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05-24-2023, 04:21 PM | #1 |
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Cooters Goat
Are there any photos available of the damage to Jimmy’s GTO?
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05-24-2023, 05:24 PM | #2 |
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Re: Cooters Goat
Curious of the actual cause of the mayhem...
Sounded like a flywheel issue. Haven't seen anything like that since the Porter days, and that was a balancer that came apart pre SFI. |
05-24-2023, 06:24 PM | #3 |
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Re: Cooters Goat
Here are some photos. This could have been REALLY bad. I have an unconfirmed rumor that the back of the crankshaft broke off. I'm not sure if this is true or not.
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05-24-2023, 06:41 PM | #4 |
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I was in the barn when they pulled the trans.
Crankshaft was not broken. What remained of the flexplate was still bolted with all bolts to the crank. Approximately 2/3 of the flexplate was still there. Parts of flexplate and ring gear were gone. The Trans case bell and ears were broken off. |
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05-24-2023, 08:59 PM | #5 |
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What happened?
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05-24-2023, 10:04 PM | #6 |
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OUCH!!!!!! has he got all his toes??? FED 387
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05-24-2023, 11:34 PM | #8 |
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Re: Cooters Goat
This all happened during round 1 of Stock on Sunday. Jimmy was going to be racing Bill Basham. The video is here (you'll have to scroll back to the 1:00:10 point):
At first it's only the announcer talking over the results screen from the previous match. After about 2½ minutes they switch back to the camera and you can see the aftermath. Last edited by Mike Schwartz; 05-24-2023 at 11:40 PM. Reason: Video placement & time stamp |
05-25-2023, 10:18 AM | #9 |
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I'm standing over the wall from the water box.
Bashum started his burnout & the flywheel ring gear came apart. I have a inch & half piece that I picked up. Went through the 1/4 panel & busted out the right side 1/4 window. Could have been worse. |
05-25-2023, 11:46 AM | #10 |
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Oh my God bad is not the word!! Thank God he didn’t stop a few inches sooner. Thanks for the photos and I’m glad both drivers are good. Thank You Lord.
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