Nordschleife on an SR3
Discussion
Hello all,
I recently bought a road registered SR3 1500cc 2004 and will take it to the Ring to do TF sessions and Trackdays.
Are there any setup specific considerations? For example should I switch to 2.77 ( 37/41) longer gearing to account for the long straights?
Should ride height be increased a bit compared to "normal" tracks given track imperfections, Carrousells, etc?
My dampers are non adjustable so dont worry about that
Any other imput is much appreciated.
Thank you
I recently bought a road registered SR3 1500cc 2004 and will take it to the Ring to do TF sessions and Trackdays.
Are there any setup specific considerations? For example should I switch to 2.77 ( 37/41) longer gearing to account for the long straights?
Should ride height be increased a bit compared to "normal" tracks given track imperfections, Carrousells, etc?
My dampers are non adjustable so dont worry about that
Any other imput is much appreciated.
Thank you
My friend said your car didn't have a dry sump fitted, so the engine might possibly have suffered under the G's and ran dry on oil?
What a great trackday exactly, especially as the rain came during the evening TF session we realized how lucky we got.
After the track closure was able to pull of a 6.45 without traffic so I'm a happy chap.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98V9Ji6VM7I
What a great trackday exactly, especially as the rain came during the evening TF session we realized how lucky we got.
After the track closure was able to pull of a 6.45 without traffic so I'm a happy chap.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98V9Ji6VM7I
Hi Waky,
Super Lap in the SR8. I'm bringing my Sr8 to the ring during August. It's going to be my first time there, any tips would be appreciated in terms of tyre Pressures, damper setup etc. it is a trackday so will be running slicks "weather allowing", have you tried the new Hankook tyre?
Many Thanks
Mick
Super Lap in the SR8. I'm bringing my Sr8 to the ring during August. It's going to be my first time there, any tips would be appreciated in terms of tyre Pressures, damper setup etc. it is a trackday so will be running slicks "weather allowing", have you tried the new Hankook tyre?
Many Thanks
Mick
Hi Mich,
very nice, you will enjoy it. The first thing you'll notice is the extreme bumpyness, even on the Dottinger höhe straight, car jumps all the way shaking your brains out. Nothing compare to my lotus exige. We adjusted the dampers with 3 clicks only, softer, it got better, but the car might use even a little more I think.
I did my warmup laps with some old Dunlops and changed in the afternoon to a fresh set of Hankooks, medium compound. As hankook advised to extend the tyre life, I first did a calm lap scrubbing in the tyres, let them cool down at the pump (drives me mad the speed of fueling) and then went for some fast laps. Of course they rocked, but can't compare with fresh Dunlops..
I might be there again with SkylimitEvents end of July
very nice, you will enjoy it. The first thing you'll notice is the extreme bumpyness, even on the Dottinger höhe straight, car jumps all the way shaking your brains out. Nothing compare to my lotus exige. We adjusted the dampers with 3 clicks only, softer, it got better, but the car might use even a little more I think.
I did my warmup laps with some old Dunlops and changed in the afternoon to a fresh set of Hankooks, medium compound. As hankook advised to extend the tyre life, I first did a calm lap scrubbing in the tyres, let them cool down at the pump (drives me mad the speed of fueling) and then went for some fast laps. Of course they rocked, but can't compare with fresh Dunlops..
I might be there again with SkylimitEvents end of July
My1300 is wet sump and I’ve never had any problems with failures. It’s road legal and runs on Tokyo 888s so similar grip levels.
I would be interested to know if it was oil pressure loss that caused the failure and if you have a standard motorbike sump or one with baffles?
I would be interested to know if it was oil pressure loss that caused the failure and if you have a standard motorbike sump or one with baffles?
Edited by Coldaswell on Wednesday 4th July 14:09
Hi coldsawell,
Mine was also running in fairly new Toyo 888Rs. I dont have the final verdict as the engine will only be stripped next week, but looking at the onboard footage I saw the oil pressure dropping to zero in some turns. Particularly in the banked ones such as Aremberg. Also low oil pressure warning light came on a couple of times, but as it is red and situated beside the red low fuel light I coudn´t notice it
The problem was in cylinder 1 (Driver´s side), which is in line with oil stavation as the Nordschleiffe is a clockwise track.
Will report with more info next week
Best regards
Mine was also running in fairly new Toyo 888Rs. I dont have the final verdict as the engine will only be stripped next week, but looking at the onboard footage I saw the oil pressure dropping to zero in some turns. Particularly in the banked ones such as Aremberg. Also low oil pressure warning light came on a couple of times, but as it is red and situated beside the red low fuel light I coudn´t notice it
The problem was in cylinder 1 (Driver´s side), which is in line with oil stavation as the Nordschleiffe is a clockwise track.
Will report with more info next week
Best regards
Just to complement the above, here you have the specialist´s comments:
"So we now have your engine stripped and I can confirm that the failure of your engine was caused by a lack of oil to the big ends. The other bearings also don’t look particularly great, so this indicates that the engine has been run low on oil/you have suffered from oil surge due to a lack of oil."
I am looking at a very expensive bill now, as crankcases, crank and cylinder block have to be replaced, besides all the other obvios parts
"So we now have your engine stripped and I can confirm that the failure of your engine was caused by a lack of oil to the big ends. The other bearings also don’t look particularly great, so this indicates that the engine has been run low on oil/you have suffered from oil surge due to a lack of oil."
I am looking at a very expensive bill now, as crankcases, crank and cylinder block have to be replaced, besides all the other obvios parts
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