Chicks at Speed Week

[T.I.E]

next year i will have to be there.

[Korumba]

That ATC in the water was the funnyest thing I Have seen for ages....

It was real good to see Alan on his ZX14,

[Kickaha]

Next week I understand there is a bike only event, Phil Garret from Flying Kiwi and Chic N Charge are flying over to it to see his ex World Land speed record sidecar try and raise the bar a bit higher

Phil has also been offered a turboed Kawasaki 1440cc and a 1600cc Harley thingy of some description to do some runs on

[Korumba]

Ment to say thanks for posting the photos, I am finding it hard to get the time to put them on KB so feel free to post anything I send to you fellas!!

[T.I.E]

but ill leave the others pictures out. they might be a bit much. but ill keep censoring them.
censoring or sensoring?

[Richard]

Hi
I was lucky enough to go over to Bonniville Speed Week as part of the Black Thunder Racing team.
Here are some of the pic's I took....sorry they are so late.
YES...It was this hot over there.







more to come.
Richard

[Richard]

Hi
More Pic's from the Salt






Even more to come.
Richard

[Richard]

Hi
And yet more pic's from the Salt.











Getting sick of them yet ?...I have more.
Richard

[Richard]

Hi
Me again...











Thats it for now.
Hope you like them...if you ever get the chance to go over for the Speed Week...just go you will not regret it.
Thanks
Richard

[Brian d marge]

wheres me mates Enfield ,,they set a record dont ya know


Stephen

pps tell em about the salt , Im not sure people fully realize how challenging the conditions are

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

and so the kiwis are having fun.

QUASiMOTO gear too...

[Richard]

wheres me mates Enfield ,,they set a record dont ya know


Stephen

pps tell em about the salt , Im not sure people fully realize how challenging the conditions are

Hi
Hot and Big !!!
I never rode Allan's ZX14 but he told me that it was like riding on marbles.
The salt is a weird surface...very slippery. Allan was spinning the rear wheel at 180+mph and the bike was sliding around as well. When he talks about having the front end slide a bit at over 180mph ...well thats it for me I don't think I would ever try it myself. I will stick with my 1/4 mile drags thanks.
But at the same time he was leaving black tire marks as he launched from the start line.
Traction but no traction....as I said weird.
The heat was tolerable but we had 3 days of 45+ Degrees Celsius in Las Vegas before we got to the Salt so we were a bit acclimatize by then.
Still between 1pm and 5pm you really need to be in what ever shade you could find.
Water and Gatorade...I never though I could drink so much but you never went any where with out it it was to easy to overcome by the heat.

The meeting it self is quite laid back and there is no great tension as the guys get ready to start their runs. In fact the starters make a point of have a wee chat to the rider just to take his mind off things and settle him down.

The competitors out on the tracks really look out for each other. When you drive out to the end of the track to pick up your rider you never drive past anyone, who is out there waiting for his ride back, without stopping to see if they are alright and giving them a bottle of water. It is just too easy to get overcome with the heat out there to not stop and ask.

The place is just like you see on TV but way way bigger. The pits must have been 2 miles long. Maybe thats why I didn't get a pic of your mate.
The distances are very deceiving as there are no trees or things to give you an idea of the distance. I was at the 2 1/2 mile marker with one of the officials and he asked my to guess how far away a hill in the distance was. I used the mile markers on the track to guess it at 8 miles...it as 25 miles !!!.

I take my hat off to all the riders and drivers who race on the Salt. They are brave people and dedicated to their sport.
Richard

[Reckless]

Great pics and write up guys!
Enjoyed that cheers!

[Richard]

Hi
I finally got the last of the bike pics of our team owner.











Richard

[Richard]

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