S.O.A.R. Round 6 engine failure

**casacrow** · 10-22-2010, 05:21 PM

Got to try out the new HD camera in the last round. Started running the engine a little too high in the rev range and even caught myself in mechanical overrev a few times.
Here is a video of the smoke show and a pic of internal bits exiting the engine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfr5GIiZAz0

**toybm** · 10-22-2010, 06:24 PM

Is that a Piston Ring? WoW!

**fastar1** · 10-22-2010, 06:36 PM

LOL, at some point you have to think to clutch in dude!!!

**Garyola** · 10-22-2010, 07:50 PM

I love the whole "fack it" attitude of laying the bike down at the end of the clip.

**frekeyguy** · 10-22-2010, 08:28 PM

was that motor over-revved? you can hear it around the 12second mark

**Brian P** · 10-22-2010, 09:05 PM

Oh, there's no question of that. Downshifting the moment you get to the end of the straightaway will mechanically over-rev the engine.

How the heck did what looks like a piston ring get out ... ! ! !