Drag Racing

[Footy Shorts Shane]

Wrong Lamattina.

Rocky owns the race team and is from Mildura. Frank is Mornington area I believe. Both 'farmers' though 

Shane.

[Squalo]

no, that would still be boring as bat Shit...

a bog stock busa would be more fun...

Or a Busa with a bit of weight taken out of it?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/SUZUKI-HAYABUSA-2013-CUSTOM-STREET-FIGHTER-/171822497970?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item28016b40b2

[Kangaron]

Wrong Lamattina.

Rocky owns the race team and is from Mildura. Frank is Mornington area I believe. Both 'farmers' though 

Shane.

Same family, brothers actually, Rocky runs the carrots out of Happy Valley near Robinvale, Angelo runs the greens out of Boneo near Rosebud.
Their father Russell, is semi retired and overlooks all.

The family started out growing specific things but now supply all major supermarket chains Australia wide and are doing very nicely.

[edz]

Found some old footage of Surfers Raceway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBhduLGhR7U
And some footage of Vic Bray https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlQRyXJ2M2c
and some State of Origin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5BhDUQdf1A

[Footy Shorts Shane]

BIG changes happening for Australian drag racing at the moment.

Adelaide has joined with the 3 major tracks to politely tell ANDRA to go #%*^ themselves, and they are running the National Championship without them. With guys like Wedlock, Gaucci, Judd and Nino working together, I can only see positives coming from this. Hopefully......

Maybe soon we'll see crowds like that in Ed's links of years ago.

[edz]

Sounds a bit like what Kerry Packer did to the cricket .. I was in the crowd somewhere at the first State of Origin at Willowbank, Was always a great day out up there

[champin]

Just watched a u toob flick of the Victor Bray - Peter Kapiris accident (in car footage). Don't know how to post it or embeden it here cause well, I just don't have those skills but it is worth a look. I've never seen what it looks like to get chained into one of them things and get slungshot dowm the 400 like some kind of Wille E Coyote. On yer F.S.Shane.You gotta set of nuts on ya. 

[edz]

Dont blink https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lnEjOuQGBc

[Footy Shorts Shane]

Jamboree is on this weekend at Willowbank. Ugly little sporty type jap cars everywhere, but man they're fast. But it's not the racing that's worth watching. If you've never been to Jamboree before, go before the fun police kill it.

The promo girls 'race tape fashion awards' are spectacular 

[Footy Shorts Shane]

Just watched a u toob flick of the Victor Bray - Peter Kapiris accident (in car footage). Don't know how to post it or embeden it here cause well, I just don't have those skills but it is worth a look. I've never seen what it looks like to get chained into one of them things and get slungshot dowm the 400 like some kind of Wille E Coyote. On yer F.S.Shane.You gotta set of nuts on ya. 

Vic makes it look like a leisurely drive down the road.
I had the pleasure of pitting with Pete and his crew for a few years. They are a fantastic bunch of blokes.

[Brett]

Over the past 12 months we have been doing a lot of work on the Harley.

We added a intercooled procharger kit and after quite a few teething issues we are now at 180rwhp and 156 ft-lbs.  Now not so exciting compared to some Jap bikes but pretty much more than doubled the hp & torque from factory. Plus this is a street ridden bike.

PB is 11.14 @ 122mph.  Will easily drop into the 10's once I learn to get it off the line. Once in the 10's we will make the effort to head down for the winters running in mod bike.

So this is why we have brought a BaseStation.

[gronk]

Not bad figures Brett for a thing still being driven by a rubber band !!   

[Bird]

[Footy Shorts Shane]

Blow through or injected?

We're hopefully running the 1/8 mile series so should be up racing your home track in 12 months. 4 cars and two bikes, maybe 3.

[Coolblue80]

This is my mates new setup. 406 cube twin turbo running on methanol.  Ran a lazy 8.67 @ 160 mph. A bit more work to do on the 4 link and times will fall.  Running a very soft tu ne at the moment. Cheers, Mike.

[Elky]

Jamboree is on this weekend at Willowbank. Ugly little sporty type jap cars everywhere, but man they're fast. But it's not the racing that's worth watching. If you've never been to Jamboree before, go before the fun police kill it.

The promo girls 'race tape fashion awards' are spectacular 

Ahh rotaries......I have been goin since 1993, been racing last few years but took last year off (away camping in the then just purchased cub) and sadly missed this year as I sold the black gem, and still building the rotary coupe, some real good racing at jambo and it has gone back to being a one day event

Cheers

[Brett]

Not bad figures Brett for a thing still being driven by a rubber band !!   

On our 3rd rubber band... Trying my best to stay away from chains.

[Brett]

Blow through or injected?

We're hopefully running the 1/8 mile series so should be up racing your home track in 12 months. 4 cars and two bikes, maybe 3.

She's Injected Shane.  Give me a heads up when your heading to Benaraby.  Only racing on weekend I have off but will take leave from work depending on the meeting.

[Jeepers Creepers]

Hey Brett,

Why does it say slo under your race number. 

[Footy Shorts Shane]

What was the outcome for this persons alleged actions?  Not much on the web about it since 2011.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-02/racing-champion-brett-steven-guilty-of-drug-trafficking/6744426

[kylarama]

Saw that on Speedcafe yesterday.  7 years already.

Remember seeing him at a Calder Park Doorslammer meet just after he shut down the race team, crewing for another team. Plenty of rumours going around that day.

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[grantxx]

Just discovered this topic, another of my favorite things is drags, currently running my bike in street series at willowbank, will be running mod bike next year and 8th series as well. Ran in the all bike day a month or so ago won 2 out of the three races in mod bike also ran in jambo but no bikes this year agree there are some interesting sights over the weekend with the promo ladies.

This is the old girl in action, 04 Honda blackbird, best run so far 10.504, usually running in 10.6s working on 60' currently high 1.7s, need to get into 1.6s should get me closer to low 10s, like to be there for mod bike, 6.8s for the 8th should do.

[Jeepers Creepers]

This impressed the hell outta me...... 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpnWFnWbAZE

[Jeepers Creepers]

Hot Rod Drag Week kicks off next week too...... go the Aussies.... 

But I do like the Evil Twins too.

From last years running.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdVn8YZzTJ0

1,000 MILES OF DRIVING and averaging in the SIXES over 5 days - Drag Week 2014 CHAMPION Jeff Lutz Sr put on one hell of a show with his son Jeff Lutz Jr this year as they each piloted two of the NASTIESTS 1957 Chevy's known to man.  Both cars with twin 88mm turbo 692ci motor setups shifted by a Rossler 210 Transmission and a Gear Vendors Overdrive, but the "EVIL TWIN" (new build for 2014) weighing in 800 lbs lighter than "THE BEAST" and with slightly more power was the crowned champion of the event averaging 6.84 @ 212MPH for the 5 days of Drag Week driving over 1,000 miles in those 5 days!  THE BEAST piloted by Jeff Lutz Jr averaged 8.27 @ 166MPH for the week

[Footy Shorts Shane]

Another arse puckering moment for Moits Racing in the braking area.

http://www.dragnews.com.au/index.php/news-all/local-news/3014-moits-smashes-turbo-record-and-then

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