Three laps into an SCCA Regional-level race at Summit Point, WVa, on Sunday, August 12, 2007, there was a sudden loud noise, followed by a ferocious vibration. We later found this. The bottom of the front half of the oil pan was blown down so the sump was resting on the steering rack. The affected side of the sump was pushed out, too. And on the inside, we found:
 Ventilated Block |
 This is what's left of the offending rod. It began the race looking like the one on the left. |
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 This is the piston from the #1 cylinder bore after the rod was finished liberating itself. |
 Before the trauma. |
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