Drag Racing

[DannyG]

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

Language warning 

Just a little tank slapper that got away from him

[vk2ss55]

We used to go to Castlereagh dragway in the 70's . Back then it was said that 200MPH was the fastest ever possible , what is it now 330MPH or more ? I remember seeing a stock Yamaha TZ blow away a full on drag bike , what's this rice burner was the comment !
Cheers Ross

[Footy Shorts Shane]

RIP Nelma Reed.

Passed away this morning.

[Jeepers Creepers]

She's been crook for a while. Sad news.

[Jeepers Creepers]

I see Brett got 13 years today.

[kylarama]

How cool is this original barn find 60's Gasser.

http://www.hotrod.com/cars/featured/1512-field-find-time-capsule-1957-chevy-gasser-is-window-into-drag-racings-past/

[edz]

Warts and all it should be preserved as is with just enough restoration to make it safe and usable ... What a great find and story that now lives because of it .. Just love stories about survivors ...

[Footy Shorts Shane]

How cool is this original barn find 60's Gasser.

http://www.hotrod.com/cars/featured/1512-field-find-time-capsule-1957-chevy-gasser-is-window-into-drag-racings-past/

Now that's cool 

Warts and all it should be preserved as is with just enough restoration to make it fast and usable ...

[edz]

Ohh to have the room for it .. A barn find but not the drag race type, my SIL dads 1937 [ ?  ] old Maple leaf [ R.I.P. Jacky ]. Was used up until a couple of years ago to go out to get fire wood .

[Footy Shorts Shane]

Ummm, MAKE ROOM!!!

Looked at a 51-52 Hudson Pacemaker a little while ago. Complete car but needing full restoration. Was very hard to say no. I don't need any more projects 

But that Chev would make a cool work truck 

[edz]

Reckon It should be kept a time capsule.. Though it would be cool as this too if it were only a cab to be cleaned up .

[Jeepers Creepers]

Must have had some coin to spare back then to do that work to a almost new 57.

Very cool...... look good in a man cave, parked near a proper Xmas Tree...... 

[Footy Shorts Shane]

.... look good in a man cave, parked near a proper Xmas Tree...... 

Look even better on a start line next to a proper Xmas tree 

Cars like that were meant to be raced, not looked at......

[Jeepers Creepers]

yeah, ya right about that.

[edz]

Sherman tank 1100 cube Allloy quad cam V8 powered Mustang http://www.amcarguide.com/custom/1969-mustang-fastback-with-tank-engine/   

[dlncooke]

Catch me if you can !

[Jeepers Creepers]

I'd mow with it.

Most of my clients would love it.

[edz]

Not as pretty but atleast this one works https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dugEs2OfQtY
both Aussie mowers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcY8ruQK1QM

[Matto]

Getting pretty excited about this:
http://www.springmountraceway.com/



Cheers,
Matto

[cancan]

I am off to Willowbank tonight for bike night. will be a night of firsts... first time down a 1/4 mile....first time I will have given the bike some stick.... first time in dynamic mode (if I dont have to change my undies in Road mode....happy to leave the dynamic pro mode key at home) and chances are first time I have taken this bike over 200km/hr... well first time over that speed in 20yrs... should be fun. I am going to wear my heart monitor and track it on my sports watch just to see the stats. hopefully will be a lot of fun (cautious fun)

[Jeepers Creepers]

Good luck, take it easy for few check out runs...... then nail the fukker.

You'll love it.

[cancan]

Well that was a bit of a failure.
The default setting for the gear change light is 7000rpm so I changed this to 10,500 and kept the bike in ride mode which basically minimises wheel spin and wheelies.So off I went opened it up..hit 9000rpm and the rev limiter kicked in... this should have been disabled in the first service so changed to 2nd...hit the limiter so 3rd...limiter so backed off. ended up with 12.232 and 169.7km/hr.

was comfortable with the run so switched to dynamic mode for the 2nd run but then the heavens opened up and that was the end of that

Wasnt happy although loved the experience and will head back another time. Heading off to get the rev limiter removed next

[Footy Shorts Shane]

Just stumbled across this pic again, so had to share 

[Bird]

Just stumbled across this pic again, so had to share 

Awesome shot!

[edz]

Reckon it would have been a bit like this clip for tire shake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBatMJstBuk