Bernie's V8's @ Snetterton USA Autoshow 2024. Was the work worth it? TVR Griffith race VLOG.

Watch as we endeavor on the final rounds of the 2024 race season. With far more preparation that anticipated to even get here, will the work be worthwhile? Watch as we battle with setup, learning the circuit layout and changeable weather conditions over the course of the weekend.
Bernie's V8's - the place to race where we're one big family off track, but fierce competitors on track!!
Full race weekend VLOG, individual qually/race footage will be uploaded seperately.
Thanks to Sean Race for the thumbnail picture!

[@nztvrtuscan]

Thanks for the video - very neat - bummer to finish the season like that but on the bright side there isn’t a massive hole in the side of the block! We’ve all been there.

[@CTSRacing95]

@nztvrtuscan Thanks for your kind words!
And yes, the car drive into the trailer at the end of the day... Engine will be coming out in the next week and sent away, video incoming for that 👍🏁

[@Steviegtr52]

Eyup Dave. Thanks for sharing the great video. What a bitch. Crankcase pressure. Yrs ago when tuning Cosworth engines we had lots of Pressure problems & had alloy catch tanks made & better breathing. The problem was with running such high turbo boost we had lots of blow by on the pistons. Nothing wrong with the clearances just so much pressure. Just wondered what breather system you have & can it be made better.
Do you need to have a rev limit as on the straight it looked like you could have pulled 5th gear but never did. Hope it's mot too bad & maybe just a broken ring or 2.
Another question as you said someone was disqualified due to using slicks. What are the limits on tyres & what are you using. It seemed that was your biggest problem with corner grip.
Steve.

[@CTSRacing95]

Hi Steve, glad you enjoyed the video!!
Breathing system has been the same for several years now without issues. The rocker covers are linked and then back into the dry sump oil tank. The oil tank has a breather that leads to a catch tank with a vent to air from it. I'll put some footage in next video (engine removal) so you can see 👍.
Engine has a rev limit at around 7k rpm. And makes power upto 6900 (5th can be an awkward change if you rush it).
Tyres have to be list 1b treaded tyres (track day tyres essentially). No slicks are allowed. Keeps costs a bit lower, but the times do suffer because of it (slicks are anywhere from 3-6 second a lap faster depending on circuit!). Corner grip is far far better, I do miss racing on slicks lol.
I'm hoping engine is just needing piston rings. Weirdly it was getting a full rebuild this winter anyway 😂.
Dave.