lateapex911
Super Moderator
It's my opinion that we should all be mandated to have an low oil pressure light to alert us to potential problems, which would help avoid oiling the track, and help save our motors.
Recently, a racer lost an oil line and flew off the course. He had been troubled with a coolant issue earlier, and presumed it was a coolant related problem. He drove the car back to the paddock, which wasn't in this case an issue as the day was over. Another time, I was behind a guy who lost an oil line and drove from Lime Rocks Big Bend to the uphill (half the track) before figuring that the smoke in his cockpit was him! The result was a 2 lap qualifying session for our the big October NASCAR support race, as the clean up took all of our alloted time..
Stories of blown/loose oil lines/coolers are legendary. Everybody knows of one!
What are some opinions on whether this would be a good rule or not. What are some pitfalls I may be missing?
Should it be in effect only for cars that run any kind of external line leading to a cooler or other oil system?
If it is a good idea, how should it be written?
Bad idea? Why?
Thanks for the input.
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Jake Gulick
CarriageHouse Motorsports
ITA 57 RX-7
New England Region
[email protected]
Recently, a racer lost an oil line and flew off the course. He had been troubled with a coolant issue earlier, and presumed it was a coolant related problem. He drove the car back to the paddock, which wasn't in this case an issue as the day was over. Another time, I was behind a guy who lost an oil line and drove from Lime Rocks Big Bend to the uphill (half the track) before figuring that the smoke in his cockpit was him! The result was a 2 lap qualifying session for our the big October NASCAR support race, as the clean up took all of our alloted time..
Stories of blown/loose oil lines/coolers are legendary. Everybody knows of one!
What are some opinions on whether this would be a good rule or not. What are some pitfalls I may be missing?
Should it be in effect only for cars that run any kind of external line leading to a cooler or other oil system?
If it is a good idea, how should it be written?
Bad idea? Why?
Thanks for the input.
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Jake Gulick
CarriageHouse Motorsports
ITA 57 RX-7
New England Region
[email protected]