How fast will jrandom go at Meremere?

[jrandom]

Year in year out....Practice practice...

Yip. That too. I'll get there auw!

Try Taupo dragway.....Its heaps better you get to ride around the rest of the track to warm your tyres up...And do wheelstands..

'kin oath, I bet. Who runs drag meets there?

[Crazy Steve]

NZDRA.......

Its more expensive....

But way more fun...And a cleaner track..

See the photo of me...See where im sitting on the track ? ?(Left hand side)

I was there because I had been done that side maybe 200 times in the past....And its bumpy/Slippery..

Some VHT still left on the edges....

Crazy Steve..

[Fat Rat]

I really reckon that if I head along to the next meet with a fuckable rear tyre I'll be right. A decently low pressure in it and some proper burnies to get it sticky and all will be well.

I ain't havin' no cunt say that the GSX1400's not an 11 second bike.

With a bit more practise you will get there easily......try different things like taking off in first but with fuck all revs around 2.5 to 3 grand and slip the clutch a wee bit, then nail it as hard as traction allows. With bigger bikes they will turn the rear tyre to easy from the start line because of the down low torque.....something the 600's dont have to worry about, they can load up the revs on the start line.

[bikerboy011]

When is the next event? ill be keen to give it a go .

[Fat Rat]

Yip. That too. I'll get there auw!



'kin oath, I bet. Who runs drag meets there?

Top Fuel Enterprises runs the strip Taupo. NZDRA just hold 1 or 2 events there a season.

[Crazy Steve]

When is the next event? ill be keen to give it a go .

http://www.championdragway.co.nz/

27th of July 2008

Crazy Steve

[Crazy Steve]

Wower's...

Crazy Steve..

[Fat Rat]

When is the next event? ill be keen to give it a go .

check out www.framautolitedragway.co.nz for all future winter dragwar dates...next one is 27 july

[Crazy Steve]

check out www.framautolitedragway.co.nz for all future winter dragwar dates...next one is 27 july

Does my link not work?

Crazy Steve

[Fat Rat]

Does my link not work?

Crazy Steve

yeah it will, i just take longer to type a response than you do lol... plus the track is no longer champion dragway, hasnt been for almost a year

[bikerboy011]

Thanks guys!

[bikerboy011]

Can a stock 600 do it in less than 11 sec?

[jrandom]

Can a stock 600 do it in less than 11 sec?

Raj's one can.

Apparently.

[arj127]

i just found a couple of interesting tips on another website:

A couple of launch tips:
(a) Don't sit on the bike. Lay on it with your legs out behind you almost straight, balancing on your tiptoes. This will give you more weight forward, and help to keep the front end down.

(b) When you stage, roll in until you light both lights, and then back up until the second light goes out, and then move forward only enough to light it up again. This will keep you as far back as possible, and allow you to launch before the green light, yet not break the beam at the front. If you wait until you actually see green....you're late! (I used to leave when the last yellow lit)


Will have to try tip b next time, i was waiting for the light to go green before i launched (to worried about getting red lighted), am going to go back at some stage, maybe summer, and give it a whirl again.

[jrandom]

(a) Don't sit on the bike. Lay on it with your legs out behind you almost straight, balancing on your tiptoes. This will give you more weight forward, and help to keep the front end down.

Sounds like a great idea for a decent prepped dragstrip, terrible idea for an unprepped Meremere in winter. Getting any traction at all with the back end on takeoff is where the challenge lies.