roy53 Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 I have an entry for the TR2 in the Innes Ireland cup race at the Aston Martin meeting on saturday. Also the 50s sports car race. I Have a few spare tickets if anyone is interested in coming along. ROY Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TRTOM2498PI Posted June 5, 2019 Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 Hi Roy, Hope all is well ? Sorry I cannot make it, but good luck. Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roy53 Posted June 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2019 Oh dear half shaft broke and lost rear wheel. Still at least stayed the right way up. congrats to John Andon in his TR4 for a win in the Innes Ireland race. ROY Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted June 9, 2019 Report Share Posted June 9, 2019 Hope there isn’t too much damage Roy. Must have been a bit scary. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kiwifrog Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 I must be a bit daft, when I saw the title I thought "Thats brave of the Austin Morris Owners club to have a race meeting at brands hatch" Sorry to hear of the broken half Shaft Roy but hope you enjoyed the rest of the event cheers Alan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roy53 Posted June 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 (edited) As it broke in qualifying i did get to watch the races but no fun when you have paid 2 entry fees i drove back home knowing that i had 3 axles but the only girling one turned out to be from a TR4 so longer.Don't know where that came from. So went back and watched. At least i tried. I think myself very lucky as most others have flipped over when this happens. Having the high profile historic tyres ment that the wheel stayed under the wing as it broke on the loaded side. broke at the hub end. ROY Edited June 10, 2019 by roy53 missed word Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave McDonald Posted June 11, 2019 Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 On 6/9/2019 at 4:30 PM, roy53 said: Oh dear half shaft broke and lost rear wheel. Still at least stayed the right way up. congrats to John Andon in his TR4 for a win in the Innes Ireland race. ROY Hi Roy, Only just seen your post. I'm sure that "Oh dear..." wasn't what you said at the time it happened. You've been very lucky not to roll over. Is there any significant damage to car? Dave McD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roy53 Posted June 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2019 As i said i feel very lucky now. The fact that the wheel was trapped in the rear wing ment that it slid on rubber and preventing the axle digging in and flipping me over. As you can imagine the rear wing is not quite as it was. Enjoy SPA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave McDonald Posted June 12, 2019 Report Share Posted June 12, 2019 Sounds like you were lucky it was a steel wing with some strength to retain the wheel, instead of a fibreglass wing which would have shattered. Getting car ready for Spa now, looking forward to it. Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ed3265 Posted June 14, 2019 Report Share Posted June 14, 2019 Sorry for you. Glad you are safe Roy. That's all that counts at the end of the day. Ed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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