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Started by _TORANA IN THE BLOOD_ , Sep 03 2006 12:27 AM

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#1 _TORANA IN THE BLOOD_

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Posted 03 September 2006 - 12:27 AM

Its now 12 oclock and im still in aww an my chin is stil hanging to the groundi have seen all types of raceing in my 30 year life but untill tonight i still hadnt seen a top fuel car go down the quarter and yes i am dumb founded i still cant belive it and the noise ssshhhiiitttttt and to feel that rumble as they blasted away as the lights droped is definately one thing i wont forget an sure i will feel again.What made my experience even better was i saw the black snapon autoone car go the fastest ever australian time of 4.6 im sorry i cant remember the exact time or speed but like i said i still cant belive it and im sure you will here the exact figures wow thats fast and i saw it with my own two eyes some one please come an close my mouth as im stil having trouble drueling.I did take some pics but only with phone i will see how they come up once i tranfer them.Can you belive it a 4.6 oh an yeah we went down to the pits an saw 12 guys totaly strip the motor in about 20 min and have it totaly ready to go for the next run in about 1 hour all i could think off was the money being spent and if only i had a pit crew like that for me toza stockcar.
Anyway i had an unreal night and recomend if there is any idiot out there like me
that just hasnt got around to seeing a top fueler you gota see it live to belive an experience the awsome power of these machines all i can say is WWWOOOWWW

Edited by TORANA IN THE BLOOD, 03 September 2006 - 12:30 AM.

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#2 _RpM_

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Posted 03 September 2006 - 12:51 AM

I was spewing I couldn't get out there today, but I agree with you mate, until you see it in the flesh, you havent seen it at all... I've seen the top fuelers only once in real life and it's something you never, ever forget! haha.

Edited by RpM, 03 September 2006 - 12:52 AM.

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#3 TerrA LX

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Posted 03 September 2006 - 01:04 AM

have to agree aswell, nothing like a few thousand horsepower unleashed, blasting to 500km p/h in 4 seconds, but have you seen jet cars, these things are right up there too, especially staging, you never seen anything like it. i say bring back the jet cars.

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#4 _jap-xu1_

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Posted 03 September 2006 - 08:31 AM

jet cars are nothing compared to top fuel,they just arent designed for a 1/4 mile.
i was really disapointed by them when i saw them at calder nationals years ago.

top fuel is beyond racing,it matters not how fast they go or what mph they run,the experience is mind numbing regardless.
even people who couldnt care less about cars love watching them

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#5 _youngy_11_

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Posted 03 September 2006 - 10:42 AM

Yes I also totally agree. I went to the nitro champs in May this year and nothing prepared me for the top fuelers first run. It scared the shit out of me, i must have jumped like a foot off my chair. I had been warned by a friend that it will scare the shit out of ya and all the newbies jump, which i did.

It's awesome for us as spectators being like 50meters away just imagine being in the drivers seat, the acceleration is phenomal.??lol

During a run one of the top fuelers had tyre shake 1/2 of the way down and had to pedal it to regain contol. I found it quite amazing how the thundering noise/vibration stopped for a split second, then started again when he re applied throttle and he was about 200metres away.

Yes they have to replace the clutch and probably many other parts each run, NOT cheap.

How were the doorslammers they weren't dragin when i went but Victor Bray had his for burnouts, untill he snapped his supercharger belt. (I think)

Ryan :spoton:

Edited by youngy_11, 03 September 2006 - 10:48 AM.

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#6 RIM-010

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Posted 03 September 2006 - 11:26 AM

Youngy, Victor Bray probably had his Burnout car for the burnouts... The Drag car doesnt have much of a cooling system, and only carries enough fuel for a 1/4 mile...

Ive always wanted to see these rigs in action.

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#7 _rorym_

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Posted 03 September 2006 - 04:09 PM

Glad you liked it!
I did my first one 30 years ago at Castlereagh and shit myself!! You CANNOT explain it to anyone that has not experienced it!
THE EARTH MOVES!!!!
Still does and I get shivers when I think about it now!
Bob Sheperd was a driver and I met him via a friend at the time...now he is back with his nephew doing it all over again! :spoton:

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#8 _racyrabbit_

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Posted 03 September 2006 - 04:51 PM

I have seen top fuelers but what i remember most was a rocket powered car at surfers when i was a kid , a trike did something like a 4.7 and had chutes out at half track those were the days when it was manaro verses Gt falcon heaps of them race after race , the noise from that rocket scared the shit out of everybody and the flames , and the smell of hydrogen peroxide ?? cant remember if thats what it was , they aimed it and cleared every one away and fired it and all you saw was a ball of fire and chutes appear at half track , I beleive it ran off the track in america ,couldnt stop and was destroyed , And the days off fire burnoutsas a kid they were spectacular , TREX

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#9 Tiny

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Posted 03 September 2006 - 10:44 PM

Ahh yes.. the smell of nitro.. the FEEL of an estimated 7000 Hp of pushrod muscle... What more can you ask for!!

Phill read, Jim's son ran australia's quickest AND fastest pass last night..

I think the numbers read 4.616 @ 324 Mph... 525 odd Kph... Not bad for a standing start 400M....

The car simply was on a mission and ran straight around all the competition... especially those who coudlnt keep teh conrods inside the engine :rolleyes:

It was unreal to see Aaron Hambridge make it into his first ever final round after winning his 2 eliminators, only to kick the rods out at the end of the final eliminator, handing the win to debbie reed... Aaron is the Driver of my engine builder'sfront engined slingshot.

Probably the "BEST" part of teh day was The Trick and Mansweto Capri launching hard off the line and breaking the wheelie bars to stand right up on the rear bumper with all 4 wheels a GOOD foot in the air and carried for 5 or so meters!! the video replay was awesome!!!

Ahhh but the joys of top fuel.. I was glad to get my fix! And it was great to catch up with LX406 and his mate who were up for the weekend!

Cheers!

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#10 _MAWLER_

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Posted 04 September 2006 - 01:42 PM

I remember seeing em down at Calder some years ago now when I was only a little tacker. Totally unreal, as everyone has said, the noise and feeling the HP. Great stuff, I'm looking foward to being able to watch it at Calder again some day!

Sounds like a good clip for the T&M capri Tiny, I can't wait for that one to pop up somewhere to download.

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#11 _chevy_253_torana_

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Posted 04 September 2006 - 06:49 PM

i agree absoulutely stunning a mate of mines caught the record pass on vid was a stunning night the muscle car masters was as well a truely great weekend!!!!

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Posted 04 September 2006 - 07:44 PM

Sounds like a good clip for the T&M capri, I can't wait for that one to pop up somewhere to download.

http://www.hipervids...caprilaunch.wmv

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Posted 04 September 2006 - 07:54 PM

Heres another one from behind, apparently the throttle got stuck, thats why it only ran an 11.1, it hit the limiter in first gear and then got shut down.

http://cacklingpipes...2wheelstand.wmv

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#14 _jap-xu1_

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Posted 04 September 2006 - 09:19 PM

hol Efark

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Posted 04 September 2006 - 09:27 PM

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Posted 04 September 2006 - 11:23 PM

it was absolutely unreal to see.. And to think that he ran it through!! Either he knew there was no damage or he's just plain insane!!

But wow what a weapon!

THanks for those videos struggler!

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#17 _MAWLER_

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Posted 05 September 2006 - 09:40 AM

YEEHAAAWWW! That was incredible, he actually got airborne there with the bounce from the wheelie bars. Would be a frightening ride. Great snap there to LX406!