Great channel, and I love your warts and all approach to documenting your journey. My own experience is with motorbikes. Before I campaigned a Yamaha TZ350, I started production racing an RD400 which I eventually converted into an ‘open class’ racer. I chopped off the back off the frame and MIG welded on a new subframe, made from electrical steel conduit - to accommodate an LC350 swing-arm and its single shock. My mate had enlarged the ports in the cylinders, I bored out the carbs, and we fitted some TZ350 expansion chambers. A quick test on a quiet local road showed that the bike went like a rocket. My first test at Snetterton (UK) - a two hour drive away - lasted 1.5 laps. I missed a gear, changing up on the back straight, over revved the engine, and ended up emptying most of a smashed piston out of the exhaust system - the con-rod looked like a treble clef as it had wrapped itself round the crank. I guess I had asked too much of the basic design so ended up buying the TZ. It’s this stuff I remember just as fondly as the racing itself. I admire your efforts and wish you every success, all the best from the UK.
It's motor racing as you said, a mechanical sport and failure is always an option. Learning that is just a big part of it, fix, reset, try again keeping in mind it could happen all over again. The day you will get it all right and put in some decent laps will make you forget about it all. Thanks for sharing!
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6:35 As a person starting their journey in motorsports myself, I can completely relate to this. I have no fear of injury, but the thought of destroying the car means I force myself to drive at about 60% capacity. I'm sorry your first day out was cut so short, that's very disappointing, but don't let it discourage you. The only way you and I will overcome this fear is through seat time. All the best.
Man! You've had it for 2 years and only got half a flying lap. Makes me glad I cheaped out and got a Formula Vee. Yeah, they are slow but cheap to fix and run. Hopefully, you'll get it sorted fairly quickly and have a much better day on your second outing. Cheers!
good to hear you got put onto Greg. the bloke is an absolute legend and has helped us a lot with our cars bodywork (one of the arise racing Stohr F1000s) our car has been extremely reliable mechanically but seeing such a large diameter shaft snapped makes me nervous. they always ran rolling starts in the WA F1000 series as the gearbox/chain/drivetrain isn't really cut out for 500+kg of weight with a lot of grip. on a bike you just lift the front, but a car finds the weakest point instead! I've got a few videos of our car on my channel if you're interested in having a look. once you get the hang of them you will be the fastest car on track by a fair margin and traffic becomes an issue.
As a kid my dad bought me a Go-Kart to race. I didn't race to win but to have fun but just like you that fun was also short lived. Since I was in the novice group, the track was a standard oval and speed limited. During one of the laps, I got into an accident with another racer (completely my fault). I needed a new carburetor so I was done for the day. This was I think this was only the second time I ever went racing and I was left mentally scarred and never raced again. Even after almost 30 years later I am still absolutely petrified of getting behind the wheel of any vehicle. Can't wait to see your repair videos.
My dad used to navigate for an amateur rally team and they broke stuff all the time. One time they upgraded to a fiberglass hood and aluminum radiator and they broke both. Wishing you the opposite how ever. keep going 🎉
that little flag is so cute - makes it look even more like a little toy car joining the real ones looks like repairs are doable - sounds like you might want to really inspect the rest though (like the other driveshaft)
it’s not how many times we fall, but if we get back up; you are safe, thank God, so ready to give it another go! Rooting for lots of fun on track for you, adversity only makes the good moments sweeter 💪🏽
What a bugger Michael, but you still managed a funny out take. Living vicariously through you so best of luck with the repairs. I think you know Rod Andrews too, very smart engineer not far away.
Head up man! You’ll be back out in no time. I’ve shared a very similar experience to you in my radical prosport spending a year to build it. Once you get some time on track, I promise everything will be worth it!
As an RC-Heli and Plane flyer, I can Highly relate to the thrill of going to the Track/flying field, only to crash early and go home to repair. KEEP ON TRUCKING! You WILL get there. Next time you will do 3 or 4 laps, the time thereafter 10! b.t.w. the Daves-Knob joke got me in tears last time and got me again this time. Keep it is as a running-gag.
