S197 3V Fabman's build; How did we get here? Build Thread

[Fabman]

A little damp and light drizzle….thats fast enough for me. All GT1 and GT2 cars ahead of me. Just ride around and stay out of trouble and we should be fine. Stay tuned.

 

[Fabman]

After leading (ITE) from the drop of the green and a long yellow that allowed second place to catch up, a sudden inability to select gears cost me the race. In a near carbon copy of nationals, I literally coasted up the final straight and across the checkers in neutral, first gear only engaging after the finish line where second place finally caught up and edged me out in the last few feet. I am beyond frustrated. I don’t yet know if the shifter, transmission or clutch is at fault because at this moment I have none of those. An easy victory turned into bitter defeat. Such is racing I guess.

 

[Bill Pemberton]

I feel for you Sal, after working on fuel pickup issues when I had my Boss 302S the problem seemed to be solved until the last lap of an event and a clear win became a last place finish. After one more similar situation, another loss from first I got a fuel cell put in by Blevins at Chicane 23. Your loss and similar ones many of us have had are the ones that drive us crazy. I feel your pain and though they is likely to help much we do empathize with you --- racing seems to be an equal opportunity devil in disguise at times. The problem is most of the time there is nothing more " Heaven Sent ," than driving at speed, passing others, or putting down a time no one else in one's Class can match.

Hang in there we know you will come roaring back!

 

[Mad Hatter]

Well that sucks.... Curious to see what failed!

 

[Fabman]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=846818187201959

 

[Fabman]

 

[Mad Hatter]

Boy you could do a lot to our old beasts with 40K.... And they don't use a extension cord.

 

[blacksheep-1]

After leading (ITE) from the drop of the green and a long yellow that allowed second place to catch up, a sudden inability to select gears cost me the race. In a near carbon copy of nationals, I literally coasted up the final straight and across the checkers in neutral, first gear only engaging after the finish line where second place finally caught up and edged me out in the last few feet. I am beyond frustrated. I don’t yet know if the shifter, transmission or clutch is at fault because at this moment I have none of those. An easy victory turned into bitter defeat. Such is racing I guess.

Well, that's BS

 

[CobaltFilly]

Very much BS

 

[Fabman]

Well at least I managed to beat my own personal best time there by a full second…..so there’s that.

 

[Mad Hatter]

A PB is probably the most important in the end. They tend to stick in your mind longer then a win and It will be the number you need to beat!!