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Restoration of thoroughbred racing cars from Indy to F1 via LeMans. Headed by Patrick Morgan.
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Fired up! This is the last Penske built chassis to win a race (PC26-05 / St. Louis / Paul Tracy) and is equipped with the 840BHP
@IlmorEngines
built Mercedes-Benz IC108D engine.
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I have bought an MV Augusta which arrived this morning. Here is a photo of it on its first brake down 6 miles from home!
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Winter "deep clean" of
@Team_Penske
PC26 005, the last Penske built chassis to win a race back in 1997.
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Never need an excuse to post a photo of Senna's stunning Lotus 98T.
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As of this morning I am the proud owner of a PC-27. It's still in the US but I can't wait to get into the restoration of this stunning bit of kit! Spoiler alert - it's going to take some time before it turns a wheel.
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2008 Honda
#F1
V8 gear-train. What I particularly like about this arraignment is the large diameter bearings as apposed to using pins and thrust washers. Amazed by the curved joint face to the front cover.
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Possibly best looking bike of all time...
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A few photos of the exquisite 2008 Honda V8 F1 engine.
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MP4/16 piston. Compound angle valves, stealth cuts on intruders to improve combustion.
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Posting this as much for my own sanity as anybody else's.
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An old photo but a good one of the Lotus 98T from 1986, last of the unrestricted turbo cars. Also last JPS F1 car being chassis 4 of 4.
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Same overhead shot of Senna's Lotus 98T but with the bodywork removed.
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Gil/G-Force
@fosgoodwood
2011. When he arrived he walked to it, crouched down and ran a hand over the sidepod with obvious emotion. It was a pretty special moment to watch and spoke volumes. RIP
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Possibly favourite work photo I've taken this year...
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Fueling PC26, should fire up tomorrow all being well.
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Stunningly intricate compliant compound gear from a Renault V10 F1 engine.
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Mocking up
#PC27
in my view the best looking
@IndyCar
of all time. Designed by John Travis and
@DavidJ_Newell
on aero. Will make sure all others get credit through the process.
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More PC23 08. Ex
@emmofittipaldi
@alunserjr
and also tested by Greg. I love this car, all involved in the restoration put everything into making it right.
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To kick things off, some photos of the first build of the first Penske
#PC27
chassis back in 1997. 📸Tony Matthews.
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Lap for the gods. Was fortunate enough to watch it in person. There was a real buzz in the paddock that day that Mo's record would be broken... Was kind of sad it was but hard to grudge Gil or
@Team_Penske
given it was so bloody fast. Unreal stuff.
The treatment it deserves with the fastest man on a closed course Gil de Ferran at Fontana 2000 going 241mph upscaled and cleaned up at 60fps.
#RIPGil
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As the PC 23 is back on the board of
@champwebdotnet
renowned
#chassismadness
poll I'm going to post a few photos from the restoration of PC 23 008 which was a '94 Emerson / '95 Johansson race car but also driven by
@alunserjr
Pt and Greg Moore in testing.
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Seems like a good time to re-post this from last year!
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Just arrived - early spec IC108E /
#PC27
engine. Obviously I had a cam cover off in less than five mins of delivery...
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Had a brilliant weekend driving the Penske PC-26
@SywellClassic
really great to be back in a race car after a 5 year absence.
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Just had 20mins running around Jerez in
@ReizaStudios
new Lotus 98T DLC for AMS2 - It's rewardingly close to driving the real thing except for the brakes which are way too good. Good to see they went as far as putting the red ride height control taps in the cockpit. Nice work.
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Rarely seen recesses in the underside of the
#PC26
chassis into which ballast can be attached to alter the weight distribution.
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Timeline has been very grey and black of late so here's a splash of red and white after a workshop re-shuffle this afternoon.
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Mercedes DTM front end of 1994 and 1995 could be swapped out in under the 15 minutes allowed to work on the cars between races- an equally amazing achievement. We only managed 35 mins on the car we rebuilt a few years ago but we were being ultra carful.
It's unbelievable that Audi could change a gearbox on a Le Mans car in eight minutes!
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A few photos of the BAR 070 (2005) front suspension system. It was a controversial car but had some really neatly designed features.
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More Honda V8 F1 engine photos, this time piston and rod. Note the inlet valves are compound angle (the point towards each other) while the exhaust valves are parallel.
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Today's been spent building up sub-assemblies like front and rear wings for both speedway and RC trim before mocking up next week. So far most parts fits together (car arrived in bits) with some shorter studs required for the speedway wing adjusters which are horrible to assemble
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Historic Indycars ready to run again here in Long Beach... Having the time of my life.
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RA005E photos from the BAR 070 - really impressive the compound angle on the inlet valves is accommodated by the cam lobe rather than the finger follower (exhaust valves are parallel). General quality of machining is A++ for the era.
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Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you all enjoy this as much as we did making it. Thanks to
@marshallpruett
for the words!
Patrick Morgan, son of Ilmor co-founder Paul Morgan, recounts the unusual tale of his acquisition and restoration of the last winning Penske IndyCar chassis, the PC26. Includes an evocative film of the restored car in action
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Proof.
