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East Coast Timing Association => ECTA General Chat => Topic started by: racer x on August 23, 2011, 06:00:57 PM
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OK everyone.One month to go.
Everyone has either been working on there junk or blowing it up on the salt. Which is it?
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On the way to Bub to see if I can wreck mine, may make October
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MC ... look us up at Bub-s ... Joe
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Issues everywhere for us. Good thing we are skipping September in Maine. That should get us to Maxton for Throttle Nation, fingers crossed.
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Greg - I am going to Bub-s but only as a wrench on my brother's and Nephews bikes. I then have to finish the engine swap of the 1000cc XB engine into the Chapman frame. Then I am planning on Maine and both Maxton races. Oh yeah and I have to keep myself employed to pay for it all. Ambitious schedule for sure. I am looking forward to seeing you bust 200 with both bikes at Maxton.
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Gotta wrench my junk, but I have reservations at the Hampton for that weekend!
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I'll be there for the Maxton Sept show. But I am still wrenching my Honda junk as well. Making some changes. Likely no nitrous for Sept. My '54 Parilla 175cc will also likely wait until Oct.
But I finally did get around to splicing a new Maxton video for youtube. Thanks to Doug Wotring (BDU Racing) for the video work. It shows 3 Nitrous runs: a start and a finish from May 2011 and then a helmet cam from June 2011.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i15VUkqo84I
I'm going to go get infected with salt fever at BUB in 2 days (spectating only). Joe- see you there. I'll be with the Wagners. MC1314- what bike will you have at BUB?
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Joe, you are going to ba a busy man it seems. I'd love to be at Loring also in September. Help you in tech and hopefully turn some fast speeds. Just didn't work out this time. I'm finally getting the salt itch and am leaning toward WOS next year. Good luck to you Joe. See you at Maxton.
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We will be there if we don't get blown away. We are currently with in 100 mi. of the storm track center = sucks :-o
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Dr J Will run the 100cc production Honda, No. 1314. Will be in Pre stage for the first 3 days and start running after things calm a bit. Am in Rock Springs, WY as we speak, will hit Bendover around noon.
Look me up.
Bob
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Hey Capt... even though the state tv stations are on Emerald Isle, atleast Weather Channel folks aren't. Gotta be some good signs there. Good Luck
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Ya Relaxed , Atleast Joe Cantore ain't here. That would be real Bad. :-D
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How is the wind/rain right now ... NYC is calling for evacuation of Rockaways ... you are talking about 400000 people ... where do they think they are going to go to. That ocean view property must be loosing its luster
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Just starting to get nasty. Moderate rain and light winds. Going down hill from there. We are 60 miles weat of the projeced eye path which means that by 9pm we will have about 45 mph winds from the east. By 3am sat. we will have 60 -70 mph winds and by 9am sat we're look at 90+ mph. thats no way to set a record :-(
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You guys near the coast in NC batten down the hatches... keep us posted..
Joe is it true the Subways will close ?
take care up there.
Charles
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the NYC Transit System is shutting down at noon Saturday. NJ Transit also ... I cant get over the evacuation deal ... evacuate to where?
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West and to higher ground :-)
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I got a cousin (another old guy) lives in Long Beach, says none of the resident year rounders are moving. Everybody sitting around in a kind of party atmosphere waiting for Armageddon. Basically an old guy deal, we think we are ready, will not leave our place to elements or looters. As the county supervisor out there just said it's "mandatory" for everybody on that glorified sand bar to leave, I guess we will see what that means. Ironic part is State farm, the BIG insurer out there, recently just mandated compulsory flood insurance out there. Strange times indeed.
I'm at over 400ft above sea level just north in Westchester county, so if anybody down there fags out, come on up !!!
Daly(s) !!!, I have beer !!!!!
Bob W
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Captain --- there are a number of city housing projects with over 50,000 indigent residents ... the point is where are they going ... NY would gladly send them to higher ground in NJ ... butttttttttt I doubt Jersey needs anymore welfare recipients.
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Bob W,,
Ponder this,,, if you are at sea level and you get a foot of rain, or at 200 feet above and get that same foot or even where you are and get a foot of rain.. how is it better being on higher ground if the rain is coming down ?
Now from storm surge etc,, you are 100% correct,,, but from rain coming DOWN.. the steets, drains, creeks may not be able to shed the rain water fast enough so the water can rise even on higher ground.
Hope all goes well for everyone in the storms path,,, heck we just had a earthquake this week now here comes a Hurricane,,,
Be safe, Be well and oh yeah... cold beer helps,,,
Charles
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I live in a flood zone. A foot of water coming down in a couple hours is bad. But the wind is what I am worried about .I have electric sump pumps . as long as they are running I am good. As soon as they stop. I am in trouble. Nothing I can do but wait for the electricity to come back on. I don't have generator. YET
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Eric,
you need a generator,, get a small enough one to bring with you to the races, but large enough to power your sump pump, a light and your refrig..
