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Offline tortoise

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Re: Introduce Yourself
« Reply #3870 on: September 12, 2020, 09:59:44 PM »
. . .we are looking at aero . . .
Biggest thing you can do is lengthen the foot well (easier with your rear engine) to allow an extreme laydown position getting the driver's head as low as possible, just peeking out over the hood. Some recently built roadsters are good examples of this.

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« Reply #3871 on: September 13, 2020, 06:21:38 AM »
. . .we are looking at aero . . .
Biggest thing you can do is lengthen the foot well (easier with your rear engine) to allow an extreme laydown position getting the driver's head as low as possible, just peeking out over the hood. Some recently built roadsters are good examples of this.
And remove the windshield along with..... Lot of frontal area reduction.
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Offline wobblywalrus

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Re: Introduce Yourself
« Reply #3872 on: September 13, 2020, 11:46:17 AM »
A half bubble windshield with the trailing edges parallel to windflow and the top just above the rider's helmet, as opposed to no windscreen, is a big help for bikes.  Could that type of shield be used on a roadster?

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Re: Introduce Yourself
« Reply #3873 on: December 08, 2020, 04:52:18 PM »
Hello my name is Brett I have crewed on a couple of salt card over the years and I am now building my own lakester running Honda K series power plants trying out F and G class

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« Reply #3874 on: December 30, 2020, 02:06:18 PM »
Hello all,

How am I just now realizing there's an "Introduce Yourself" thread  :?

I've been racing The Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials since 2014 and I really love the friendship & camaraderie in the Land Speed Racing Community.   I put together a bike in 2016 to chase the AMA 1350-P-PC record, then built a bike in 2017 for the AMA 1350-A-CF record.  And then spent the last 2 years (2018/2019) chasing the AMA 3000-A-CF record on a dual-engine Suzuki.

I'm getting ready to start building my bike for BMST 2021, another dual-engine bike, but this time using (2) Yamaha FJ1200's.  I'll be starting a Build Thread for that, but I'll be video-documenting the whole build over on my YouTube channel, starting January 4th, 2021.

Freakhouse Customs Channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9t8OTOAzYqlWjEC7BseqPA

Give it a view, and please Like & Subscribe!  :-D

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Re: Introduce Yourself
« Reply #3875 on: December 30, 2020, 03:07:44 PM »
"Give it a view . . ."

I tried.  I don't think FaceBook likes me.

Tell us where you're from.
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Re: Introduce Yourself
« Reply #3876 on: December 30, 2020, 05:35:51 PM »
Stan, try it again, it is a utube link not Farce Book....

Welcome Fran... get a diary going, we will be watching... maybe even Stan if he flogs his squirrels enough  lol8
 
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« Reply #3877 on: December 31, 2020, 11:14:45 AM »
HAHA!  Yes, what Stainless said... it's supposed to send you to the YouTubeZ... please let me know if it's not working correctly.
 :?

I'm from Castle Rock, CO - about 30 minutes South of Denver. 
The backroads out this way make for some scenic test rides. :)



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Re: Introduce Yourself
« Reply #3878 on: December 31, 2020, 12:43:46 PM »
Whatever it is, it don't work here.  Neither do I.  Neat-looking bike!
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Re: Introduce Yourself
« Reply #3879 on: January 03, 2021, 09:50:29 PM »
Hello there. My name is Chris. I am a photographer

Offline Bugeye001

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« Reply #3880 on: January 12, 2021, 09:20:31 AM »
Hello! I am currently working at a shop and we are working on trying to get a Bugeye Sprite to set a record in the Classic category and I engine size. Excited to have found the forum.

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« Reply #3881 on: January 12, 2021, 09:55:12 AM »
Welcome Bugeye. Looking forward to some build details. Unfortunately, the Bugeye is a sports car and therefore not legal in Classic which is for coupes/sedans/4 seats. You will be in /GT . You might want to check out the very large build thread for Milwaukee Midget. Good luck and have fun.
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Re: Introduce Yourself
« Reply #3882 on: January 12, 2021, 01:31:33 PM »
Bugeye, I think the last time a Bugeye Sprite held the I/GT record was 1978... I think at about 97-98 MPH. 
As we always tell everyone, get a rulebook, read it several times before you start... welcome to the fray.... start a build diary, we can help...
Here's a couple of pics of the last one to hold the record  :cheers:
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Re: Introduce Yourself
« Reply #3883 on: January 12, 2021, 04:22:05 PM »
Look closely and you'll see Stainless's pictures are from differing years.  Check the roll bars ? neither of which will cut the mustard today.  Get a Rule Book before you do anything else (is that an echo?).
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« Reply #3884 on: January 13, 2021, 05:48:28 AM »
Hi Bob (webelf) & Jon,

something isn't working as it has to be....

Stainless writes....here a couple picture...but this pictures didn't show up....that there is an attachment, shows the attachment button on the upper left corner....
clicking on that, the button didn't work either.....no picture shows up....

is this a webside issue......

please check...as it looks that Stan can see that picture.....

Thanks for your hard work to keep Landracing.com alive
Pork Pie

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