Oh dear - "The ring" claims our ZS !

[Dan1971]

The 1200 was for damage to the armco apparently - clearing up the mess and towing them off.

[talkingcars]

Second thoughts - you may need to chop some of the wing off and weld anothr in BUT it doesn't need to be tidy, just functional.

[Dan1971]

Originally Posted by talkingcars

..... BUT it doesn't need to be tidy, just functional.

Exactly !

[peterzs]

Reckon half an hour with a lump hammer, new o/s/r light unit, take it to Powerflow to sort the exhaust. Might need a bit of a pull on the o/s/r quarter, but I'm sure you have a few big trees and a bit of chain laying about.

Weld down the rear hatch, added body stiffness and you are there.

Sorted track car, look on the Ring as a shake down session!!!!

[Dan1971]

Originally Posted by peterzs

Reckon half an hour with a lump hammer, new o/s/r light unit, take it to Powerflow to sort the exhaust. Might need a bit of a pull on the o/s/r quarter, but I'm sure you have a few big trees and a bit of chain laying about.

Weld down the rear hatch, added body stiffness and you are there.

Sorted track car, look on the Ring as a shake down session!!!!

I reckon you're right. Not sure about welding the boot shut though - we need to get it around and that might not be legal - not sure though - traffic never was my strong point !

Anyway - lets just wait and see what the prognosis is when they get back and get it looked at on the ramps. If they manage to drive it back and we're happy with the mechanicals, we can have a look at the bodywork issues and get them sorted for pennies. It'll be cheaper for them to sort it, than reimburse us with the investment so that's a positive.

And - One of the group is - yes my good friends - a garage owner/mechanic .... Sure we'll sort something out.

[peterzs]

Good planning there then!!!!

[Dan1971]

New info this morning - appears terminal.

Simply the car will be broken. It's crabbing and has more damage to the front as well as the image to the rear. Also the guys have a credit card bill to clear. Oh well.

So the 31 minute post about the engine will get a reply - pm'd ....

Thread pending when we see what there is to sell on.....

[stamford]

Tis a shame Dan, lesson learned, albeit an expensive one and onto another ZS? Was this their first track outing? If so not a very bright idea but then hindsight is a wonderful thing as they say.

[Dan1971]

Originally Posted by stamford

Tis a shame Dan, lesson learned, albeit an expensive one and onto another ZS? Was this their first track outing? If so not a very bright idea but then hindsight is a wonderful thing as they say.

Not sure mate to be honest.

The thing is this was never meant to be a track car in the same way as smokeys. This was supposed to be a car for us to jump into and drive to a track - have some fun in it - then drive it home. I was happy to lump in £200, but wouldn't be too keen on throwing a lot more into what would be a 3-4 time a year venture.

Not sure about "Not a very bright idea" to be honest. the driver is in his 40s as we all are and without speaking to him as yet, I'm not sure what the circumstances were of him going off, but, clearly it was too much for him at the time - but this was all about the road trip. We all know he should've gone a bit slower and that would have lead to a few more days and got more out of what really was a decent car, but it's not worked out that way and I'm sure he's regretting it now.

[stamford]

Originally Posted by Dan1971

Not sure mate to be honest.

The thing is this was never meant to be a track car in the same way as smokeys. This was supposed to be a car for us to jump into and drive to a track - have some fun in it - then drive it home. I was happy to lump in £200, but wouldn't be too keen on throwing a lot more into what would be a 3-4 time a year venture.

Not sure about "Not a very bright idea" to be honest. the driver is in his 40s as we all are and without speaking to him as yet, I'm not sure what the circumstances were of him going off, but, clearly it was too much for him at the time - but this was all about the road trip. We all know he should've gone a bit slower and that would have lead to a few more days and got more out of what really was a decent car, but it's not worked out that way and I'm sure he's regretting it now.

The comment was only meant as if a first timer then the 'Ring' is not the best place to go as a track virgin. Doesn't matter how old you are and how competent you are on the road, when you enter a track with other fantastic cars around you the red mist decends and all the right things to do go out of the window.

As Pete has said plenty of videos where drivers have got onto the track and lost it purely because they got carried away in the moment.

Don't let this put you off, a hard lesson learned and next time all will be that much wiser because of it Christ I've ended up in the bank after going too fast into a corner on a lap just because I had to get past someone!