"Not a Sunburst Miata" (moezsayani)
05/19/2018 at 23:04 • Filed to: None
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"Not a Sunburst Miata" (moezsayani)
05/19/2018 at 23:04 • Filed to: None | 14
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Look at that strapping young idiot. That idiot decided that taking his turbo BRZ to a track day would be a good idea, even though it had a series of small problems. That idiot is me. Don’t be me.
the first 5 laps on track were great. I set a new personal best in the cool morning air on lap 4! BUT THEN on lap 6, I started seeing white smoke. oh no... Oil temps were above 270, smoke was pouring out the hood vents. Then “POP” and a giant plume of smoke, my car spun out.
Turns out, the shop that installed my oil cooler while I was out of town were morons and ran the oil cooler lines too close to my turbo downpipe. it melted and started pissing oil everywhere. I had to be towed off, the track was shut down for 45 minutes while they cleaned up my mess.
I was prepared to trailer the car home but then a performance shop (THANKS DOGHOUSE PERFORMANCE) next to the track said they would clean up the engine bay, make me some new oil cooler lines, and reroute them properly. They finished it up and I was able to get back on for the last session of the day, and SET A NEW PERSONAL BEST WHAT UP.
Video here
XJDano
> Not a Sunburst Miata
05/19/2018 at 23:53 |
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Damn dude. Embarrassing and then exciting!
If it was me I’d heartily feel tempted to leave after screwing everyone else out of 45 minuets of track time.
And then like yourself, if I can have it fixed, F- it go for a few more laps. Personal best is an icing on a cake.
smobgirl
> Not a Sunburst Miata
05/20/2018 at 00:17 |
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That’s an emotional roller coaster! Glad they got you all fixed up.
pip bip - choose Corrour
> Not a Sunburst Miata
05/20/2018 at 02:59 |
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a negative turned into a positive.
well done.
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> Not a Sunburst Miata
05/21/2018 at 17:27 |
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Ugh... Glad you got it fixed and were able to get back out. Did you buy everyone a beer at the end of the day? =)
BeaterGT
> Not a Sunburst Miata
06/05/2018 at 17:53 |
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Hats off to that second shop, what a save.