Is it a disease?

Thinking back, I'd started contemplating how i could fix whatever was wrong with it before I'd even turned off the dragstrip at the first exit. It's ridiculous really that so much time and effort goes into something that lasts such a short period, I've only done 8 full passes since the last set of cases broke at the springspeed nationals last year. Yet getting it fixed and back down the quarter mile is top of the agenda.
Luckily I've been collecting GSX engines since the last set broke, so i do have some of the parts but none of them are much good for going quick without a fair bit of modification. The cases for example, I've spent at least 3 hours already removing all the standard case studs, degreasing, cleaning gasket surfaces and getting them ready for painting, plus they will need the case mouths boring to fit the barrels (that's if the barrels are repairable), then all the threads will need cleaning, studs installing etc.

At the minute there's not a lot i can do so today i made up a new bearing carrier for the offset sprocket. I noticed after the first run that the grease in the bearing had melted and been spat out all round the sprocket area, after investigating it felt very rough and i thought the brand new bearing had probably failed. However i removed it and it seems that because it's such a slim bearing it needs a bit more clearance than usual and it was simply too tight. The new carrier has a fairly loose fit and is stronger than the last one. There is also enough metal to take it out a lot bigger and accommodate a larger bearing should it not be up to the task.

Drag racing is most certainly a disease. For which the cure is simple ...... run out of GSX cases and money.