Dragstrip pictures
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rich 36

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13,739 posts

297 months

Saturday 18th August 2007
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Remember seeing a picture possibly in P911W
a couple of years back of a 70's event
with an early 911 making a spirited start off the line

(front was all but airborne)

anyone got a picture like that handy?

nos4a2

127 posts

248 months

Saturday 18th August 2007
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I know it's not quite what you wanted but here's my attempt at a spirited start at Santa Pod today:



(with a bit of imagination the front wheels could almost be leaving the ground smile

rich 36

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13,739 posts

297 months

Saturday 18th August 2007
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OK
I'm squinting, but its not really doing it

nos4a2

127 posts

248 months

Sunday 19th August 2007
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There is this one:

http://rabidz.vidiac.com/category/DRAG+RACING/0/0c...

He certainly gets the front wheels off the ground (10.7s 1/4 @ 140mph!) but it's not from the 70's

rich 36

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13,739 posts

297 months

Sunday 19th August 2007
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Indeed airborne, but what I was hoping to see, was more like Tom's earlier,
a still at roughly the same angle, but featuring a 70's car haunched down off the line.

further details although sketchy are I think, that it was a South African raceway

not certain on that One though

Weltmeister

448 posts

262 months

Sunday 19th August 2007
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There was a fellow in SA I think he was called Brian White, he had a very modified 930 Turbo. I saw it lift the left front wheel on launch and carry it all through 1st & 2nd gear like that.

It ran 10 sec qrtrs at 6000 ft above sea level in 1981 ! It was faster than modded GSX11oo Katanas

Allan

rich 36

Original Poster:

13,739 posts

297 months

Sunday 19th August 2007
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its a start I'll do some research

911mot

1,911 posts

267 months

Sunday 19th August 2007
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rich 36

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13,739 posts

297 months

Sunday 19th August 2007
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No thats not it either thanks,
although I can see you've fulfilled the criteria on adhesion to road surface