Charity autocross yesterday at MIR. Great turnout - 80 drivers - normally we get 20 or so for a local event. It really wasn't an autocross so much as a half lap of the track, but still a blast, even with my worn out rock hard tires on a 48 degree day. Despite all that, I managed a 26th place finish. Normally I have no trouble beating the high HP cars but on a course like this there was no way. The fastest car, a 2018 Z06, beat me by nearly 6 seconds. There just weren't enough tight corners to make up for the straights where there was a 40-50 mph speed differential.
I was late getting there. I had to make a trip to the hardware store in the morning. I was checking the engine mounts and the right front mount had one broken bolt and the other two were loose. It felt like they were stripped and when I removed one, it was awfully short, so I got some longer ones and got them in and tight. The third one is still broken off. I think fixing this is going to require replacing the case because there are other issues.
Then on my last run I came around the last turn and the shift rod fell off and the shifter got all floppy. I guess that retainer pin must have fallen out. It was still stuck in a gear so drivable. But I had to have help to get it on the trailer because it appears to be stuck in 1 1/2 gear or something as it slips.
I suspect there is something more going on here than just the shift rod - it may be that the pin actually broke because something else happened. I won't know until I get it up on the stands and get under the car. I might be swapping out the transmission sooner rather than later.
Great way to start the autocross season.
Edited by Andy69, 04 February 2018 - 10:15 AM.