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what happened to line?
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d'kid
Nitro Member
I'm thinking a broken Gear drive....
d'kid
which reminds me, got to go see my dentist, I've got a loose molar
No he was storing a drum of some kind of fuel for a fellow racer and some spilled into his tank. LOL
Rick Rzepka
Nitro Member
that was wild flamin prostocker!! wow....
The Counterfeiter
Nitro Member
Not so sure about that! Flames coming out from under the engine might mean the oil pan went south (due to something coming through it).
Apparently made a huge mess. Jason probably should have pulled over, but considering the way PS was going, he might have coasted to a win! -
"Dr. Dirt"
Nitro Member
I'd speculate that the bottom end spit some parts out given the amount of fragments exiting the car to the right and the immediate oil fire on the headers. If you slow-mo the replay, you can even recognize the appearance of aluminum in the exiting parts. That would almost have to be rods/pistons in a P/S car's bottom end. Like Greg said, they push the limit every pass with these cars and any one of a hundred things could fail and cause mass destruction. I'm just grateful to see the new daddy (again) walk away safely.
They'll be back.
They'll be back.
hellfirejim
Nitro Member
Anytime you turn a 500 inch motor to 10,000rpm parts will and do fail. What they will most likely do is find out what happened and if not a fluke they will go and see how many cycle are on the part and then shorten the replacement cycle.
jim
jim
Percboy
Nitro Member
How many freebies (oildowns) do PS get? (I`m joking , I think).Not so sure about that! Flames coming out from under the engine might mean the oil pan went south (due to something coming through it).
Apparently made a huge mess. Jason probably should have pulled over, but considering the way PS was going, he might have coasted to a win! -
Bullet
Nitro Member
I'm with Bobby. Probably a broken rod through the pan, oil onto headers.
On the replay it sounded as if they missed the setup on the clutch and it just spun hard.
DrRocket
Nitro Member
How many freebies (oildowns) do PS get? (I`m joking , I think).
Indeed, if this sort of thing becomes a habit, how much longer before they require the P/Stocks to run full diapers?
In the onboard shot with the audio it sound like it one or two holes just go dead before he lifted. The initial white smoke looked more like maybe a head gasket. That could have caused a cylinder or two hydraulic and throw some rods out of the block and/or pan. Oil on the headers would account for the fire that resulted.
Bullet
Nitro Member
That is exactly what I yelled out when watching the telecast last night.
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Buzzz Miller
I was thinking similar. He knew the thing was hurt. He does not need to yank the car over violently and crash it, but to make a turnout with the oil they run could make for a very long cleanup.