Charles
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Hi Charles,
My reference to my 400ft above sea level was in comparison to those real close to the Ocean. The predicted storm surge on the south shore of Long Island NY is about a conservative 4 ft . The bad part is the coincidence with the new moon high tide at the same time as the height of the storm, which is a few feet higher than usual.
The only good part about this situation is the soil content in that area is mostly sand, and it isn't as saturated as up here in the hills of Westchester,so it drains off very rapidly. In contrast, my yard is still soaked from previous ( the whole summer) rains.
People on the left coast have nothing on us East coasters, we get Earthquakes now, Tornadoes now, and our Fall Hurricane season. Streets are real clean, though,LOLL
Bob W
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Bob, hope all goes well and the storm turns East and gets on out of here.
Will u be up at Loring in September ??
Charles
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Eric,
you need a generator,, get a small enough one to bring with you to the races, but large enough to power your sump pump, a light and your refrig..
Charles
Honestly Charles I am afraid to get electricuted .rain deep water and electricity are not something I will play with .I don't keep food in the fridge.Just nitrous bottles and beer. If the power is out for more than forty eight hours it is time to lock and load.
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55Chevr, What makes you think there is high ground in Jersey, my family is from Jersey,and where do you think the 50,000 "indigent" residents came from. PS all,9:45p, torrential rains are here and steady30mph winds with45 gusts and power flickering. Going to be a noisy night, good think I have 12oz sleep aids by the 12 pack. :-D
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You all be careful. In 2004 Francis took a main feeder line into our area. It took two weeks to get power. There will be 1000's of electrical workers as far away as Texas coming in to help. The Race car trailer has living quarters in the front. Start the generator and move in, thats what we do. Just be safe. A storm like this has lots of critters moving around because of flooding and a down power line might take days for a crew to get at.
Bob
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Lots of flooding in Eastern NC. The storm surge along with the rain has pushed water up the river. New Bern has a big mess on it's hands. The coast is weathering it well, but the piers are coming down from Atlantic Beach North. We are fine with wind gusts only around 30 mph and about an inch of rain. 40 miles east wind gusts around 60-70 with 3-5 inches of rain. If you are North along the coast I'd say the storm surge is significant and flooding is likely. Be careful.
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Hey Charles,
We plan on bringing #343 up in Sept, running it in G/BGT . It's got the HP and gears for the SCTA record of 211, just don;'t know if we have the room with our one big Turbo.
As far as the weather situation, maybe we should move this to a new thread ?
I'll start it after I post this ....See you all there...
Bob W
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Yea, Back on topic, servived the mess. Again we will be there just need some advice. How to motivate a sllooowwww roll cage fab guy with out peeing him off. :roll: Will consider all offerings.
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Seems like there are two options; A. Bribery, beer or the adult beverage of his choice. B. Threat of bodily harm. Double barrell 12ga. :-D
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If he works alone, an offer of help on the cage might make things happen. It should also adjust the price. :-D :-D :-D
Pete
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Capt...
Explain to the fab guy that there are only 2 more chances this year for you to Land Race in NC...Maxton in Sept and Oct,,,, You would like you car and his handy work to pass tech and run at both those events,,, ask what is needed to finish in time ?
Charles
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Thanks for the replies all, I did explain the last 2 races thing to him, he may have forgotten, I remind him and work on the beverage and help angles.
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i will be there and bart will be bringing the Triumph 750 but i wont be riding, Bart is going to let Neale Bayly ride and do a story for motorcycle classics magazine! we have tied the bonny p-pp 750record at maxton 125mph,and beat with a great 129mph run at loring.
getting ready for loring 2 weeks away! hope everyone is ready to go fast!
Thomas
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I'll be there with the '79 Bonneville to once again try for the M/PF 750 /4 record. I missed it by 3 mph in June and am looking forward to cooler weather. I've worked on the clutch, tuned the intake and exhaust tracts. The dyno next week should help squeak out a little more than I had in June. Looking forward to seeing everyone again.
David
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I will be there in 3 weeks with my Moto Madcap Honda. No Nitrous this time as I have sent my NOS controller back to UK for a software update. But I have made some other changes. This includes adding a different exhaust pipe with silencer so it will definitely sound "different". See everyone in a few weeks.
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I will also be there in September. And to everyone's relief with a different exhaust system. :-D
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We got the bikes together early for a change. Both will be a little down on power from some issues we just don't have the time to address. Time for the rider to be on top of his game. This should be interesting. See you all there.
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Being ready early ? ... Never heard of it ....
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Being ready early ? ... Never heard of it ....
Joe, I know I am in trouble because of it. Right now I do not know how to act without having 100 things still left to do.