Sorry your first time out was so short, but I can relate. I bought a Formula Continental almost 2 years ago, it's a classification for F2000 cars in the states. Didn't have it ready before the first winter, so didn't get out on track for a little over a year but did a lot of work on it in that time. It came with a new and used set of tires. First time out was taking it really easy and just getting used to it - like you, I'd never driven the car. After a couple of laps was getting a little more comfortable and started picking up the pace. Around 100mph a bad vibration started in the front so I came in. We discovered they'd never balanced the wheels when they mounted the new tires. Took care of that and went back out. 6 or 7 laps in I was in a long seeping turn, probably doing 85mph or so when something gave way and the front dropped onto the track, didn't loose control fortunately. One of my front push rods snapped, turns out it was just old and fatigued, but looked fine on the outside. At least you got some nice pics on track, all I got is a couple hanging off the back of a tow truck. It is frustrating when you're doing nothing wrong and something goes wrong. I also had problems with my mirrors, was really unsettling being overtaken by a car you never saw, and one that is actually going fast. We wound up moving them forward and up so I could easily see both by just moving my eyes rather than turning my head, and they're kinda in my peripheral vision now. HUGE difference. I'd suggest really checking yours and don't be afraid to drill a couple of more holes and move them if needed. Yes, it is sensory overload out there, and I found that one simple change made me much more comfortable. Next time out was for a driver school to get my license back. Was planning on taking it easy, just wanted to finish. 5th session out I inadvertently dropped 2 wheels in the grass entering the fastest turn - about 120mph. Instantly spun back across the track and was bracing for impact, only thing I was thinking was F***, how much is this going to cost me? I did stop before hitting the wall, but when started going again realized something was wrong. Came back to the pits and saw I bent the same push rod I'd just replaced. It was disappointing, but at least this time it was my fault (although the pushrod really should hold up for something like that). I guess that's racing as they say, but yeah it is frustrating. Just waiting for the spring school at this point. Looking forward to more videos, and am interested in seeing your sim. Your channel was one of the first I found after I got my car. Hope the next time goes better for you. BTW, it is amazing how much grass gets into everything after an off like that.
Fantastic to see the car running and you get a lap in!! The hard work is done! The repairs are reasonably minor and hopefully not too many dollars. Speak soon.
nice to see you finally on track! like you said I guess it could have been worse and im sure it was a great learning experience. Have you ever thought about buyin electric heating mats to preheat your tyres (like they do in F1) ? never looked it up but this cant be that expensive. I think to get a feeling for the car i would help mto have preheated tyres! anyway i hope you find some sponsors and keep going!
Fantastic work! Well done for getting it out onto the black sticky! We learn by breaking and now you will have a spare nose and know where to get spare drive shafts! Well done!
I remember my first sessions in my serious race car, a sportscar (see my channel). I spun off the track 4 times in the first 3 laps. What i learnt is that learning to get heat in the tires is the most important first lesson, don't accelerate hard at all for the first few minutes, concentrate on braking hard and feeling the grip come up. The brakes get the most heat into the tires the fastest. Can weave a little bit it's not a great heat generator, mostly for scrubbing the shite from the tire surface. Once your tires are piping hot you can start leaning on the car and accelerating harder. The difficult thing about race cars after this level is they have an operation window and outside of that everything goes wrong, engine damaged if too hot or cold, spinning of the tires and brakes aren't in their temp window. It's not conducive to learning by taking it easy
Given I used to live in Kingswood, I never even knew there was a raceway in Luddenham 😂 Don't worry about a snapped driveshaft - you are otherwise all in one piece. The F5000 car I used to work on used to blow out the CV joints themselves but the shafts would survive.
Hey Michael, first time viewer of the channel. It seems you have a lot of great help. As you said often it’s more about who you know and how many hands you can get on the car. I’m no racing professional, but if you ever want some help with anything I am a mechanical engineer and race enthusiasts. Happy to lend designing or other help 👍🏼
This is such a wonderful analogue for other moments in life. But, like with life, the story continues, and there’s so much you should be proud of in your journey so far and I’m eagerly anticipating your return to the track.
Hey bro I was actually the photographer out on track in the orange that pushed your car back to the pits. Hope your car is ok and hope too see you come back soon
@@TTRacingYT I took some photos of you if you would like them for free I would be happy to give them to you is there a way I can somehow send them through to you
Definitely heartbreaking, but you're okay. Awesome track though. Loving the tight corners. Will be great fun to drive when you get the car in good shape.
Chin up mate, as you say could have been worse, no doubt still would have been crappy, feel for yah! Least you'll have some nice new parts that you can be confident in!
@TT Racing Nice work mate! Maybe a radio to your engineer/friend would be a good way to take some of the over stimulation away and leave you more brain space while you get used to it. He can inform you about faster cars behind/cautions and any large gaps in traffic that you can take advantage of or if you are coming back on after an off and can’t see cars approaching. He can also take charge of the run plan and checklist of things you’d like to trial on track so you don’t have to drive and keep a log and schedule in your head at the same time as well as record notes. Very cool project mate! Looking forward to your next updates :)
I haven't gotten to the part where you talk about the mechanical failure but I'm watching the simulation video of the track lap and I immediately recognize the track from Mighty Car Mods
Same issue here. After purchasing a Spitfire Mark IV for vintage racing 2-1/2 years ago I find I have spent so much time on the trailer and shop, I haven’t gotten back to working on the car. And the car needs serious work before track ready. 2026 is looking like a good target for track time. Time is our enemy.
As you said at the end, that’s car racing. However it’s still progress…. Painful progress, but progress. I wish I had a race car to stress me out so I’m enjoying watching your journey, enviously :).
Great video, one of the downsides of Dedicated track cars is you can’t road test them for shakedown or familiarisation. This kind of thing happens but how you recover is what matters, great to see so many people helping. It’s what motorsport is all about.
Subbed and looking forward to witnessing your journey! As an avid sim + go kart racer in NSW, i aspire to own a race car like you one day. Might catch you on track!
All will be good, you should get some stands to put the car on, take the wheels off that way you can check for things like the bent axle and various other things. Good Luck
I will say if a man has mates like you have in your life with an understanding wife and family, it doesn't matter if you ever got the car to the track - you won. BTW the brisket from your other video looks first rate! If the racing and 3D printing don't work out, maybe a brisket channel... 😀 Cheers and best to you.
Please do a full strip down and inspection of all mechanical parts.. given it's been sat idle for many years. hubs, calipers, cv's, do you have rebuildable dampers? if so those too!
forsure the reason the shaft broke like it did apart from being bent it was short as is so if you could get one a bit longer you will prevent the bearings from working at the edge.
All those feelings you felt driving the car for the first time i felt erlier this year when i test my legends car for the first time except my test might off even been worse, spun the first 3 test session creating 2 red flags plus 1 yellow, never been so asheamed in my life, plus a i got a real scolding from un older guy there which was understandable. Never driven so slowly the rest of the 3 session. 2 weeks later i did another test and i only made it 3 sessions before i ran out of fuel on track(well on pit entrance) and it would not start again.
Welp, that sucks. Still, as the old saying goes, a bad day at the track is still better than a good day at work. Might I suggest replace both axles? If one side let go, it's reasonable to anticipate the other will let go soon, too
Sorry to hear of your incident Michael but glad you are OK. Could you please show us a close-up of the fracture surfaces (both bits) of the drive shaft. It can tell a lot about why it failed. A bending fatigue fracture looks completely different to torsional fatigue which looks different to torsional overload. Is it possible the shaft was bent before failure? This can bring about a failure in itself. If it looks like torsional overload (twisted to breaking point by the torque from the engine) then maybe the steel material was not to the correct chemical spec or had not been heat treated properly. A simple hardness test can give an indication. Also, did the design have a significant influence? Did it fail at a sharp corner or notch in the design, or a material defect or previous damage? Compare the failure area with the other drive shaft, and check that too (a crack detection test might be useful). Looking forward to seeing you on track again soon. Good luck.
@@TTRacingYT Thanks for the photo. Looking at it, it appears that the final failure mode was by torsional overload (as would be expected) but there are areas near to the periphery of the spline clearance groove that look suspiciously like fatigue cracking (bending mode) to me. If so, this would have preceded the final overload failure, and significantly contributed to it. It also suggests that the shaft had been bent for a while and raced under load in that condition. I'd still check the shaft on the other side though. Good luck.
Hello my friend, I'm very sad to hear about your first negative experience. Having worked in historic motorsports where spares are hard to come by I would highly recommend to you buying a 3d scanner and scanning the whole thing, starting from bodywork and even things as the gearbox casing, suspension components etc. Be assured that when you start pushing the car you will make driving errors (don't worry everybody does) which will break parts. With the scanned files you can then 3d print moulds out of pla and build your own parts out of fiberglass or even carbon fiber. It's simpler than you might think but it's a very hands on process. The good thing is that you can reuse the moulds, for example you can build up let's say one or two spare front wings so you don't have to waste a whole weekend if you have an off. I have done this multiple times so if you have questions hit me up ✌🏻
Quite a bit like my first real kart session. Spun it into the grass and felt like quite a fool as I was in the firing line and they had to suspend the session. Everyone was cool about it, though.
You can drive (though not race, right? Right?) a motor home / van / converted bus. Not sure how to get goats on board 😅 After breaking (in) all parts, you'll be having such fun (though stay on the safe side of "driver limit") 🤞
I’d love to own some kind of race(/trackday) car, although I can’t afford one and don’t have the place to store it and work on it, the fear I’d probably have to wreck it would probably cripple my ability to actually enjoy it 😬 So I keep to simracing and r/c cars 😅
Why do you have an AIM SOLO in addition to the fancy AIM formula wheel? You should be able to pick up a used Evo4 that can power that display and log a lot more data than the SOLO can pretty cheaply. The insta360 may have actually been started and vibrations caused the battery to disconnect, unfortunately they do not save what they have recorded so far when this happens. I tried to use an insta360 on my open wheeler last year and it was a no-go, definitely not up to the rigors of open wheel racing. I think I got two sessions recorded the entire race season, and both of them were ones that got cut short. Funny I had that exact same mechanical failure last year too. It was my own fault though, I got distracted when a faster class was lapping me. He was passing a guy I was racing behind me and I saw it in my mirrors and wondered if he would divebomb the corner to pass us both at once (he did not), missed a shift, then shoved it into gear when the engine was idling. Kinda glad the halfshaft was the point of failure there though, could have been an expensive error haha. Bummer about your wing but it looks fixable to me. Just take it as an opportunity to learn how to make composites, it's really not that hard. Also keep a lookout on your local open wheel forums/zuccbook groups/etc, you may find people offloading old parts like wings that are still completely usable if not as efficient as the latest designs. I have a couple aluminum front wings I bought for $300, so old that someone didn't even want them as their spares anymore. They work fine they're just a little heavy. Something like that will be perfect while you're still learning and likely to go do some landscaping again.
