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The Mighty Datsuns: Double Trouble
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In honor, dedication and thanks to my brother. Tuesday, December 04, 2012. Well its been a while ( just over 2 months in fact. That I last blogged anything but there was reason. You see during the month of September I suffered what is known as a '4th Nerve Palsy'. Which in layman's terms basically means I see double ( trouble. Did take to the track on the 3rd November ( in which it won heat 1. Managed a 3rd place for the year in class B. The 140Z. December 2012 saw a scheduled non-championship race being...
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The Mighty Datsuns: August 2012
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In honor, dedication and thanks to my brother. Saturday, August 11, 2012. So, August finally came with the tables somewhat turned as this time around it was the Datti. That had now received a new crank, engine rebuilt along with some extra safety measures and it was the 140Z. That would take a sabbatical. All efforts to ensure engine reliability were tried and tested and the motor of the 140Z. Was now transplanted back into the SSS. Due to time constraints in getting both the Datti. For race 2 Mr 'Datsun'.
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The Mighty Datsuns: October 2012
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In honor, dedication and thanks to my brother. Thursday, October 11, 2012. The Datsun P510 - Just why it was so damn good. What may not be well known to many was that although the Dastun P510 2-door originally came out with the 1600cc L-series engine, during 1972 it was permitted to make use of the 1800cc L-Series engine ( also raced by team mate Mike Downs. And using a camshaft profile which was not available in 1972 it is not that surprising then that it only makes roughly 40HP more than it did 40 year...
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The Mighty Datsuns: March 2012
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In honor, dedication and thanks to my brother. Wednesday, March 21, 2012. To be, or Not to be. Well the 2012 championship season finally got underway for us albeit on a slightly wrong footing. By that I mean that we suffered quite extensive engine failure on the Datti. On the Cape South Easter weekend ( 2 in fact. That's another story for another day. As for the Datti, well we only had our last A14 block left and had to best prepare it to be as competitive as was possible. ' Mr Datsun. Saturday saw us cl...
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The Mighty Datsuns: June 2012
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In honor, dedication and thanks to my brother. Monday, June 11, 2012. Well you may have noticed that for the first time since my blogging I skipped May month as quite honestly there was nothing worthy to report back on. The 140Z. Suffered bearing failure while the Datti. Holed a piston. On closer inspection it was analyzed to be oil starvation of the center main in the case of the 140Z. While on the Datti. Workshop as we still had to find a spare temperature sender unit for the Datti. Being place on pole...
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The Mighty Datsuns: February 2012
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In honor, dedication and thanks to my brother. Tuesday, February 14, 2012. When you're HOT you're HOT! It was a long wait and one that was in some ways a somewhat of a let down. A lot of work had be done and prepared for in order to make the annual Cape South Easter a success. What we did not truly anticipate was the exceptional and persistent hot weather conditions that prevailed and remained with us for the entire weekend. Finally we were ready and only got back to the track at 18h15 that evening.
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The Mighty Datsuns: April 2013
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In honor, dedication and thanks to my brother. Thursday, April 25, 2013. The Way it Was Then vs The Way it is Today. So what has this all got to do with my opening statement regarding my music preferences. Well quite a lot in fact. You see way back in 1962 a British band called The Rolling Stones was formed and became famous with band members Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts. They were a huge hit in 1960's and early 70's with famous songs such as Honky Tonk Women.
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The Mighty Datsuns: August 2013
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In honor, dedication and thanks to my brother. Sunday, August 25, 2013. The time has come I believe where competitors that currently participate in classic/historic racing should take a drastic stand with regard to their future participation in today's ongoing historic circus. It's also time for you, the dedicated competitor to take into account as to who actually pays for who to race and who incurs such losses each and every time a new broom decides to sweep clean. And HRCR Rules 2009. Newly formulated ...
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The Mighty Datsuns: October 2014
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In honor, dedication and thanks to my brother. Wednesday, October 29, 2014. So there we were. Wow its been such a long time since I have found the inclination let alone the time to continue my blog so now is perhaps as good a time as it will get. The year 2013 ended with a only a reasonable amount of successes throughout the year for both of us all said and done but most certainly nothing to write home about. Probably the highlight of 2013 for me was my 3rd attempt with my Datti. Had by now found and fit...
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The Mighty Datsuns: So there we were.
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In honor, dedication and thanks to my brother. Wednesday, October 29, 2014. So there we were. Wow its been such a long time since I have found the inclination let alone the time to continue my blog so now is perhaps as good a time as it will get. The year 2013 ended with a only a reasonable amount of successes throughout the year for both of us all said and done but most certainly nothing to write home about. Probably the highlight of 2013 for me was my 3rd attempt with my Datti. Had by now found and fit...