| Author | Message | ||
     R1DynaSquid |
Took a few pics of Wes tonight, along with a few of the bikes & cars that were out playing. Bomber is going to either love or hate the last pics. Wes's mutant X1 drag bike X1 that was piloted by a women This M2 definitely did not need the wheelie bar This big ole Dodge was actually pretty impressive..ran 16.5 with those big @ssed tires. Pretty fast Camaro | ||
| R1DynaSquid |
Ole sporty, looked good but wasnt very fast This ugly little pile of crap had a turbocharged 4 banger & was running 10.22 at 139mph before it either broke an axle or the clutch. One for M1, this car was running mid 15's. Wes on his bike | ||
| R1DynaSquid |
Nancy watching Wes's butt very closely  A man & his mutant Burn em Wes! This car was only running mid 11's S2 setup for dragging | ||
| R1DynaSquid |
This Roadking had an S&S motor & was piloted by a very hot female unit  Another for M1 Another Buell starts up Dual carbed S&S motored bike Spectators spectating | ||
| R1DynaSquid |
This TBird SC was super clean & sounded great This 1000 GSXR was running 9.9's One of the Hals race bikes..this was the best sounding bike there Superclean custom in the parking lot | ||
| R1DynaSquid |
Never know what might come out to race here's the rider I was rooting for after Wes went out..the fact that she was a gorgeous female had nothing to do with it They brought out Tom Bradfords/ Hals race bike but for some reason didnt run. For a long time this bike was the worlds fast V-twin at 7.54 This snowmobile was running low 11's!!! | ||
| R1DynaSquid |
Drag bike that blew up on the line For Bomber...this was on a Roadglide..whole bike was done up in the war theme | ||
| R1DynaSquid |
All these bombs had the names of bars listed on them And the best part was this................ | ||
| 420at145mph |
that first bike looks PRETTY DAMN UNCOMFORTABLE  | ||
| Bads1 |
I took a couple as well.Heres wes giving us a thumbs up.He was running consistent 10.70's.....NOT BAD!!!!  | ||
| Coolice |
Great pics Dyna! I was talking to Fieryxb on the cellphone as the bikes were runnin, the Hal's bike sounded good over the phone even. Good time on a Wed nite, how about tomorrow nite? | ||
| Bads1 |
Wes in the water box before a run.  | ||
| Bads1 |
Heres one of Hal's Drag bike.The fastest air cooled twin.Running mid 7's  | ||
| Bads1 |
Another pic of the drag S2.  | ||
| Socoken |
Dyna, Why not run the R1? scared you'll run an 11? nice pics tho, thanks for posting them. Ken | ||
| R1DynaSquid |
Not ready to race it yet. Still getting a feel for the bike, dont need to loop it. And nope not afraid to run an 11...have already run those on my old CBR...this is definitely a 10 second bike, just gonna take some practice first. Those who jumped headfirst into such undertakings end up screwing up. Also need to order a tethered kill switch before I can run. Will be on the strip before the year is out. | ||
| M1combat |
Cool... Good to see old Ford's out there given er hell  . | ||
| Naughtynurse |
It sure was a fun time!!!! Good luck Wes for the next time. Coolice you'll need to come up and visit - park that motor home in our driveway you are going to Lambeau with all us on the 10th right??? Thanks Nancy and Dyna for joining us we will have to do it again! Tommy said he will be getting his beast out there again in about 3 weeks. | ||
| Philip |
looks like that red dragster is running a 348 or 409 chevy motor. don't see that every day! | ||
| Bomber |
Gregg thanks for the pics . . . .the rider is obviously having big fun with his (her) scoot . . . . .. . yippppeeeeeee! | ||
| Mikej |
Where exactly is the dragstrip at? And when do they run? And what is the cost to do so? And what personal gear is required? And is a kill switch teather required for bikes that won't go over 147mph? And it is a 1/4 track, right? And I assume a catch can or bottle is required on any tubes venting to air, right? Just curious at this point. | ||
| Outrider |
Dear Curious: Sounds like you need MapQuest and a Rule Book. LOL | ||
| Mikej |
Okay, so if I do a google search on +grove +drag +strip +wisconsin I get to: http://www.greatlakesdragaway.com/ where I find
Looking in the FAQ I am sent to http://www.ihra.com/ Checking around for rules I find http://www.ihra.com/tech/2004rulebookrls.htm where it appears I may need an 8 quart catch can.  Fairly certain that doesn't apply to street bikes. Found some info on entry fees and spectator fees. Nothing directly about rules and clothing and safey gear. Much easier to just ask here from those who know or who have at least been there. So I assume some sort of jacket, probably pants, boots above the ankles, gloves with fingers, a helmet with some sort of eye protection, tires with at least some tread left on them, no fluids visibly and actively leaking from the bike. If I make it down there sometime I'll probably be in jeans and chaps since I don't have proper riding pants yet. My jacket should be fine, even though it will be unattached to my pants. Boots should be good, as should my gloves and helmet. Do I need a tethered kill switch, or can I just promise to be quick with the killswitch and key? Not sure if this is like it used to be back in the 1970's which is the last time I was on a dragstip. Maybe I'll just go to the Kenosha velodrome instead. | ||
| Outrider |
it appears I may need an 8 quart catch can. Fairly certain that doesn't apply to street bikes. LMAO...If it does apply, I suggest you swap liquids in your gas tank and catch can. You won't need that much fuel per run. | ||
| Jeffb |
Mike, If you go to www.greatlakesdragway.com, you will see on their schedule that on some Wednesday nights they have Harley nights. Next Wednesday there is one. Pretty much run what you want and have fun. If I can get my S1 together I am going to try to make it. S&S is having an employee track day (drag racing) out in Iowa on the 10th and I want to be tuned up. It is open to the public, but only S&S employees can run. There are going to be some superfast street bikes there including the VFI shootout contest bikes. Rob from Hal's built one of them and a bunch of Hal's people are coming out. Later Jeff | ||
| R1DynaSquid |
Might take the harley there next week, see if the thing can get into the 13's. Wont suprise me if it doesnt tho. | ||
| Racerx1 |
Dyna/NN/Dana/Fiery, Great seeing you out there last night! The old junkyard dog was running pretty good (no doubt due to the trick Nallin motor mount!)....better than the rider, thats for sure. Not too bad for a little 1200 motor. Still in a tie for 1st in points believe it or not....a lot of other guys had some problems too. Will have to make up for it next week. rules are pretty leniaint. full leathers if over 120mph, leather jacket, boots with ankle protection, boots and gloves for bikes under 120mph, chain guard required, dead man switch for bikes under 11 seconds. FYI - I have never been tech though when entering the H-D class... | ||
| Mikej |
Thanks Jeff and Wes. Looks like I'm good to go if I go. Just have to wait on the mail now. | ||
| R1DynaSquid |
Still need to get full leathers in addition to the kill switch to run the R1. With the HD I think I could run in flip flops & bermuda shorts | ||
| Jeffb |
Wes, Did you make that strut yourself? Do you happen to know the length? I am borrowing a long arm and want to strut it, but don't have it together yet to even take a measurement. BTW I change the S&S motor mount so that it has more material for XB heads. I couldn't get us to make one specificly for the XB conversion, but at least I have a couple for myself! Jeff |