The Formula wheel is the first generation, running from the EVO4. The reason I've added the Solo 2 is for convenience. The EVO4 data logs, but I need to manually set the start/finish point on track through the wheel. These also need the older ver 2 AIM software which is much clunkier. The Solo 2 is set and forget, all I have to do is turn it on. Getting the data off is simple with wifi too. I'm happy with my choice. Thanks for the heads up on the Insta360 camera. I got it because Alberto Naska uses them on all of his cars. Hopefully that means I can have some success.
@@TTRacingYT Makes sense. I've been thinking about upgrading to an MXm for the new AIM features. Right now my car has a very old Race Technologies logger that isn't even supported anymore and I have to use a very old version of their software haha. I think I'm going to just pony up for their smartycam at some point too because I've killed a lot of gopros as well.
You had an issue on your first laps? We've all been there. That's why you have shakedowns. Don't apologise to other drivers- you're entitled to be there and they know it. And taping a flag to your car so they can see you speaks volumes about the design of the facility. Don't they realise that in an open wheeler you go under the pit boards? 🤣 In all seriouslness at open practice days they used to split us between race cars and taxis, sorry, open wheelers and sedans because they had a hard time seeing us and it was seriously butt-puckering, like passing a road train. There's always that bit of doubt and they seem so much bigger from that perspective... Don't be scared of crashing, respect that you will eventually and get on with it. And while you're at it, presume things are going to break. The more you fear it, the more likely you will get bitten. It's either human nature or Murphy's law- but it will happen. I'm surprised you didn't repack the cv. May be worth reviewing those parts you didn't touch, and touching them. Tip- clean every part of the car and tighten every bolt after every run, because that way you're at a minimum looking at it. More than once we found a loose bolt on a rose joint on a wishbone, and if one of those lets go... The loads through a loose bolt are terminal. And welcome to the club. The expensive, time consuming, obsessing club, where the final tenth costs a hundred times the first second. Then you want another tenth...
unfortunate indeed and can definitely sympathise. If I were in your shoes and owned a winged car id probably get moulds taken off them and have spares kicking around ready to go
I figured there might be other people in the same boat as me, but with much slower cars. It was to avoid tripping over each other. I emailed them before hand to seek advice but they didn't answer my question. Next time I'll start in the beginner group regardless. They said on the day you can change groups if needed.
keep it up man love to watch ur vids make it more often probably pushing more videos/shorts makes the subscribe progress much quicker also it would be better if u share some kind of patreon fund thing for ur projects im unaware if there is already one tho (patreon account)
Not sure if anyone has pointed this out, and Id imagine you've noticed, but it looks like your rear wheels are rubbing on the body. Watch out for that as it will cause a puncture.
Actually on 5:40 you can see that your shaft on the rear right was bent. That causes vibration and it snaps.
Good spot!
Very well spotted. If I hadn't had included that clip in the video I probably never would have noticed. Thanks for pointing it out.
I had is paused and wondered how even... Then played and realised how good your eyes are
Wow, fair play to you for spotting that!
Dam good spot!
This is heartbreaking. We've all been waiting for so long, hopefully the repairs are manageable and you can get back out on the track in no time
luckily it was just a driveshaft
@@1stzard I was more worried about the wing, hopefully the replacement fits
Great channel, and I love your warts and all approach to documenting your journey. My own experience is with motorbikes. Before I campaigned a Yamaha TZ350, I started production racing an RD400 which I eventually converted into an ‘open class’ racer. I chopped off the back off the frame and MIG welded on a new subframe, made from electrical steel conduit - to accommodate an LC350 swing-arm and its single shock. My mate had enlarged the ports in the cylinders, I bored out the carbs, and we fitted some TZ350 expansion chambers. A quick test on a quiet local road showed that the bike went like a rocket. My first test at Snetterton (UK) - a two hour drive away - lasted 1.5 laps. I missed a gear, changing up on the back straight, over revved the engine, and ended up emptying most of a smashed piston out of the exhaust system - the con-rod looked like a treble clef as it had wrapped itself round the crank. I guess I had asked too much of the basic design so ended up buying the TZ. It’s this stuff I remember just as fondly as the racing itself. I admire your efforts and wish you every success, all the best from the UK.
so sorry this happened mate, wish you all the best. this car and journey has been so cool.
^ what he said 👍🏻🙂
You're living the dream buddy! Keep pushing!
You're a legend mate, the story is just beginning
i love how you can interact with the fellow drivers of the same vehicle and just happen to obtain the perfect things. ive loved watching this series.
It's motor racing as you said, a mechanical sport and failure is always an option.
Learning that is just a big part of it, fix, reset, try again keeping in mind it could happen all over again.
The day you will get it all right and put in some decent laps will make you forget about it all.
Thanks for sharing!
6:35 As a person starting their journey in motorsports myself, I can completely relate to this. I have no fear of injury, but the thought of destroying the car means I force myself to drive at about 60% capacity. I'm sorry your first day out was cut so short, that's very disappointing, but don't let it discourage you. The only way you and I will overcome this fear is through seat time. All the best.