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Scheduling issues prevent September, October, The Foil Hat Team will be there. Finally got the salt off of things, I think. some minor modifications, Compression is good, everything seems to have held up well. I am looking forward to October
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RoadRacer, I got your back, I still have about 200 things to do let alone get the camaro back from the fab guy. Used the PO'ed red head wife/driver to motivate him. seems to have worked.
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Greg,, now that you have so much free time why not come on over to my shop this weekend ? I have 100 things left to do,,, the
ONE BIG THING,,, is put the motor and tranny in the car... then the other 99 things are still left to get done. by Tuesday,,, as I load up Tuesday evening and depart for Loring Wednesday 8:00am,,, return home Tuesday,,,, check the car out,, change oil, and re grear for Maxton, load up on Thursday then head back to Maxton on Friday,,, 3500 mile 9 days on the road and 2 events back to back,,
can you say fun ???
Charles
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Charles I would be happy too, except I'll be at the money making job all day today. Tonight it is brakes and rotors all the way around on the my GTO. Tomorrow our 250cc comes apart for some interesting ideas I have about that bike. If it works like I think it will, next year that bike will be a WERA roadracer. Now to drop another 25 lbs.
Best of luck at Loring.
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Ahhh yes the dodge job ... I still have to work to pay for the toys ... I know the feeling.
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Does everyone have to use that nasty 4 letter word. eeww (work) :x
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Ever reflect that pay has fewer letters than work? When I got married I discovered that payday wasn't the day that I got paid; that's the day everybody else gets paid.
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Greg let me know if you need anything for getting the bike to WERA spec. I have some connections.
25 lb is easy start with salad :evil:
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DYNO test was a success yesterday.. got home at 4pm... took a power nap... after that and
bowl of chili and grilled cheese smammy,,, started around 9pm and had motor back in the car by midnight.
Now having to redo the header flanges,,, as the new heads are not set up like my other 3 sets...later today,, should have all the underhood stuff done...change oil, , bleed clutch, bleed brakes, top off all fluids. check all steering and suspension... replace the D bag on Chute...
Test fire motor in the car...
Then go over the complete pre race checklist,,, the trailer packing list...
OH crap,,, so much left to do,, I better quit typing and go down to the shop now,,,,,
See ya.
Charles
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DYNO test was a success yesterday..
See ya.
Charles
Charles,
Would you like to share the numbers? If not no problem.
Thanks,
Tom G.
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DYNO test was a success yesterday..
See ya.
Charles
Charles,
Would you like to share the numbers? If not no problem.
Thanks,
Tom G.
My motor builder was very happy.. he has used this dyno before and feels it is a lower reading that actual,, but is very consistant .
The motor is an 18 degree chevy small block (of course)....370 cubic inches, wet sump, single 4bbl carb.
I was hoping for 2 HP per cu.in. 740 HP was my desire. We made 3 good data pulls after a break in period heat cycle..
The best pull was 715 HP and 604 ft lbs TQ... both the HP and TQ curves are very flat,,, just like we wanted..
My motor guy said the 740HP I wanted is in there,,, not to worry about the 715HP reading on this DYNO.
(the air in the dyno was hot, the air was a bit exhaust fume"y, the dyno ran thru some big mufflers, and smaller headers. etc..)
I guess the dyno is a testing tool for him,, all that matters to me is what the motor does in the car and on the track...
I feel certain I will get over 200 at Loring and possibly 200 Maxton in 2 weeks,,, if I come up short of 200mph at Maxton is Sept, then I will add a conservative 150 shot of NOS in 4th gear in October.
Charles
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Good number Charles ... almost as much horsepower as Bill Warners Hayabusa. :-)
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Charles:
That sounds like a stout motor. On your next trip to Tampa bring your motor(s). Matt has a new Super Flo 920. I think his fan turns the air over 4 times a minute so it should be cool. We are going to put the pro stock motor on this week and do some pulls. Matt has a dyno sheet on his pro motor as a reference. My "D" motor is almost out and we will freshen it and dyno it in two weeks.
In the pictures he just installed the ballistic lexan windows and the protective cover has not been peeled off.
I wish I could make both events. Shooting for Maxton October.
Bill
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Bill tell Matt I sure like his Super Flo set up.
Hope to see you guys at Maxton in October.
Charles
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Leaving in about a half hour for the 11 hour drive to Maxton. I will miss that place. Bike still not ready, I will crew for Randy Smith with his recently completed GSXR 600 this meet. Come hell or high water, I will be ready for October and so will my nephew Joe with his A/PBG750 turbo bike.
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Safe travels folks, see you early Sat morning.
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Sitting in Southern Pines having breakfast watching the rain pour. Doesn't look great till Sunday. Brats work though.
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Will be leaving raleigh at 1pm see everyone at 3!!!!!
