers. Bergenholtz racing never used a dry-sump system on the Mazda 6. We produced the power and never had any problems. After periodical tear-down inspections, we found no ill-effects from a wet sump so we never put a dry-sump in. Figured we could save weight and keep the car less complicated.
Unfortunately, on the previous pass we found that we had a significant amount of blow-by from usage. Re-ringing the motor would have prevented this problem but even better... we should have had a dry-sump to evacuate the pressure in the crank case. The breather was not enough.
The fuel charge got past the rings and into the crankcase. This built up enough pressure and found a way to ignite causing the oil pan to explode with the methanol charge in it. The engine made power all the way up to the explosion near the middle of 4th gear.
Hard lesson, we will put in a vacuum system in before Pomona and make sure our motors are fresh for High-Boost.
As far as the safety features in the car, they worked great. It was hot in the car but I stayed calm, kept the car straight, took a deep breath, hit the fire system and got out as quickly as possible. Car is a little burnt but we'll be ready for the next race.
Ed B.
Modified by Wickdkid77 at 11:31 PM 10/3/2005