Man! You've had it for 2 years and only got half a flying lap.
Makes me glad I cheaped out and got a Formula Vee. Yeah, they are slow but cheap to fix and run.
Hopefully, you'll get it sorted fairly quickly and have a much better day on your second outing. Cheers!
This is what building a race car is all about, keep it coming :)
Congrats on this huge milestone!
There's only one way to start. And learn as you go. Great work!
good to hear you got put onto Greg. the bloke is an absolute legend and has helped us a lot with our cars bodywork (one of the arise racing Stohr F1000s) our car has been extremely reliable mechanically but seeing such a large diameter shaft snapped makes me nervous. they always ran rolling starts in the WA F1000 series as the gearbox/chain/drivetrain isn't really cut out for 500+kg of weight with a lot of grip. on a bike you just lift the front, but a car finds the weakest point instead! I've got a few videos of our car on my channel if you're interested in having a look. once you get the hang of them you will be the fastest car on track by a fair margin and traffic becomes an issue.
As a kid my dad bought me a Go-Kart to race. I didn't race to win but to have fun but just like you that fun was also short lived. Since I was in the novice group, the track was a standard oval and speed limited. During one of the laps, I got into an accident with another racer (completely my fault). I needed a new carburetor so I was done for the day. This was I think this was only the second time I ever went racing and I was left mentally scarred and never raced again. Even after almost 30 years later I am still absolutely petrified of getting behind the wheel of any vehicle.
Can't wait to see your repair videos.
90% garage time : 10% track time
or something like that.
Great to see you on track, even for 2 minutes. Looking forward to the next time.
My dad used to navigate for an amateur rally team and they broke stuff all the time. One time they upgraded to a fiberglass hood and aluminum radiator and they broke both. Wishing you the opposite how ever. keep going 🎉
that little flag is so cute - makes it look even more like a little toy car joining the real ones
looks like repairs are doable - sounds like you might want to really inspect the rest though (like the other driveshaft)
it’s not how many times we fall, but if we get back up; you are safe, thank God, so ready to give it another go! Rooting for lots of fun on track for you, adversity only makes the good moments sweeter 💪🏽
I love the last line in the video, hilarious! Best of luck getting back on the track!
What a bugger Michael, but you still managed a funny out take. Living vicariously through you so best of luck with the repairs. I think you know Rod Andrews too, very smart engineer not far away.
Head up man! You’ll be back out in no time. I’ve shared a very similar experience to you in my radical prosport spending a year to build it. Once you get some time on track, I promise everything will be worth it!
As an RC-Heli and Plane flyer, I can Highly relate to the thrill of going to the Track/flying field, only to crash early and go home to repair. KEEP ON TRUCKING! You WILL get there. Next time you will do 3 or 4 laps, the time thereafter 10! b.t.w. the Daves-Knob joke got me in tears last time and got me again this time. Keep it is as a running-gag.
Sorry your first time out was so short, but I can relate. I bought a Formula Continental almost 2 years ago, it's a classification for F2000 cars in the states. Didn't have it ready before the first winter, so didn't get out on track for a little over a year but did a lot of work on it in that time. It came with a new and used set of tires. First time out was taking it really easy and just getting used to it - like you, I'd never driven the car. After a couple of laps was getting a little more comfortable and started picking up the pace. Around 100mph a bad vibration started in the front so I came in. We discovered they'd never balanced the wheels when they mounted the new tires. Took care of that and went back out. 6 or 7 laps in I was in a long seeping turn, probably doing 85mph or so when something gave way and the front dropped onto the track, didn't loose control fortunately. One of my front push rods snapped, turns out it was just old and fatigued, but looked fine on the outside. At least you got some nice pics on track, all I got is a couple hanging off the back of a tow truck. It is frustrating when you're doing nothing wrong and something goes wrong.
I also had problems with my mirrors, was really unsettling being overtaken by a car you never saw, and one that is actually going fast. We wound up moving them forward and up so I could easily see both by just moving my eyes rather than turning my head, and they're kinda in my peripheral vision now. HUGE difference. I'd suggest really checking yours and don't be afraid to drill a couple of more holes and move them if needed. Yes, it is sensory overload out there, and I found that one simple change made me much more comfortable.
Next time out was for a driver school to get my license back. Was planning on taking it easy, just wanted to finish. 5th session out I inadvertently dropped 2 wheels in the grass entering the fastest turn - about 120mph. Instantly spun back across the track and was bracing for impact, only thing I was thinking was F***, how much is this going to cost me? I did stop before hitting the wall, but when started going again realized something was wrong. Came back to the pits and saw I bent the same push rod I'd just replaced. It was disappointing, but at least this time it was my fault (although the pushrod really should hold up for something like that). I guess that's racing as they say, but yeah it is frustrating. Just waiting for the spring school at this point.
Looking forward to more videos, and am interested in seeing your sim. Your channel was one of the first I found after I got my car. Hope the next time goes better for you. BTW, it is amazing how much grass gets into everything after an off like that.
