Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Funny you never see this kind of thing anymore

 


6 comments:

  1. Only if a queer half black half Hispanic ‘it’ was behind the throttle…

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  2. You’re right, it’s too bad. Nothing fake about trying to go 300mph on a motorcycle.

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    Photo looks weird though, cut and pasted. What’s he holding on to?

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    1. A piece of paper blowing in the wind, it looks like to me.

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  3. They still run in the salt, see George Poteet The Speed Demon, it just isn't "news" worthy any longer.

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  4. Hard to find surplus drop tanks what with arial refueling, to use for the streamliner classes, yeah you can english wheel out halves are sections, its a lot of work to do so. Plus the class rules for Salt Lake are really interesting, one has to truly re-interperat the class rules to find the tiny missed nitch to build a vehicle for beating the set record, lot of which are hard to beat, you got to be real crafty, which really takes building the right engine, cause the rule makers are extremely savvy, they know all the loopholes like the back of their hand and hold utterly to those rules, which is what makes racing at the Salt Flats so exciting and endearing to anyone with has racing in their heart. Smokey Unique explained it best by creating creative interpretation of the rules his strong and winning suit. Of course you can just go build some totally radical engine to fit the rules and win thru brute hp, but thats got its own set of hurdles and they are a real bitch to get over. But thats what makes racing so cool. Think Porsche 911 and what they did creatively using the rules to create such a beast. Thats the Salt Flats to a Tee, what you see when you go there. Remains some loop holes in those rules to be discovered, I know, I built a bike, because Buell built the 988cc engine, pushrod class, was able to fit in a class long dominated by old English pushrod engines, max 750cc, destroked my engine, which improved combustion efficiency because it created a better bore to stroke ratio, took Smokey's key engine mod to heart, stuffed the longest possible rod in it, used cylinder base spacers, longer pushrods, ceramic coatings on the valve faces piston dome and combustion chamber, down drafted the intake ports, true developed and tuned exhaust system, completely custom chassis, shaved a couple hundred pounds off the bike verses using an OEM frame and swing arm, it was all enough to beat a long standing record. Wonderful running engine, just purred like a kitten too. Did not even use aftermarket cams, changed their timing though, the increase in combustion efficiency is what actually made it work so well.
    Everyone should go the Bonneville, even if your only a spectator, it's one if the last racer/builder races left, I think Isle of Man is the other, and some race venues in the non pro class racing like at Loudon NH was in the twins classes, and unlimited grand prix where the only rule is no rules. But Bonneville and Isle of Man is where you see the kind of racing and vehicles that are hand built one offs employing all sorts of really crafty unique elements, kind of places and racing like that is dwindling, for now, nothing stops innovation and creative critical thinking.

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  5. Nobody has extra cash to spend on hobbies. In Cal you have to make $100k a year minimum to buy a house. Nobody I know has that kind of money.

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