Night Wars Drags, Anybody keen to give it a shot?

**revlikeshit** · 11th March 2010, 08:13

And btw man am not ripping on you,just a bit of fun.

**hang0ver** · 11th March 2010, 12:21

Originally Posted by revlikeshit

What strip was that at? Alot of fast times are run in the lower north and south island meremere is shit, the surface varies so much between meetings.

Some of the older sports bikes are actually alot easier to run a fast E.T on, lower gearing and not as much of a no bottom end then ape shit in the top power delivery.
For instance my 600 on stock gearing does 140 in 1st so its either bogg it off the line or launch it at the top and give yourself the shits.

The difference where you notice the speed difference with the newer bikes is trap speed, which is 'real' bike speed. A fast ET is all about the start, stock motor 600's have run 9.9-10.1.

Now that i think about it i may run on friday night, just do my practices then gap it.
See yous there..Maybe.

Have a look on www.dragwars.co.nz for dates. theres one more after this, then winter dragwars on sundays during the day.

That was run in the Carterton sprints on a closed road, pretty mint conditions. First experience of standing & flying quarters.

I see what your saying about gearing... By memory, im clicking into second around 90k's, so yep...

Cheers for the link, i'm getting torn for my birthday this friday so no riding, but I'll head out for another meet... Had a blast last time.

**zeocen** · 11th March 2010, 15:57

I was watching a "have a go" day of my mate in his Monaro, he was racing bikes and all flavours of cars. It made me think that maybe I should take mah Hornet and have a go, or would I be kinda laughed at?

It just looked fun, watching the drags... But I have no idea how to do fast take offs etc.

**Kornholio** · 11th March 2010, 21:07

Hey man, you'll soon find out

.... Do eeet!!

**revlikeshit** · 11th March 2010, 21:44

You wont be laughed at man, anyones welcomed at the drags, pretty sure there was a 900 hornet running at the last meet. went alright.

**CRF119** · 13th March 2010, 09:25

So who went? I did was a ok night once the drizzle stopped and the track dried a bit. Got my 3 runs in then it rainned so didn't get to do any of the races. I Ran a 11.2 @197km/h on my 1999 CBR900RR I was dissipointed because that run i had a shit launch so it is cappable of a high 10. Got the lights timming perfect with my runs having 0.14, 0.030, 0.060 reaction times

**revlikeshit** · 17th March 2010, 16:33

What was your 60ft on that run? 1/8th and trap speed in the 1/8th.

**KNCTRD** · 17th March 2010, 20:55

Do they still run a bike class? or is it dependant on howmany turn up?

**scott411** · 18th March 2010, 10:52

they still have the bike classes, but it now Dial your own times, not a straight race, i took a bog standard 08 ZX10R when we had one as a demo, on teh demo plate and just over 1000km on the clock, did a 10.49, it is all in the launch, and i was slipping the clutch for a while, never got it out of 3rd gear either

**KNCTRD** · 1st April 2010, 17:13

Originally Posted by scott411

they still have the bike classes, but it now Dial your own times, not a straight race, i took a bog standard 08 ZX10R when we had one as a demo, on teh demo plate and just over 1000km on the clock, did a 10.49, it is all in the launch, and i was slipping the clutch for a while, never got it out of 3rd gear either

Damn thats quick!! I used to drag cars, and a 10 sec pass is FAST!!!