how to blow up a speedway engine : )

1 blown speedway engine on todays training

[@CripSkillz]

Amazing how stable a human head gimbal is!! Awesome

[@DavidLee-no9uc]

Liked and Subscribed! Great Track, Where the Hell is it? Greetings from a Reno, Nevada, U S A Fan.

[@robertking3130]

My one and only effort at solo speedway riding, circa 1971, on a borrowed J.A.P. at Castlereagh practice track, resulted in a total demolition of the engine. I was puttering around the track at slightly above walking speed and on the next lap I gave it a bit of a handful and there was a bang . I pulled in the clutch and I felt something bumping against my leg; it was the cylinder head and barrel being dragged along by the throttle cable. The connecting rod had snapped about mid length and the inertia of the flywheel and the lower piece of rod had smashed the crankcase allowing it to fall from the frame.

[@hansglocke723]

sounds like it was too lean / didnt get enough fuel

[@jasbo7288]

Hope it wasn't too expensive repair..was sounding really good though..😉

[@AngloSaxon449]

Bet that cost a few quid! That's why I stopped riding it's not a working class sport anymore like it used to be and I'm afraid speedway is dying a painful death here in england

[@leoandersson7107]

Vilken bana?

[@bstoneyracing8012]

Defo blown a valve 😂😂😂

[@davidmarshall1259]

that sounded expensive!!

[@TheCackles68]

holy shit .

[@szarpidrutygrudziadz]

where it is?

[@kirbylee57]

The rider didnt do anything to cause the engine to stop. I'm not sure why the engine failed, but i'm sure it didnt "blow up".

[@michaelovitch]

What happened ?

[@mabalsaritchie]

Why cut in the annoying helmet

[@mantiscommunity3892]

GM?

[@waynetemplar2183]

Should have changed up to 2nd gear ;-)