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It lasted about 10 minutes before my Sunday race ended in the same way Kimi's did - a big cloud of smoke.
The motor seemed soft in qualifying, where I was inexplicably about a second off pace of the guys I usually run with. I got a great start to the three hour enduro (11th -> 5th) which put me where I thought I belonged, but I was unable to hang with anyone on the straights and started moving backwards fast. Then in the space of one lap it got completely anemic and BAM.
This is cylinder #1. Probably a cracked ring that led to a complete erosion of the underlying part of the piston. 1.6L Miata Rebello racing motor with <10 hours.
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/29808/piston_2.jpg">
The motor seemed soft in qualifying, where I was inexplicably about a second off pace of the guys I usually run with. I got a great start to the three hour enduro (11th -> 5th) which put me where I thought I belonged, but I was unable to hang with anyone on the straights and started moving backwards fast. Then in the space of one lap it got completely anemic and BAM.
This is cylinder #1. Probably a cracked ring that led to a complete erosion of the underlying part of the piston. 1.6L Miata Rebello racing motor with <10 hours.
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/29808/piston_2.jpg">
