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Gunnedah Drags 20- 21 September 2014

Discussion in 'HA/GR' started by spanners, Sep 22, 2014.

  1. spanners
    Joined: Feb 24, 2009
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    Time for a race report.
    Headed up to Gunnedah for the weekend of racing run by Tamworth Drag Racing Club. This is just a small local club which puts on a great weekend using volunteers and club members. A bit of a holdup on Saturday waiting for late-comers but this usually happens. A few new faces with a couple of Hotrods and a FED with 318 Chrysler
    A smaller field than usual on Saturday meant more runs (6) of which I ran some of my best times. It mightn't sound quick but 8.9s @ 120kph (74.56mph) for me is bloody good.
    This is 1/8th mile by the way.
    Sunday saw an early start to qualifying runs with some of the big boys running fast times given this is an airstrip surface . The FED ran a 5 @ 196 kph (122mph).
    Round 1 of eliminations after lunch I snared a by-run and ran a lazy 9.2.
    Round 2 saw me against a V6 Holden Commodore. Ran a 9.075 on a 8.98 dial-in for the win.
    Round 3 I took the bye run again.
    Final round I had a 9.156 on a 8.98 but couldn't run the other bloke down due to missing third gear. Oh well, runner-up trophy for the mantelpiece.
    A great weekends racing with the only time I opened the toolbox was to repair a door hinge in the motel room.
    A couple of videos to eyeball, one of which is me being toasted by a Coupe in test'n' tune on Saturday and one of the Coupe against a Holden Torana. The bloke driving the Torana has only just resumed racing after having a tumour removed from his brain and still managed to take home runner-up in B division, closest to dial-in, .001 off his dial and best reaction time of .003.


     
  2. spanners
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    I'll put up one that's a bit long. I left the camera running so you get an idea of the casual layout at Gunnedah. It's one of the reasons it's so good to go there.
     
  3. 64 DODGE 440
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    Nice place, thanks for the ride along mate.
     
  4. spanners
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    Here's another one. It shows the joy of having an open centre diff.
     

  5. captmullette
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    good videos thanks.....
     
  6. Old6rodder
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    Excellent! I could get used to your Gunnedah in a heartbeat.
    Laid back is the ONLY way to do it, Sir. :cool:

    Rocky's Eagle Field meet's coming up the 1st weekend in October, very similar in feel. :D

    Hell, I ran the 'Brick (and it's prior, the Barn Job) peg-leg for the first five years. It was always a gas when she'd start drifting sideways in third, and my favorite video is still one of the early really snaky launches at Eagle. This one.
     
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  7. bobw
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    I sure enjoy your race reports and the videos. We'll be snowbound for several months now so I hope you can keep racing and reporting.
     
  8. spanners
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    Here's a short one. It shows what happens when making a course correction whilst backing up a bit quick. My wife thought I was trying to be "clever" but I had to pull up to stop it wobbling.
     
  9. spanners
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    And yes, I did miss third gear.
    Nostalgia day at Sydney Sunday. I'll try to get some videos to keep you entertained. Peter
     
  10. Old6rodder
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    ...... and you have HOW much caster in that front end? :rolleyes:

    Hell, we row'em, and sometimes we miss'em.
    Sometimes, repeatedly. :D
     
  11. 64 DODGE 440
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    I believe that Fuller said to run between 20 and 60 degrees. Real dragsters weren't designed to go backwards.:p
     
  12. spanners
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    Measured the caster today. 15 Degrees. You can let go of the steering at speed and it steers straight as a die.
     
  13. 64 DODGE 440
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    Sounds good to me.
     

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