I raced against one of the Hines boys, this was back in early 90s. They are dominating today with their engine program.
Maybe we need a "car geeks & freaks" area.
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Giant disk brakes all 4 wheels, Don't know the HP output. But, I could see a roller cam, loping along. Needs to keep the revs up. I don't get out of low gear unless on the expressway.
The seller died complications, health issue and left no info behind. IRS and limited slip. Cambered for road race. Manual 4 speed. No power steering, nor power brakes. You feel everything, it is like being a part of a living being.
Sadly enough many of my cars were acquired when the guy died and would never have sold it, but his estate did.
They are for sure no joke.
They were very fast in the 80's too
I worked at a small family owned garage in the early 90's. The boss hand a car tire drag bike with a gs1150e engine punched out was running 9.43 at 143 miles an hour. He had put a momentary switch on the clutch handle for a rev limiter ( before they made them commercially) it took him awhile to get it dialed in but worked great.
At the track in San Antonio during bracket racing they put him up against a guy on a moped, ****ed him off, the moped took off he had to wait 16 seconds before he got a green light, he hammered it so hard he passed the moped at the end of the track and broke out of his time but he sucked the moped up with him and the moped broke out bigger than him so he won.
I was invited to a race of Champions race.
At Maplegrove Raceway in Pa.
My home track was a 1/8 mile track.
Fairmont Dragway Wv.
First round pair was Me and Maplegroves champion, I smoked him with a .002 light
He was ****ed. Last round me against a street bike dialed 12. Sec. I had a bad light waiting, I'm dialed 9.00 he beat me by .0002at the finish line. 2nd place Sucks.
San Antonio, I dragraced boats at Waco Tx. Mid 80s Pro comp.
That was a Rush also.
133mph in water, from a dead stop.
Today they coast to the starting line.
GOOD OLD DAYS.
GETTING OLD SUCKS.
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Definitely some fine cars and bikes shown here. It has me reminiscing years gone by. I've always been a speed freak to certain degree. I had a 1969 Pontiac with 428 when I turned 16. I loved that car but it almost killed me. The tree won the battle. I went from that to a 66' VW bug. This took a toll on my man card cred. Modern drive trains and technology are amazing performers, but not pleasing to eye the IMO. I bought a Corvette during my midlife crises period. It was a fun car from going through the Museum delivery till the day I sold it 10 years later.
I'm a truck guy now. The wife has an Infinity G37 that is fastest thing at home now.
I'm a truck guy now. The wife has an Infinity G37 that is fastest thing at home now.
My 2000 Hayabusa I saw 210 mph on the speedometer once I had dropped the front sprocket by one tooth to get better launch, by my calculations it was only 196-198 **** almost 200.
I was running in Houston my best time was 10.05 at 143 mph foot shifting it, was trying to get into the 9's before I put an air shifter on it.
But I crashed it really miss that bike.
I was running in Houston my best time was 10.05 at 143 mph foot shifting it, was trying to get into the 9's before I put an air shifter on it.
But I crashed it really miss that bike.
I live in Corsicana in the 80s.
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Very nice
More pics?
I'll put some more pics up as progress continues.
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I loved going to Maplegrove. Mason Dixon in Hagerstown Md, 75-80 in Urbana Md, Mount Holley Pa was a 1/8 mile track. I had a few tracks to spend my time at back in the day. When we weren't going to the Dirt tracks for dirt bikes, thunder cars & Sprint cars.I was invited to a race of Champions race.
At Maplegrove Raceway in Pa.
My home track was a 1/8 mile track.
Fairmont Dragway Wv.
First round pair was Me and Maplegroves champion, I smoked him with a .002 light
He was ****ed. Last round me against a street bike dialed 12. Sec. I had a bad light waiting, I'm dialed 9.00 he beat me by .0002at the finish line. 2nd place Sucks.
San Antonio, I dragraced boats at Waco Tx. Mid 80s Pro comp.
That was a Rush also.
133mph in water, from a dead stop.
Today they coast to the starting line.
GOOD OLD DAYS.
GETTING OLD SUCKS.
1992 Yamaha Vmax w/out my RC racing carbs w/ velocity stacks on.
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Looks like a AMC motor
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