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Old 12-04-2009, 06:43 PM
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Default WORKS Ralliart in the 25 Hours of Thunderhill

The WORKS Ralliart did very well in its shake down Thursday and Friday at Thunderhill. The upgraded South Side Performance SST transmission held up great and the car is performing up to standards. Although it looks like it will be a rain free event we are hoping for at least some sprinkles to allow the Ralliart's AWD to become an advantage over our competition. Look for updates here on ClubRalliart.com as the race progresses. We will keep you guys informed on the car's current position and condition as well as any other news worthy incidents or stories as they arise.
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Old 12-06-2009, 04:31 AM
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Sorry for no recent updates guys. The internet connection at the track is not that great and has been so hit or miss that I couldn't even get a small one line post out.

The car did very well its first 4 hours, at about 4 hours and 30 minutes into the race one of our drivers had no brake pedal which caused the car to leave the track. The car was not damaged and was brought into the pits for a check up. Only to see that the front brake pads were gone. When attempting to change the pads we noticed that there was more of an issue than just pad wear. Due to excessive heat the pistons in the calipers welded themselves to the back of the pads. This would have sent a lot of teams home, but at WORKS we have a go until it doesn't run anymore attitude towards racing. So we had some new pistons made and borrowed one from TRG (The Racers Group) Racing. With the new pistons in and new pads on the car we refueled and went back on track. A few laps later another one of our drivers noticed the water temperature was through the roof, so we brought the car in to find out why all the sudden we had so much extra heat. The radiator was bare, we are not sure at this time why, but that will be investigated in the weeks to come. We do not think that the radiator failed, but we cannot be certain just yet. We filled the radiator back up with water and tried to restart the car only to hear the sound nobody wants to hear when they try and start their car, the sound of no compression. The WORKS pit crew went to work again to try and salvage the car; starting with a compression test. The test results were conclusive, the motor was done. With no luck in finding a quick fix to a problem that was internal we decided to call it quits at around 8pm.

I will post some pictures tomorrow. Thank you to all the WORKS supporters that came out to help and support the team. We will be back next year.
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Old 12-06-2009, 11:58 PM
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Sorry to hear about the engine. Were you still running the stock brakes?
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Old 12-07-2009, 08:52 PM
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Here are some pics from the event.









Ladogaboy - The rear brakes were stock with upgraded pads (solid rotors), the fronts were a Brembo kit. When are you gona bring your Ralliart by the shop for some parts? We have WORKS brake lines, Brembo big front brake kit, HotBits or AST coilovers, WORKS air filter, WORKS flash, Whiteline front and rear swaybars, and more. We've got a lot of stuff for the Ralliart available.
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Old 12-08-2009, 09:50 AM
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wHAT??? Thats crazy about the brakes..
Are you guys gonna make brake air cool guide piece like on Evo X for Ralliart?
WTF?!??! Overheated? No Compression?? Motor was done?
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Sorry for no recent updates guys. The internet connection at the track is not that great and has been so hit or miss that I couldn't even get a small one line post out.

The car did very well its first 4 hours, at about 4 hours and 30 minutes into the race one of our drivers had no brake pedal which caused the car to leave the track. The car was not damaged and was brought into the pits for a check up. Only to see that the front brake pads were gone. When attempting to change the pads we noticed that there was more of an issue than just pad wear. Due to excessive heat the pistons in the calipers welded themselves to the back of the pads. This would have sent a lot of teams home, but at WORKS we have a go until it doesn't run anymore attitude towards racing. So we had some new pistons made and borrowed one from TRG (The Racers Group) Racing. With the new pistons in and new pads on the car we refueled and went back on track. A few laps later another one of our drivers noticed the water temperature was through the roof, so we brought the car in to find out why all the sudden we had so much extra heat. The radiator was bare, we are not sure at this time why, but that will be investigated in the weeks to come. We do not think that the radiator failed, but we cannot be certain just yet. We filled the radiator back up with water and tried to restart the car only to hear the sound nobody wants to hear when they try and start their car, the sound of no compression. The WORKS pit crew went to work again to try and salvage the car; starting with a compression test. The test results were conclusive, the motor was done. With no luck in finding a quick fix to a problem that was internal we decided to call it quits at around 8pm.

I will post some pictures tomorrow. Thank you to all the WORKS supporters that came out to help and support the team. We will be back next year.
I will like to know more about it. Please more details troy.
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Old 12-08-2009, 12:38 PM
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Bummer on the motor and brakes. Sorry to hear that, but interesting research was gained by their failures. i look forward to more insight as to why WORKS feels they failed.
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Bummer on the motor and brakes. Sorry to hear that, but interesting research was gained by their failures. i look forward to more insight as to why WORKS feels they failed.
+1. Please do elaborate WORKS.
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Old 12-21-2009, 03:50 PM
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The Brakes were great however the constant use and left foot braking took its toll on the pistons inside the calipers. They simply melted. We will be taking this information back to Brembo and we will be offering this kit as an upgrade for the Ralliart in the near future. This kit was awesome and for holding up under the left foot of a few Jim Russell Racing school instructors and our Rally Driver for 4+ hours, we think this kit is pretty good. If the rear brakes were a little better than it is possible that the fronts would not had to do so much work and therefore would not have melted the pistons. So we are looking into doing a rear brake kit as well but that probably won't come out until mid 2010. We are also looking at doing a brake cooling kit for the Ralliart as well.

The motor simply cooked itself. It all started with the radiator cap not holding enough pressure. This allowed the coolant to bypass the cap and overflow into the overflow tank and from there it would overflow on to the ground. This happened every time we came into the pits. Basically the motor would be stationary and turned on when we came into the pits. Due to excessive heat in the block the coolant sitting in the block would boil and then create steam. The steam would then pressurize the cooling system and push all the coolant out. It was a never ending cycle of destruction. We are looking a fixes that will make the car more reliable now and we will let you guys know what we come up with when we have a solid fix.
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