Our pal Greg Moore driving a Marlboro Team Penske Indy car at Nazareth....😍
Dan R. Boyd 📸
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More
#PC27
from late 1997. The story on the car I've bought - chassis 05 - went to NC to see it a few weeks ago. It's now in bits being packed for return to the UK. I will be posting pic's and film of the restoration once it arrives. 📸Tony Matthews
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Had a terrific visit to
@McLarenF1
with Mike Costin and other ex
@Cosworth
gents. Any sentence that starts with "I told Bruce at the time..." Has to be worth paying attention to.
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Wife and I are proud to be guests of the
@RoyalAutomobile
for this evening's annual motoring dinner. Guest - Roger Penske. So a good excuse to post a picture or two... this was 2011 just before
@fosgoodwood
Points awarded for correct identifications!
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Honda's 2 stage telescopic variable trumpet system - BAR 070 from 2005. A wonderful solution with each trumpet floating in a wider housing to alleviate the problem of aluminium having a high expansion rate with temp vs carbon which is zero or neg.
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Final polish of
#PC27
tub this afternoon before collection tomorrow morning... I feel the next few days are going to be good, actually bolting stuff in will feel fantastic after months of putting finished parts in draws. Then it gets harder going again...
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On the engine front the next thing to go on is the centre V cover - encloses the pump pack. From front to rear - water pump, oil pressure, head scav (inside the filter), centrifuge and cam drive shaft. All in the V for narrow sump and max underwing tunnel width.
#PC27
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A rather messy morning glueing engine mounts in. Bulkhead and engine are mounted to cold cure overnight before removal tomorrow for laminating and autoclave.
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Reunited with an old friend - angled joint face Conrod from 2003 FO110P (MP4-18). Angling the stud dropped the crank CL by 4mm. I did the reliability work on it which was a lot of fun.
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PC23 at
@CranfieldUni
for last nights Tyler James Alexander Scholarship Lecture. Sadly I didn't make it for the evening but was extremely impressed by the level of knowledge and enthusiasm of the students I spoke to over the course of the afternoon.
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Sketches from 2012
@F1
rules - I was staggered when Ferrari and Renault came out with a conventual turbo in 2014. I was just screwing around drawing for fun but it didn't occur to me to do anything other than a split compressor and turbine.
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Sometimes photos can't capture all the detail of an assembly. Notes of the intricate 'Rolex' gear shifter from the '94 Merc DTM.
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While I can't share photos of the
#PC27
from last months visit I'm doing a few rough sketches in the evenings. The first is of the back of the engine.
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#PC27
108E with plenum removed. All pumps except the oil scavs are in the centre V along with the alternator.
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I think it's fair to say this weekend was challenging for everyone at
@fosgoodwood
The difficulty was more than offset by spending time with Casey, Adriana and Chris Hillard. Would also like to thank Neil and Jo Pallet for helping me out. Thank you all.
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Gearbox and rear suspension of the BAR070. This was during re-assembly so the heave damper is not fitted but you can see the clevises. The bump dampers are very compact.
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1997 IC108D on the left Vs. IC108E on the right. The E was sooo much smaller.
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Aside from being about the best few closing laps in history, you could not ask for a better demonstration of why DRS is so fake & unnecessary. Is there a pass? No. On the edge of your seat? Absolutely. Helped enormously by the fantastic camera angles and prefect cross cutting.
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Same photo with bodywork removed.
Need a new phone background? How about this shot from the PC-23 via
@DawnTreaderEng
Perfection.
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This is the same chassis we'll be running again in a couple of weeks time. 👍
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#PC27
due to arrive in the next few days... Cleaning up PC23 pushrod engine while waiting...
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Lola looked superb this morning at Long Beach. Nicely prepared too...
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@frentzen_hh
Dear Heinz Harald - I *may* be able to help on the engine front. I do have all the wiring looms and possibly an ECU. To explain, you knew my father, Paul Morgan. Please get in touch via DM or email, I would like to help you if I can. Regards, Patrick
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On an ancient laptop I found this photo of the inlet system I designed for the 2001 Aurora IRL engine to accommodate split injector fuel system. Total gain approx 33BHP. The transparent pipes are for idle ballance but we didn't race them for fear the whole thing might be banned.
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It almost feels a shame to put paint over such gorgeous carbon work. The
#PC27
tub is such a work of art.
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@champwebdotnet
The story of the PC23 Beast is laid out in
@JadeGurss
book of the same name. To cover some of it here, we will start at the beginning. We believe the first formal discussion between Dad, Mario and RP took place over dinner
@wigwamresort
on March 30 1993.
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Had a terrific day out at
@SilverstoneExp
and found an old friend...
@McLarenF1
Worked on the active exhaust system for this car
@therealdcf1
wasn't so keen as
@F1MikaHakkinen
due to the prospect of an inconel disc through the visor at 1200C. Guess I can't blame him.
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A big step forward on the
#PC27
today. Engine mounts mocked up and fit perfectly. Laminating and autoclave on Monday all being well.
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That is what we had to start with for the MP4-16 engine project. The FO110-K (FK for short) engine was more than a spacer but less then a complete engine. It was more of a restoration than a rebuild.
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The best, most complicated project we've ever done. An EPIC EPIC bit of kit. The livery may be underated (I disagree) but it took me 10 days straight to sticker it. Every D2 was placed based on period photos. There were over 1000.
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Finished the V4 today. In theory the weight saving overall is around 14kg. It is hands down the best road bike I have ridden. It feels like an RSV4 but with more grunt.
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First fire up of Porsche 956 106B post restoration this afternoon. It went remarkably smoothly.
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