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[Steffen]

No, no!

I touched the screen of the phone during a gear change, so I can't see immidiatly my time....that's all.

[Steffen]

Unfortunately Sunday 22 february I don't fix only a new Track record for Semi slick Tyres, but I launched my car also against a wall of tyres.

You can see the the curve in second 42 in the video of the best lap.(of course not the crash)

I loose control with 168km/h and I hit the tyres with 130km/h, but with a very good angle.

 

The frame wasn't damaged!!!    

 

But all these pieces:    

 

Both clams broken

left door

left sill

roll bar cover

both bonnets

rear toe link 

front toe link

front upper wishbone 

rear bottom wishbone

the foot of the rear oehlins was damaged

Oilcooler broken

 

I bring my car home to my garage to check the damages.

Then i thinked what is the best to do, to fix it again.

 

Ordered new Uniball for the rear toe link and a new oilcooler.

Brought my Oehlins to company Zupin to fix the foot and picked it up 3 days later.

 

Sunday 01/03, 1 week after the crash, I bought another completly stock Speedster.

I started on Sunday afternoon to brake it.

 

On Monday evening I started to fix the suspension and a friend fixed the pieces of the left sill.

The same again on thursday evening.

 

Friday evening I complete the the suspension.

 

Saturday morning worked 4 hours together with a friend.

He dismount the front clam and the piece arround the watercooler in the front.

I fixed the oilcooler, changed the oil and made the convergence.

 

On Sunday I started with 2 friends in the condition which you can see in the beginning of the video at 8.00am......and we finished them at 6.00pm, like you can also see.

 

 

 

Saturday I've my next race at Imola, the first race of our "Lotus and Light Car Challenge 2015"....and I'm ready again 20 days after the crash.

 

 

P.S My wife told me that she will divorce, if I do again something like that!!!!

[smiley]

 

P.S My wife told me that she will divorce, if I do again something like that!!!!

 

 

The crashing, or the buying of another speedster for parts?

Edited by smiley, 04 March 2015 - 08:54 AM.

[Steffen]

Both!

[Mopeytitan]

Sorry to hear about the crash and :: you got it fixed so quickly!!

[Tonie Pettersson]

Very impressive speed on the rebuild . Good luck with the race.

[Nev]

Blimey, very fast work, I wish I was as productive !

[Andrew aka Stuwy]

good stuff!

 

time for a change in colour?

[Steffen]

My Speedster runs Yesterday very well, but without splitter and rear wing. Klasse Cup 1 Polylotus Exige s 220 Foltran 01:59,122 2 Matteo "Wirestriker" Pirazzi Spartan Phoenix ZX12-R 2:00,804 3 Teopiù Elise S1 VHPD Cup 02:01,819 4 Solo Elise S1 VHPD Cup 02:02,785 Klasse Open 1 Ronnie Valori Radical SR-3 RS 1500 01:53,790 2 Ste Speedster 2.2 01:56,115 3 Fabiola Caterham SV 6 01:56,786 4 TT600* Exige Cup 260 TVS 5 01:57,115 5 Marco "Merlu" Aghem Caterham Superlight Rover K 01:58,526 6 DB1973 Radical SR-3 SL 02:00,205 7 rrroberto Caterham R500 01:59,451 8 Speed Exige RGB Chargecooler. 2:02,317 9 Cecio KTM X-Bow R 1 02:03,035 10 Arancia Speedster 2.0 turbo 1 02:02,658 11 Nonno Speedster 2.2 turbo 1 02:04,969 Later I will post a video.

[Nev]

Wow, 20 days to fix all the damage is amazing. I used the think that the Scandinavians were lazy, but I think I've changed my mind ! LOL

[Hark]

Crazy turn around time. Fair play

[Steffen]

[Steffen]

[Steffen]

After fixing my Speedster with the pieces of a second Speedster I had the idea to brake the second Speedster completly and sell the pieces.

Then I've seen the requests, some of them totaly crazy, I decided to to buy all pieces which I need to have 2 complete Speedster.

So I sold the second Speedster and I rebuild my one another time.

 

Here the result! 

 

 

 

 

Here on the track!

 

 

 

 

Unfortunaly the car was not very precise to drive, especially in right turns....

But I found what's going wrong!

 

 

 

 

 

 

After the welding job.

We have weld also a reinforcing strut below, which i made still no picture!

 

[Mopeytitan]

I love those wheels!!! That crack will definitely effect your handling

[Sticky]

That crack will definitely effect your handling

 

I had one of those cracks in exactly the same place. Makes a geo interesting to get accurate

[Steffen]

How did you fixed it?

[Sticky]

Bought a replacement subframe

[Steffen]

You reinforced this second sub frame?

[Sticky]

No, I believe it could have been damaged in an accident I hadn't been made aware of by a previous owner.