Bad news from the Casella Racing Camp. Our last two races for the seaon were supposed to have been this past Saturday and Sunday. We did manage to get in two passes on Saturday, but the second pass ended it for us for the season when a piece of dirt plugged up the fuel jet for number 8 cylinder on the second stage. It went too lean and ended up burning a hole thru the piston, then melted the top of the rod. The result was that the rod broke and went thru the block on the right side, before it left, it took out number 7 rod and sent that one out the left side of the block. While this was going on, it also traveled upwards and took out the camshaft and a good portion of the lifter area of the block. The block is repaiable, so everything should be good to go for next season after a trip to the welder.

Did I mention that this all happened while going thru the lights at 169mph, and the oil ignited and caught the entire underneath of the car on fire? It burned for about an 1/8th mile down track, and thankfully the wind blew the flames out and I was able to bring the car to a safe stop. Minor fire damage, nothing that can't be repaired. Here's the clips from that day, the second clip was the last.

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