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rained most of the day ... cleared up at 3 ... now it is beautiful ... a couple of interesting bikes showed plus a really sharp roadster ... I will get photos tomorrow ...
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From a really nice late afternoon to a morning of dense fog and light rain. Muggy doesn't describe it well enough. The forecast is good, but the radar and real life tell another story. Like I said before. It beats work.
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(http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/55chevr/IMG_0839.jpg)
Sharp roadster ---
(http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/55chevr/IMG_0840.jpg)
there is also really nice rear engine roadster here that if it ever stops raining I will get a photo of.
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(http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/55chevr/IMG_0838.jpg)
Randy Smith's GSXR650 ... his work is flawless ...
(http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/55chevr/IMG_0837.jpg)
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(http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/55chevr/IMG_0841.jpg)
There are at least 6 Triumphs here ...
(http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/55chevr/IMG_0835.jpg)
Really nice Hayabusa ... really done well ...
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Always wondered about Maxton - do they have a fuel vendor on site? If so, what octanes are available?
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(http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/55chevr/IMG_0835.jpg)
Really nice Hayabusa ... really done well ...
hey Joe,
thanks for posting the pix, but where is the hayabusa? :-D
and could you ask the owner of that gsxr why he is apparently carry weight on the arm at an asphalt event?
Is there some benefit I should be thinking about?
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Really nice Hayabusa ... really done well ...
and could you ask the owner of that gsxr why he is apparently carry weight on the arm at an asphalt event?
that crossed my mind also.
maybe it's a swing arm reinforcement.
or tube without any shot or ballast.
franey
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I have never seen a landpeed front fender
like the 1 on randy smiths gsxr.
is it a new product or home built?
for all I know it could be stock.
looks good.
franey
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That is a Tiger Racing LSR fender for a Busa. I have two. :-D
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Fred, did you remove the wings on top of the fender or did you leave them on? Congratulations on the nine records at Bonneville and fo rshowing me how I should be riding. :-D
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(http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/55chevr/IMG_0835.jpg)
Really nice Hayabusa ... really done well ...
hey Joe,
thanks for posting the pix, but where is the hayabusa? :-D
and could you ask the owner of that gsxr why he is apparently carry weight on the arm at an asphalt event?
Is there some benefit I should be thinking about?
Karl, For a swingarm that long....he needs the weight....
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The attachments are fabricated and were filled with lead shot. They were poured in and then melted in place. The bike is really well done.
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the arm on that gixxer looks about 2" stretched, if that.
Don't know why he'd need any weight?????
Certainly not outa the hole, but maybe at the big end?
Maybe it's a Bonneville bike???
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Dunno about Bonneville, this is a polished bike ... but there was no bite at Maxton this weekend ... heavy damp air (95% humidity) with intemittant rain and the obiligatory track dry out .. all the weight you could get in the right place would have helped.
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yeah Charlse lit'em up saturday on his second record run - but then again he could do that anyway :cheers:
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I agree with Joe/55 no grip for sure,,, I clould not get past 70/75% throttle in first, second or third,,,
But it was good to break in the new motor,,,
3 runs, 3 classes and 3 records,,, not a bad weekend,,,
(Stan bite your tongue ...this is an ECTA thread,,,, no wise cracks ,,,)
183.9, 183.7 and 184.9 good as I felt it could have been.... I will have better tires for next month.
Charles
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Fred, did you remove the wings on top of the fender or did you leave them on? Congratulations on the nine records at Bonneville and fo rshowing me how I should be riding. :-D
Leave the wings on, the air redirection on a naked bike makes quite a it of difference when traveling over 175. Proven on quite a few naked bikes at both Texas and Bonneville.
Guy
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Results are up!
Links: Meet Results (http://www.ecta-lsr.com/?page_id=153) * Records (http://www.ecta-lsr.com/Records.php) * Points Leaders (http://www.ecta-lsr.com/PointLeaders.php)
Looks like no new 200mph Club entries!
Please review & get with Tonya quickly with any issues. We need to get everything perfect before the last meet so we can close it out on the fly for points & awards!
Debbie
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We had a great weekend. Good to meet all the new people. Victoria set a record at 197.378, just short of her goal but still a great weekend for her and the team. Thanks to everyone that stopped by and wished us well. We look forward to running more events next year.
Brian Hope
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www.rattrapracing.com
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Victoria Hope .. rear engine roadster ...
(http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/55chevr/IMG_0841-1.jpg)
mid 60-s Triumph ...
(http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/55chevr/IMG_0844-1.jpg)
75 Hercules ... rotary engined motorcycle ...
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Did anyone get a pic of Mom's car (the red '87 Celebrity)? One disadvantage of racing by yourself is there's no one to take pics. Guess I should look on DWphotos. But if anyone does please post 'em.
Thanks
Dan