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Offline tricktom1

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Onboard at 278 MPH
« on: November 24, 2010, 06:11:12 PM »
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Offline Peter Jack

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Re: Onboard at 278 MPH
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2010, 06:28:35 PM »
Wow!!! :-o :-o :-o Do things ever disappear in a hurry! :-D :-D :-D

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Re: Onboard at 278 MPH
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2010, 06:38:11 PM »
WOW !!! I want one.......that bike flat out gets it.!!!!

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Re: Onboard at 278 MPH
« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2010, 07:26:00 PM »
OMG!!!!!!!!!!  what a ride that must have been!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :cheers:
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Re: Onboard at 278 MPH
« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2010, 09:24:43 PM »
Shivers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!:-o
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Re: Onboard at 278 MPH
« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2010, 09:50:58 PM »
Shivers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!:-o

Ahhh ya, question...... does he always run off the end of the track at 80 mph?
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Re: Onboard at 278 MPH
« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2010, 10:35:00 PM »
Shivers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!:-o

Ahhh ya, question...... does he always run off the end of the track at 80 mph?

Not always.
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Re: Onboard at 278 MPH
« Reply #7 on: November 24, 2010, 10:58:40 PM »
That runway is like a long dragstrip at those speeds.  Crazy!!

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Re: Onboard at 278 MPH
« Reply #8 on: November 24, 2010, 11:26:08 PM »
Wow Bill, I just watched that over and over for 15 minutes, really amazing performance, thanks for posting it.

Can't wait to see what you will run at Loring next year. 

Dean   :cheers:

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Re: Onboard at 278 MPH
« Reply #9 on: November 25, 2010, 12:57:26 AM »
Watching the shadow is very intresting to see just how the tuck works---- :cheers:
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Re: Onboard at 278 MPH
« Reply #10 on: November 25, 2010, 01:46:14 AM »
The video says it all.  WTG Bill!!!     :cheers:
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Re: Onboard at 278 MPH
« Reply #11 on: November 25, 2010, 10:38:13 AM »
that scooter has some "ooomph"

great effort, i am humbled.
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Re: Onboard at 278 MPH
« Reply #12 on: November 25, 2010, 10:55:19 AM »
Shivers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!:-o

Ahhh ya, question...... does he always run off the end of the track at 80 mph?

closer to 55mph and it looks like they groomed the dirt strip.
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Re: Onboard at 278 MPH
« Reply #13 on: November 25, 2010, 11:39:46 AM »
Goliad is a pretty standard aux. field, "bounce strip" used for touch and goes. 1000' of concrete touch down on each end of 7000' of asphalt. There is 1500' of approach on each end which is usually very thin asphalt coated gravel or shell.  Usually there are also arresting hook facilities on the ones I have checked out.
Miss LIBERTY,  changing T.K.I.  to noise, dust, rust, BLUE HATS & hopefully not scrap!!

"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing."   Helen Keller

We are going to explore the racing N words NITROUS & NITRO!