Unit 5 Lesson 2

Racing cars
Car 1
A radiator pipe
A nut worked loose
This caused coolant liquid to leak out
This caused the engine to overheat
The driver switched off the engine before
the car ran out of coolant
Car 2
There was a problem with fuel feed
This was because a pipe was blocked
The caused the engine to cut out and stop
working suddenly
This caused the driver to spin off
The car went off the circuit
The side pods clog up with dirt
The spin caused a flat spot in tyres
The nut on the wheel was jammed/
wouldn’t move
Problems come together as a chain of
events
Why were they lucky
The engine did not blow up
The car did not hit the barriers and snap the
tub/ chassis
bend
Crack
Snap
Blocked/ clogged
Worn out
Leak out