UselessPickles
Making Grand Canyon replicas from air boxes...
I finally managed to drag (pun intended) another forum member along with me to the drag strip. Wayne (extrememarine) and Annette rode out to Lapeer Dragway with me today. BustanutJoker was supposed to meet us there, but he must have gotten distracted by some sheep on the way.
It seemed like a pleasantly cool and overcast day that would be good conditions for racing. It turns out that we were lucky enough to pick a day that a special fundraiser bracket racing event was going on, so it was VERY crowded. Then it started to rain right after we got there and the track was shut down for a while. The rain eventually stopped, but the wind picked up very much like this day. It was a very strong head-wind (probably 20-25mph) coming nearly straight down the track with occasional stronger gusts. Not good for 1/4 mile times and speeds.
Wayne and I only got 3 runs together because of the crowded track and various delays (rain, track cleanup, bracket racing). This was Wayne's first drag strip experience, and he seemed to have gotten it figured out pretty well by his 3rd run. Here's the time slip (I'm #4, Wayne is #5):
And here's a video (Thanks for filming, Annette!):
I had a few people come ask me about my bike after they saw me run against the R1
It seemed like a pleasantly cool and overcast day that would be good conditions for racing. It turns out that we were lucky enough to pick a day that a special fundraiser bracket racing event was going on, so it was VERY crowded. Then it started to rain right after we got there and the track was shut down for a while. The rain eventually stopped, but the wind picked up very much like this day. It was a very strong head-wind (probably 20-25mph) coming nearly straight down the track with occasional stronger gusts. Not good for 1/4 mile times and speeds.
Wayne and I only got 3 runs together because of the crowded track and various delays (rain, track cleanup, bracket racing). This was Wayne's first drag strip experience, and he seemed to have gotten it figured out pretty well by his 3rd run. Here's the time slip (I'm #4, Wayne is #5):
And here's a video (Thanks for filming, Annette!):
I had a few people come ask me about my bike after they saw me run against the R1
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