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Offline SBR-CB400F

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Re: AuSSie drag racers.
« Reply #200 on: February 22, 2016, 06:07:31 am »
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1975 cb400f, 14.435 @ 89.01MPH at Willowbank Street Series 28 March 2015
1976 cb400f Nostalgia Drag Bike.
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8.632 @ 78.44 mph over the 1/8.
13.822 @ 91.91 mph over the 1/4
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1973 cb750k4 Chopper project
1971 cb750k1 Restoration Project
1975 cb750f1 Drag bike
1.549 @ 60'
4.425 @ 330'
6.895 @ 98.05MPH  1/8 mile
10.993 @ 116.76MPH  1/4 mile

Offline Pedro 64

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Re: AuSSie drag racers.
« Reply #201 on: February 23, 2016, 05:57:24 pm »
The Start of our year of Drag Racing.
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Re: AuSSie drag racers.
« Reply #202 on: March 05, 2016, 09:19:35 pm »
 Willowbank is no longer an ANDRA sanctioned track, they have changed over to the IHRA. I had to get a temporary IHRA license and a log book before I could race, which wasn't a big drama in the end.

I am still having problems with my bike.
Dad had some slight clutch slipping issues but still managed to lower his best time down to a 13.4
Isaac swapped the motor out of his K7 into his K2 drag bike and ran some 12.9 sec passes one of them being in the A final against a Z9. The two youngest riders on bikes they hadn't raced before were in the A final together. Isaac missed out on the win by .08 his reaction let him down.

Pictures and videos later if I can load them. If you have Facebook look up Racing is Life there is videos on that page.

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1975 cb400f, 14.435 @ 89.01MPH at Willowbank Street Series 28 March 2015
1976 cb400f Nostalgia Drag Bike.
1.871 @ the 60'
8.632 @ 78.44 mph over the 1/8.
13.822 @ 91.91 mph over the 1/4
1977 cb750f2 Resto Project
1973 cb750k4 Chopper project
1971 cb750k1 Restoration Project
1975 cb750f1 Drag bike
1.549 @ 60'
4.425 @ 330'
6.895 @ 98.05MPH  1/8 mile
10.993 @ 116.76MPH  1/4 mile

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Re: AuSSie drag racers.
« Reply #203 on: March 10, 2016, 05:36:41 pm »
Pictures of some of the SOHC Honda drag bikes
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1975 cb400f, 14.435 @ 89.01MPH at Willowbank Street Series 28 March 2015
1976 cb400f Nostalgia Drag Bike.
1.871 @ the 60'
8.632 @ 78.44 mph over the 1/8.
13.822 @ 91.91 mph over the 1/4
1977 cb750f2 Resto Project
1973 cb750k4 Chopper project
1971 cb750k1 Restoration Project
1975 cb750f1 Drag bike
1.549 @ 60'
4.425 @ 330'
6.895 @ 98.05MPH  1/8 mile
10.993 @ 116.76MPH  1/4 mile

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Re: AuSSie drag racers.
« Reply #204 on: March 10, 2016, 05:41:39 pm »
B Final

Mark in the left lane on the green GPZ 1100 red lit giving Rick on the GS1000 the win
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1975 cb400f, 14.435 @ 89.01MPH at Willowbank Street Series 28 March 2015
1976 cb400f Nostalgia Drag Bike.
1.871 @ the 60'
8.632 @ 78.44 mph over the 1/8.
13.822 @ 91.91 mph over the 1/4
1977 cb750f2 Resto Project
1973 cb750k4 Chopper project
1971 cb750k1 Restoration Project
1975 cb750f1 Drag bike
1.549 @ 60'
4.425 @ 330'
6.895 @ 98.05MPH  1/8 mile
10.993 @ 116.76MPH  1/4 mile

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Re: AuSSie drag racers.
« Reply #205 on: March 10, 2016, 05:48:22 pm »
A Final

