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General Discussion Area => Corvette Related Chat => Topic started by: nifty on May 11, 2008, 04:08:36 PM

Title: drag c4
Post by: nifty on May 11, 2008, 04:08:36 PM

had the drags on yesterday....friend had his black 85 which his wife drives....she gives it a nice workout.he must be real trusting standing in front like that.
first thing they did to make it perform better was to ditch the fuel injection and fit a carby.
(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i7/nifty_2006/drags002.jpg)
(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i7/nifty_2006/th_drags019.jpg) (http://s68.photobucket.com/albums/i7/nifty_2006/?action=view&current=drags019.flv)

Title: drag c4
Post by: jolinari on May 11, 2008, 05:20:29 PM

time?

Title: drag c4
Post by: nifty on May 11, 2008, 06:13:14 PM

7.5 @ 107mph for the 1/8th

Title: drag c4
Post by: nifty on May 11, 2008, 07:24:02 PM

heres a special prostock car. its raced at willowbank and sydney....whats so special about the car? nothing.the driver is a paraplygic though.revs to 9500.this was a shut off pass just past half track and ran a 5.8 @124mph.
(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i7/nifty_2006/th_drags015.jpg) (http://s68.photobucket.com/albums/i7/nifty_2006/?action=view&current=drags015.flv)

Title: drag c4
Post by: nifty on May 11, 2008, 07:27:00 PM

sweet 32 ford 5 window coupe in the pits....
(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i7/nifty_2006/drags004.jpg)
(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i7/nifty_2006/drags005.jpg)
very tuff 39 mercury with rego disc and running 7.9@112mph for 1/8th
(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i7/nifty_2006/drags008.jpg)

Title: drag c4
Post by: nifty on May 11, 2008, 07:28:45 PM

hows this for a car.?
goggomobile with a supercharged 1600 vw engine...had a bit of a laugh until we seen it go. wheelstand 1st 2nd and 3rd....
(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i7/nifty_2006/drags003.jpg)
(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i7/nifty_2006/drags010.jpg)

Title: drag c4
Post by: nifty on May 11, 2008, 10:03:41 PM

who said goggomobiles wernt tuff.damn tiny though.
(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i7/nifty_2006/th_drags017.jpg) (http://s68.photobucket.com/albums/i7/nifty_2006/?action=view&current=drags017.flv)

Title: drag c4
Post by: nifty on May 11, 2008, 10:12:11 PM

interesting fact about the tail lights on the 32ford.....they have blue dots in them....they are only legal on hotrods....... make the brake and tail lights give off a purpleish hue when on....

Title: drag c4
Post by: nifty on May 11, 2008, 10:24:15 PM

pity the go mobile missed a gear.his next run was a lot better but battery ran out on camera.went skyward in first and second and even got it up in 3rd.

Title: drag c4
Post by: BOSCHVETTE on May 12, 2008, 08:04:21 AM

Hey Nifty...
some great stuff there.But i am wondering about the times/mph as they dont seem to add up.if he ran a 7.5 then his MPH should be about 98- 100 but if he ran 107mph then his ET should be about 6.6 sec.
i wonder if there timing /mph is out as i see that alot of the other times dont add up either.
keep sending this stuff through its great.
cheers boschvette

Title: drag c4
Post by: nifty on May 12, 2008, 11:03:33 AM

i was thinking the same thing ....but all depends on gearing,traction and a host of other things....ive seen on video  of american drags where 2 top fuelers have ran almost identical times with a 40mph difference in speed.same as when they shut off at mid track....they can run a 9sec pass at 80mph....big difference between quickness and speed..
having said that the timing lights could be out....who knows.but this is the same timing gear they used at the f1 gp for victor bray to do a demo pass at the adelaide gp before the vics stole the race away....

Title: drag c4
Post by: nifty on May 12, 2008, 11:10:13 AM

heres another of mates 511ci hemi....he has ran it to 5.2 for our 1/8th mile.
due to the lack of a 1/4mile track in south australia he is limited to the 1/8th for now. but it will get on the 1.4 one day.....it has ran an 8sec in the usa without the blower and a slightly bigger engine combo.
ive seen it run before.normally as stright as a die....this meet hwever he was all over the track...even backing off on a few runs.when you can get most of the big horsepower cars snacking and hazing the tyres through the traps there must be a traction problem....
(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i7/nifty_2006/th_drags020.jpg) (http://s68.photobucket.com/albums/i7/nifty_2006/?action=view&current=drags020.flv)

Title: drag c4
Post by: nifty on May 12, 2008, 11:13:54 AM

but for a local club in a town of 20,000 people we do alright on the racing front.....last year 2 of our cars were austrlaian record holders for pro-stock cars...one had the et the other the speed records....the et record was for held by a bloke with only one leg...steve norman.he put the car on its roof at sydney earlier this year when he clipped the wall.

Title: drag c4
Post by: 69 DIRTY RAT on May 12, 2008, 06:25:34 PM

nice hemi! Jeez that 1/8 track must be frustrating, when will that damn govt build a proper 1/4!

Title: drag c4
Post by: nifty on May 12, 2008, 08:53:43 PM

good question....there is a 1/4 in adelaide but andra and bob jane the owner are not talking...so no racing.
could be a 1/4 built by a private party in pt augusta....80km away from here.