Fantastic to see the car running and you get a lap in!! The hard work is done! The repairs are reasonably minor and hopefully not too many dollars. Speak soon.
At least you're OK, that's the most important part!
nice to see you finally on track!
like you said I guess it could have been worse and im sure it was a great learning experience.
Have you ever thought about buyin electric heating mats to preheat your tyres (like they do in F1) ? never looked it up but this cant be that expensive.
I think to get a feeling for the car i would help mto have preheated tyres!
anyway i hope you find some sponsors and keep going!
Fantastic work! Well done for getting it out onto the black sticky!
We learn by breaking and now you will have a spare nose and know where to get spare drive shafts!
Well done!
I remember my first sessions in my serious race car, a sportscar (see my channel). I spun off the track 4 times in the first 3 laps. What i learnt is that learning to get heat in the tires is the most important first lesson, don't accelerate hard at all for the first few minutes, concentrate on braking hard and feeling the grip come up. The brakes get the most heat into the tires the fastest. Can weave a little bit it's not a great heat generator, mostly for scrubbing the shite from the tire surface. Once your tires are piping hot you can start leaning on the car and accelerating harder. The difficult thing about race cars after this level is they have an operation window and outside of that everything goes wrong, engine damaged if too hot or cold, spinning of the tires and brakes aren't in their temp window. It's not conducive to learning by taking it easy
Given I used to live in Kingswood, I never even knew there was a raceway in Luddenham 😂 Don't worry about a snapped driveshaft - you are otherwise all in one piece. The F5000 car I used to work on used to blow out the CV joints themselves but the shafts would survive.
keep going man.. enjoy the experience.
Hey Michael, first time viewer of the channel. It seems you have a lot of great help. As you said often it’s more about who you know and how many hands you can get on the car. I’m no racing professional, but if you ever want some help with anything I am a mechanical engineer and race enthusiasts. Happy to lend designing or other help 👍🏼
This is such a wonderful analogue for other moments in life. But, like with life, the story continues, and there’s so much you should be proud of in your journey so far and I’m eagerly anticipating your return to the track.
@12:25 Having spares on hand. That's what I call getting serious 😎
Hey bro I was actually the photographer out on track in the orange that pushed your car back to the pits. Hope your car is ok and hope too see you come back soon
Thanks for the push!
@@TTRacingYT I took some photos of you if you would like them for free I would be happy to give them to you is there a way I can somehow send them through to you
All good
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Definitely heartbreaking, but you're okay. Awesome track though. Loving the tight corners. Will be great fun to drive when you get the car in good shape.
You're living the life of a race car owner! Keep up the good work, love watching these videos
The car looks and sounds awesome! Hope you get to do some proper stints on it soon! Can't wait to watch it too.
This is freaking awesome! Sorry it broke but it is just an opportunity to keep learning and building.
a nice surprise to be watching a random video and see my assetto track in use :D
Man that thing sounds good!
Don’t be too hard on yourself. On the bright side, this is all great content!
Chin up mate, as you say could have been worse, no doubt still would have been crappy, feel for yah! Least you'll have some nice new parts that you can be confident in!
@TT Racing Nice work mate! Maybe a radio to your engineer/friend would be a good way to take some of the over stimulation away and leave you more brain space while you get used to it. He can inform you about faster cars behind/cautions and any large gaps in traffic that you can take advantage of or if you are coming back on after an off and can’t see cars approaching. He can also take charge of the run plan and checklist of things you’d like to trial on track so you don’t have to drive and keep a log and schedule in your head at the same time as well as record notes. Very cool project mate! Looking forward to your next updates :)
I haven't gotten to the part where you talk about the mechanical failure but I'm watching the simulation video of the track lap and I immediately recognize the track from Mighty Car Mods
Congrats, bro!!
Same issue here. After purchasing a Spitfire Mark IV for vintage racing 2-1/2 years ago I find I have spent so much time on the trailer and shop, I haven’t gotten back to working on the car. And the car needs serious work before track ready. 2026 is looking like a good target for track time. Time is our enemy.
As you said at the end, that’s car racing. However it’s still progress…. Painful progress, but progress. I wish I had a race car to stress me out so I’m enjoying watching your journey, enviously :).
Great video, one of the downsides of
Dedicated track cars is you can’t road test them for shakedown or familiarisation. This kind of thing happens but how you recover is what matters, great to see so many people helping. It’s what motorsport is all about.
Great story!
Even with the disappointment I can’t wait for the next video!
Subbed and looking forward to witnessing your journey! As an avid sim + go kart racer in NSW, i aspire to own a race car like you one day. Might catch you on track!
Didn't expect a new video so soon. Sad to hear the first time didn't work, but we are slowly getting there. Good luck in future track days.
Ahh, the joy of race cars!
ahhh motorsports .. where beer becomes your best freind 😅😂😂😂
Keep going. Just keep going.
