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Post by Speedway Central (David) on Feb 10, 2013 11:05:28 GMT 12
Malcolms car was pretty Trashed after last night
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Post by screaminV8 on Feb 10, 2013 15:44:57 GMT 12
He always gives it 110 percent!
Never a lack of commitment (or revs!)
Did a great job switching from runner to blocker as required.
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Post by h20mph on Feb 10, 2013 16:52:20 GMT 12
at the end of the race against The Tigers with his car beaten up of the infield, he came to the pole line and applauded each and every Tigers cars on there victory lap.....Awesome Sportsmanship !!!!  |
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Post by 4zfed on Feb 10, 2013 17:06:49 GMT 12
at the end of the race against The Tigers with his car beaten up of the infield, he came to the pole line and applauded each and every Tigers cars on there victory lap.....Awesome Sportsmanship !!!! Yes the whole grandstand watched Malcolm do this and showed his true sportsmanship..take a bow Mal you gave it heaps mate.. |
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Post by tman on Feb 10, 2013 17:40:21 GMT 12
Malcolm certainly put his car and body on the line,a true team player and he was prepared to take one for the team. The whole crowd around us all cheered as he walk off the track leaving a pretty beaten up car behind.
Hats off to malcolm
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Post by chris56 on Feb 10, 2013 19:03:28 GMT 12
at the end of the race against The Tigers with his car beaten up of the infield, he came to the pole line and applauded each and every Tigers cars on there victory lap.....Awesome Sportsmanship !!!! yeap Malcolm your a Legend well done  |
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Post by keyboardracer on Feb 10, 2013 21:21:58 GMT 12
I have to agree, Malcolm is a great mentor to superstocks and speedway in general.
The way he presents his car and puts in the effort with fans explains why is one of the most popular with fans.
He must also rack up some serious mileage in his tow bus with the travelling he does each and every season. ;D
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Post by screaminV8 on Feb 10, 2013 21:35:21 GMT 12
Just seen on YouTube a shot of ngatai's car from the right hand side (only saw the left from where we were).
It has SERIOUS damage by the look of it. The whole siderail looks to be torn off the chassis
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Post by Jeffery on Feb 10, 2013 21:55:55 GMT 12
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Post by 4zfed on Feb 11, 2013 7:07:08 GMT 12
I would say his and Bengstons will be heading back to Gorge for a straighten out??
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Post by keyboardracer on Feb 11, 2013 7:21:30 GMT 12
I would say his and Bengstons will be heading back to Gorge for a straighten out?? Wow, That is going to take some serious man hours to fix, the question he will ask him self is where to start? Does anyone have any pics of the car in the pits post racing? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2013 19:19:25 GMT 12
ouch - whole side rail is broken off!! in to mention the nearly snapped off rear corner bumper!
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Post by Brendon Learmonth on Feb 11, 2013 21:00:39 GMT 12
If there is one thing for sure Malcolm has a seriously good and dedicated crew.. Yes the car looked bad but on the infield Mal didnt seem too worried.. BEST thing is...... the car broke not Malcolm.. in my opinion thats a success
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Post by m8sr8z on Feb 11, 2013 21:36:36 GMT 12
If you look at the photo ,the side rail has fallen off at the welds ,the joys of building a car out of high tensile plate and not using the correct weld procedure ,not preheating weld area which causes the metal too crystallise and and fracture ,hope the rest of the chassis ain't built the same ,wat dose that say about the integrity of the roll cage fixture weld area if the welds are fracturing like those did on the side rails and rear bumper Are the side rails and bumpers high tensile? |
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Post by keyboardracer on Feb 11, 2013 21:38:38 GMT 12
The side rails and rear bumper may of been fixed at the meeting in a rush?
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Post by m8sr8z on Feb 11, 2013 21:40:53 GMT 12
The side rails and rear bumper may of been fixed at the meeting in a rush? Yep and not the first time bumbers and side rails have either bent or broken. |
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Post by keyboardracer on Feb 11, 2013 21:42:58 GMT 12
The side rails and rear bumper may of been fixed at the meeting in a rush? Yep and not the first time bumbers and side rails have either bent or broken. Suppose its better to bend an easy fix like a bumper then breaking a bone or bending the chassis. |
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Post by m8sr8z on Feb 11, 2013 21:45:44 GMT 12
Yep and not the first time bumbers and side rails have either bent or broken. Suppose its better to bend an easy fix like a bumper then breaking a bone or bending the chassis. Yea like Brendon Learmonth said, better than breaking Mal, cant have that now can we  |
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Post by l8dog on Feb 13, 2013 9:13:18 GMT 12
If you look at the photo ,the side rail has fallen off at the welds ,the joys of building a car out of high tensile plate and not using the correct weld procedure ,not preheating weld area which causes the metal too crystallise and and fracture ,hope the rest of the chassis ain't built the same ,wat dose that say about the integrity of the roll cage fixture weld area if the welds are fracturing like those did on the side rails and rear bumper I think youll find this car is built to the highest standard. Its a gorge chassis and if you have been going to speedway for longer than 5 minutes youll know he is an accomplished chassis builder. Most of gorges cars have teams raced at some point in their life without fail. |
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Post by busterbell on Feb 13, 2013 10:15:33 GMT 12
If you look at the photo ,the side rail has fallen off at the welds ,the joys of building a car out of high tensile plate and not using the correct weld procedure ,not preheating weld area which causes the metal too crystallise and and fracture ,hope the rest of the chassis ain't built the same ,wat dose that say about the integrity of the roll cage fixture weld area if the welds are fracturing like those did on the side rails and rear bumper I think youll find this car is built to the highest standard. Its a gorge chassis and if you have been going to speedway for longer than 5 minutes youll know he is an accomplished chassis builder. Most of gorges cars have teams raced at some point in their life without fail. new generation gordges look soft, and have not been proven to be able to handle a hammering. 2 date bengston is the only chassis i can think of that has been team raced. (88p may have bit don't recall) i have no doubt that they are engineered to the highest standard but they seem not to be able to handle the heavy repetitive contact. you know when you look at a car what looks strong and what does not........... |
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