European drag race finals at Santa Pod today.
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Balmoral Green said:
I would have fancied that if i'd known.
If you don't mind the traffic, BG (we always get there at 8am to avoid the crush), the Euro Finals are well worth going to.
I have seen every one since 1973, except for 3 missed through being elsewhere on holiday.
You are naturally at the mercy of the weather, but drag racing is good fun, both to watch and take part in.
Sadly, the best run i ever did was a rather ordinary 10.7 @ 142mph.
Not sure Slinky, it was the best of quite a few runs i made on a tuned Suzuki Hyabusa i had for a couple of years.
(Apparently a professional rider would have got well under 10 seconds on my bike, i am told).
I am always fascinated by the time and speed figures, slower times winning races and higher terminal speeds losing them, etc.
(Apparently a professional rider would have got well under 10 seconds on my bike, i am told).
I am always fascinated by the time and speed figures, slower times winning races and higher terminal speeds losing them, etc.
Just being out there gets my admiration, Slinky. It is neither easy nor cheap to produce good times at the drag strip.
I was just happy that a reliable road bike with a couple of simple mods., (exhaust, air filter, etc), was as happy launching me down the strip as it was cruisng across France.
I always tell anyone fancying a go at 2 wheels to spend £3000-£4000 on a nice used Hyabusa, you can't really go wrong for that money and 'fast' cars like Porsche 911s suddenly seem very average!
I was just happy that a reliable road bike with a couple of simple mods., (exhaust, air filter, etc), was as happy launching me down the strip as it was cruisng across France.
I always tell anyone fancying a go at 2 wheels to spend £3000-£4000 on a nice used Hyabusa, you can't really go wrong for that money and 'fast' cars like Porsche 911s suddenly seem very average!
Slinky, i cannot get to grips with bracket racing, tbh!
I know it is popular with many people and i know it makes sense from a point of view of keeping racing affordable, -ish, but somehow it feels weird that you are disqualified because you didn't slow down enough at the end!
How the heck do you know how much to shut off?
I know it is popular with many people and i know it makes sense from a point of view of keeping racing affordable, -ish, but somehow it feels weird that you are disqualified because you didn't slow down enough at the end!
How the heck do you know how much to shut off?
Boosted LS1 said:
hollypop said:
Boosted LS1 said:
Also, anybody know how badly the spectator was hurt at the end when the cars engine blew up or whatever it was that let go?
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I don't think the outcome was good judging by how many police were in the sealed off area.
He died, see other thread. Quite sad really.
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Where's the other thread, Boosted?
Thanks hodgy for the info, i pretty much knew the score, but it always seems strange when someone loses for going too fast!
I am very average at getting fast reaction times, although i also prefer a safe start to a red, so that might explain why the bike never went better than 10.7, yet i had several high 130s terminals and one of 142.
It was a 2000 Suzuki Hyabusa, stock engine, Yoshimura full exhaust system, stock air box with no filter and a Power Commander for the fuelling. It had 158 bhp at the rear wheel on the dyno. and weighed 205 kgs. Not a great ptw ratio, as my R1 had the same sort of power for 165 kgs, but the Hyabusa was easier to drag race for some reason, less prone to try and flip!
I suppose for a reliable, use every day street vehicle, 0-142 in 10.7 seconds is pretty good, it certainly takes something special on 4 wheels to do it!
How long does the Veyron take to reach 150 i wonder?
I am very average at getting fast reaction times, although i also prefer a safe start to a red, so that might explain why the bike never went better than 10.7, yet i had several high 130s terminals and one of 142.
It was a 2000 Suzuki Hyabusa, stock engine, Yoshimura full exhaust system, stock air box with no filter and a Power Commander for the fuelling. It had 158 bhp at the rear wheel on the dyno. and weighed 205 kgs. Not a great ptw ratio, as my R1 had the same sort of power for 165 kgs, but the Hyabusa was easier to drag race for some reason, less prone to try and flip!
I suppose for a reliable, use every day street vehicle, 0-142 in 10.7 seconds is pretty good, it certainly takes something special on 4 wheels to do it!
How long does the Veyron take to reach 150 i wonder?
I just found some Bugatti Veyron figures.
0-60 in 2.9. 0-100 in 5.9. 0-150 in 11.0.
Almost a mirror image of 0-142 in 10.7 i reckon!
The car's times were achieved with a very experienced racer, so my old £4000 hack would have seen it off with someone better than me off the start line.
0-60 in 2.9. 0-100 in 5.9. 0-150 in 11.0.
Almost a mirror image of 0-142 in 10.7 i reckon!
The car's times were achieved with a very experienced racer, so my old £4000 hack would have seen it off with someone better than me off the start line.
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