Good luck on your repairs, you'll get back out there, I know it's really disheartening(I raced for 18yrs)
All will be good, you should get some stands to put the car on, take the wheels off that way you can check for things like the bent axle and various other things. Good Luck
Two years before you drove it? You're not even having a crack! I've been restoring my race car for five years and its still in bits.
I will say if a man has mates like you have in your life with an understanding wife and family, it doesn't matter if you ever got the car to the track - you won. BTW the brisket from your other video looks first rate! If the racing and 3D printing don't work out, maybe a brisket channel... 😀 Cheers and best to you.
It's too bad Dave's knob is so heavy, I'm sure it would have enjoyed a ride.
Please do a full strip down and inspection of all mechanical parts.. given it's been sat idle for many years. hubs, calipers, cv's, do you have rebuildable dampers? if so those too!
forsure the reason the shaft broke like it did apart from being bent it was short as is so if you could get one a bit longer you will prevent the bearings from working at the edge.
Gutted. Keep going, it'll come right in the end.
From my experience I'd say: check EVERYTHING before going to the track. But I also didn't know what was everything to check. Just don't give up!
I can relate. We checked everything we knew to check. Lucky Matt serviced the brakes, as the fluid was contaminated jelly.
Love you stuff
All those feelings you felt driving the car for the first time i felt erlier this year when i test my legends car for the first time except my test might off even been worse, spun the first 3 test session creating 2 red flags plus 1 yellow, never been so asheamed in my life, plus a i got a real scolding from un older guy there which was understandable. Never driven so slowly the rest of the 3 session. 2 weeks later i did another test and i only made it 3 sessions before i ran out of fuel on track(well on pit entrance) and it would not start again.
awesome car
legend.
Wish I was nearby, I've done plenty of composite work and would've loved to help with that, but a shop in Germany is not gonna be much help.
I'd love to see a video of them making your replacement drive axle if you can do that...
Sorry for your loss.
Also, before watching this: It'd better be 3D printed! 😂😂
Welp, that sucks. Still, as the old saying goes, a bad day at the track is still better than a good day at work. Might I suggest replace both axles? If one side let go, it's reasonable to anticipate the other will let go soon, too
I would be interested in joining you on your next track day. As a local from Penrith.
You'll sort itm 😎
And to be that guy - Caterham is "Kaytr'm"
Sorry to hear of your incident Michael but glad you are OK. Could you please show us a close-up of the fracture surfaces (both bits) of the drive shaft. It can tell a lot about why it failed. A bending fatigue fracture looks completely different to torsional fatigue which looks different to torsional overload. Is it possible the shaft was bent before failure? This can bring about a failure in itself. If it looks like torsional overload (twisted to breaking point by the torque from the engine) then maybe the steel material was not to the correct chemical spec or had not been heat treated properly. A simple hardness test can give an indication. Also, did the design have a significant influence? Did it fail at a sharp corner or notch in the design, or a material defect or previous damage? Compare the failure area with the other drive shaft, and check that too (a crack detection test might be useful). Looking forward to seeing you on track again soon. Good luck.
Another viewer spotted the driveshaft was already bent at 5:40 when I had the rear jacked up in the pits. Here is a pic: imgur.com/a/Pxwo3C6
@@TTRacingYT Thanks for the photo. Looking at it, it appears that the final failure mode was by torsional overload (as would be expected) but there are areas near to the periphery of the spline clearance groove that look suspiciously like fatigue cracking (bending mode) to me. If so, this would have preceded the final overload failure, and significantly contributed to it. It also suggests that the shaft had been bent for a while and raced under load in that condition. I'd still check the shaft on the other side though. Good luck.
I drove so many laps around that track..... In the passenger seat watching mighty car mods....'😂😂😂😂
Hello my friend, I'm very sad to hear about your first negative experience. Having worked in historic motorsports where spares are hard to come by I would highly recommend to you buying a 3d scanner and scanning the whole thing, starting from bodywork and even things as the gearbox casing, suspension components etc. Be assured that when you start pushing the car you will make driving errors (don't worry everybody does) which will break parts. With the scanned files you can then 3d print moulds out of pla and build your own parts out of fiberglass or even carbon fiber. It's simpler than you might think but it's a very hands on process. The good thing is that you can reuse the moulds, for example you can build up let's say one or two spare front wings so you don't have to waste a whole weekend if you have an off.
I have done this multiple times so if you have questions hit me up ✌🏻
Luddenham is a great test track, about 10 mins from my door
Quite a bit like my first real kart session. Spun it into the grass and felt like quite a fool as I was in the firing line and they had to suspend the session. Everyone was cool about it, though.
Bad luck with the first outing....glad it was nothing worse. I completely get how petrifying it was to go put there for the first time.
You can drive (though not race, right? Right?) a motor home / van / converted bus. Not sure how to get goats on board 😅
After breaking (in) all parts, you'll be having such fun (though stay on the safe side of "driver limit") 🤞
I’d love to own some kind of race(/trackday) car, although I can’t afford one and don’t have the place to store it and work on it, the fear I’d probably have to wreck it would probably cripple my ability to actually enjoy it 😬 So I keep to simracing and r/c cars 😅
Same track that MCM uses!
Why do you have an AIM SOLO in addition to the fancy AIM formula wheel? You should be able to pick up a used Evo4 that can power that display and log a lot more data than the SOLO can pretty cheaply.
The insta360 may have actually been started and vibrations caused the battery to disconnect, unfortunately they do not save what they have recorded so far when this happens. I tried to use an insta360 on my open wheeler last year and it was a no-go, definitely not up to the rigors of open wheel racing. I think I got two sessions recorded the entire race season, and both of them were ones that got cut short.
Funny I had that exact same mechanical failure last year too. It was my own fault though, I got distracted when a faster class was lapping me. He was passing a guy I was racing behind me and I saw it in my mirrors and wondered if he would divebomb the corner to pass us both at once (he did not), missed a shift, then shoved it into gear when the engine was idling. Kinda glad the halfshaft was the point of failure there though, could have been an expensive error haha.
Bummer about your wing but it looks fixable to me. Just take it as an opportunity to learn how to make composites, it's really not that hard. Also keep a lookout on your local open wheel forums/zuccbook groups/etc, you may find people offloading old parts like wings that are still completely usable if not as efficient as the latest designs. I have a couple aluminum front wings I bought for $300, so old that someone didn't even want them as their spares anymore. They work fine they're just a little heavy. Something like that will be perfect while you're still learning and likely to go do some landscaping again.
The Formula wheel is the first generation, running from the EVO4. The reason I've added the Solo 2 is for convenience. The EVO4 data logs, but I need to manually set the start/finish point on track through the wheel. These also need the older ver 2 AIM software which is much clunkier. The Solo 2 is set and forget, all I have to do is turn it on. Getting the data off is simple with wifi too. I'm happy with my choice.
Thanks for the heads up on the Insta360 camera. I got it because Alberto Naska uses them on all of his cars. Hopefully that means I can have some success.
@@TTRacingYT Makes sense. I've been thinking about upgrading to an MXm for the new AIM features. Right now my car has a very old Race Technologies logger that isn't even supported anymore and I have to use a very old version of their software haha. I think I'm going to just pony up for their smartycam at some point too because I've killed a lot of gopros as well.
Reminds of the saying... How do you make a small fortune in motor racing? Start with a big fortune 😂
1st trackday after a car rebuild is bound to have problems. No shame needed. The repairs don't seem to be to intensive or hard. She will be back ;)
Why is the front wing angled so far up? Not seen that before on a single seater
Damn we got TT Racing driving his race car before GTA 6
You had an issue on your first laps? We've all been there. That's why you have shakedowns. Don't apologise to other drivers- you're entitled to be there and they know it. And taping a flag to your car so they can see you speaks volumes about the design of the facility. Don't they realise that in an open wheeler you go under the pit boards? 🤣 In all seriouslness at open practice days they used to split us between race cars and taxis, sorry, open wheelers and sedans because they had a hard time seeing us and it was seriously butt-puckering, like passing a road train. There's always that bit of doubt and they seem so much bigger from that perspective...
Don't be scared of crashing, respect that you will eventually and get on with it. And while you're at it, presume things are going to break. The more you fear it, the more likely you will get bitten. It's either human nature or Murphy's law- but it will happen.
I'm surprised you didn't repack the cv. May be worth reviewing those parts you didn't touch, and touching them. Tip- clean every part of the car and tighten every bolt after every run, because that way you're at a minimum looking at it. More than once we found a loose bolt on a rose joint on a wishbone, and if one of those lets go... The loads through a loose bolt are terminal.
And welcome to the club. The expensive, time consuming, obsessing club, where the final tenth costs a hundred times the first second. Then you want another tenth...
More video updates!!!
"i guess that's motor racing" yep. don't even start if you're not prepared to break and fix things (-8
Also highlights the importance of maintenance
I wanna know what dash app you use in assetto corsa, looks pretty clean compared to the standart one.
DAVE LET YOU TAKE HIS WHAT!!? XD
unfortunate indeed and can definitely sympathise. If I were in your shoes and owned a winged car id probably get moulds taken off them and have spares kicking around ready to go
Okay I knew about your racing 2nd channel but oh man I expected it to be about high performance RC cars, not a fully blown formula racing car 😮😮
Whats the reason you didnt go on the lowest class and went to intermediate from the start?
I figured there might be other people in the same boat as me, but with much slower cars. It was to avoid tripping over each other. I emailed them before hand to seek advice but they didn't answer my question. Next time I'll start in the beginner group regardless. They said on the day you can change groups if needed.
keep it up man love to watch ur vids make it more often probably pushing more videos/shorts makes the subscribe progress much quicker also it would be better if u share some kind of patreon fund thing for ur projects im unaware if there is already one tho (patreon account)
Rearend failure? Did you sit on the knob from the last video? 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Not sure if anyone has pointed this out, and Id imagine you've noticed, but it looks like your rear wheels are rubbing on the body. Watch out for that as it will cause a puncture.