Hampton Downs - Sidechairs ruin another race meeting by dumping oil on the track!

**CHOPPA** · 19th April 2010, 20:23

Originally Posted by Maido

off MNZ website:

"Attention all Road Race Competitors and Engine Builders:

A major oilspill which occured during a sidecar race at Hampton Downs which resulted in serious delays was caused by the replacement of a not required sensor unit with a non standard plug that was unsuitable for the purpose.
The plug used was a light steel pressing encapsulated in a rubber type compound which deformed under the heat and crankase pressure and which failed suddenly allowing most of the crankase oil to be released suddenly.
This happened at full speed down the start finish straight,because of the forces involved the machines catch tray was unable to contain the spillages.

The purpose of this bulletin is to advise all competitors, engine builders, and constructors preparing race engines that any replacement engine crankcase plugs, blanking plugs or sensors be constructed of a suitable material such as alluminium or steel and that the method of retaining the item be as the original factory installation.

Jim Doherty MNZ Technical Officer."

http://mnz.co.nz/newsDetail.aspx?Sec...rticleID=32581

What!! That is madness! I will have to go replace the bluetac i have holding in my sump plug

**Kickaha** · 19th April 2010, 20:26

Originally Posted by Biggles08

as it was in an unfit state to take to the track?

The plug was retained by two bolts and washers, I reckon something else let go in the engine which pressurised the sump and blew it out past them

I reckon we should running oil absorbent foam in the catch trays as they do overseas then it wouldn't spill if something let go

**flipper69** · 4th June 2010, 22:55

If you are attending the 2010 Tri Series I would like you to come up and say Hi!.

Stacey Sellar

#1 Who scrutineers these things? Whilst some are very good, clean competition machines, others(most?) would be laughed out of the pits in any other country. Filthy, poorly built and maintained bikes should not be on the track especially at a national championship event.

#2 Who cares about sidechairs? Watch the stand empty when they are up next, seriously. It is a perfect time to get a hotdog or take a piss which is exactly what 75% of the people seem to do. With so many exciting classes that would actually interest people, raced by modern bikes wtf are they even doing there?

#3 Where is it going? Is there any potential for any of these outfits or riders to move onwards overseas to international success? When you have a near 100k chair racing a heap of shit ancient gsx1100 powered piece of crap that belches smoke and steam from every orrifice what are you really achieving?

Anyway, I'm oviously pissed at another meeting ruined by bikes that only 1% of people at best even cared were there.

P.S whoever decided that there didn't need to be power in the prize giving marquee forcing the winners names to be read in the dark by torchlight - you are the man!![/QUOTE]

**cowpoos** · 5th June 2010, 00:20

Originally Posted by flipper69

If you are attending the 2010 Tri Series I would like you to come up and say Hi!.

Stacey Sellar

Errr??? Sorry Stacey...but coming up and saying Hi too you will do what??? Are you thinking your that famous...that maybe talking to you will make the sidecar scene, seen in a better light?

I am a cunt...but I'm not trying to be...if you get what I mean.

**Kickaha** · 5th June 2010, 07:54

Originally Posted by flipper69

If you are attending the 2010 Tri Series I would like you to come up and say Hi!.

Stacey Sellar

Don't waste your breath on him Stacey he's just another interent nobody who wouldn't have the balls to make such comments in person

Originally Posted by cowpoos

I am a cunt...but I'm not trying to be...if you get what I mean.

Fuck off cunt, you must have a pieshop you should be staking out

**Kickaha** · 10th April 2011, 14:30

So why isn't Motogp1 fucktard or anyone else going on about the oil spill at Hampton downs at the last National meeting that wasn't done by a sidecar?

**Drew** · 10th April 2011, 19:49

Originally Posted by Kickaha

So why isn't Motogp1 fucktard or anyone else going on about the oil spill at Hampton downs at the last National meeting that wasn't done by a sidecar?

It was a sidecar racer tipping it straight out of a bottle, just to keep it interesting I reckon.

**scrivy** · 10th April 2011, 19:53

Originally Posted by Drew

It was a sidecar racer tipping it straight out of a bottle, just to keep it interesting I reckon.

Usually anything to do with sidecar racers and bottles, they don't share!!

**Biggles08** · 10th April 2011, 19:57

Originally Posted by Kickaha

So why isn't Motogp1 fucktard or anyone else going on about the oil spill at Hampton downs at the last National meeting that wasn't done by a sidecar?

Because they had a truck out there washing the track and making it nice and wet again for me

thanks to whomever it was that spilled the oil