Brett Copping in left lane on his Dad's z9 just beat my little brother Isaac on his K2 by .08
Isaac was closer to his dial in but his .2 something light lost it for him.
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1975 cb400f, 14.435 @ 89.01MPH at Willowbank Street Series 28 March 2015
1976 cb400f Nostalgia Drag Bike.
1.871 @ the 60'
8.632 @ 78.44 mph over the 1/8.
13.822 @ 91.91 mph over the 1/4
1977 cb750f2 Resto Project
1973 cb750k4 Chopper project
1971 cb750k1 Restoration Project
1975 cb750f1 Drag bike
1.549 @ 60'
4.425 @ 330'
6.895 @ 98.05MPH  1/8 mile
10.993 @ 116.76MPH  1/4 mile

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Re: AuSSie drag racers.
« Reply #206 on: March 10, 2016, 06:03:29 pm »
Adam,

You haven't mentioned what the problems where with your bike.
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Re: AuSSie drag racers.
« Reply #207 on: March 12, 2016, 11:23:21 am »
Nice pics. I love the look of that Willowbank track, very photogenic.
I was there racing 20 years ago and can see it's only gotten better. Besides where do you find a Koala in the trees in the pits here in America, the best I've found so far is alligators and they're not as cute.
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Re: AuSSie drag racers.
« Reply #208 on: March 12, 2016, 04:42:24 pm »
Thanks NitroHunter,
Willowbank is a great track for racing and taking photos and videos. Funny thing you mentioned the Koala as there was one just behind the trailer about 5 metres up when we were loading the bikes on the Sunday.
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1975 cb400f, 14.435 @ 89.01MPH at Willowbank Street Series 28 March 2015
1976 cb400f Nostalgia Drag Bike.
1.871 @ the 60'
8.632 @ 78.44 mph over the 1/8.
13.822 @ 91.91 mph over the 1/4
1977 cb750f2 Resto Project
1973 cb750k4 Chopper project
1971 cb750k1 Restoration Project
1975 cb750f1 Drag bike
1.549 @ 60'
4.425 @ 330'
6.895 @ 98.05MPH  1/8 mile
10.993 @ 116.76MPH  1/4 mile

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Re: AuSSie drag racers.
« Reply #209 on: March 13, 2016, 01:08:34 am »
Quote from: NitroHunter on March 12, 2016, 11:23:21 am
Nice pics. I love the look of that Willowbank track, very photogenic.
I was there racing 20 years ago and can see it's only gotten better. Besides where do you find a Koala in the trees in the pits here in America, the best I've found so far is alligators and they're not as cute.

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D nice one Robbie.
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Re: AuSSie drag racers.
« Reply #210 on: March 13, 2016, 06:20:45 am »
Robbie what were you racing 20 years ago?

The sun can make it a little difficult to see the lights on the tree in the late afternoon at Willowbank.
 At times they have stopped the racing to let the sun go down.
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1975 cb400f, 14.435 @ 89.01MPH at Willowbank Street Series 28 March 2015
1976 cb400f Nostalgia Drag Bike.
1.871 @ the 60'
8.632 @ 78.44 mph over the 1/8.
13.822 @ 91.91 mph over the 1/4
1977 cb750f2 Resto Project
1973 cb750k4 Chopper project
1971 cb750k1 Restoration Project
1975 cb750f1 Drag bike
1.549 @ 60'
4.425 @ 330'
6.895 @ 98.05MPH  1/8 mile
10.993 @ 116.76MPH  1/4 mile

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Re: AuSSie drag racers.
« Reply #211 on: March 13, 2016, 06:31:00 am »
Quote from: bear on March 10, 2016, 06:03:29 pm
Adam,

You haven't mentioned what the problems where with your bike.


Hi bear, same problems as I have had from the start, wants to die on me just after launch. I have been very slack and not looking into the problem as much as I should.
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1975 cb400f, 14.435 @ 89.01MPH at Willowbank Street Series 28 March 2015
1976 cb400f Nostalgia Drag Bike.
1.871 @ the 60'
8.632 @ 78.44 mph over the 1/8.
13.822 @ 91.91 mph over the 1/4
1977 cb750f2 Resto Project
1973 cb750k4 Chopper project
1971 cb750k1 Restoration Project
1975 cb750f1 Drag bike
1.549 @ 60'
4.425 @ 330'
6.895 @ 98.05MPH  1/8 mile
10.993 @ 116.76MPH  1/4 mile

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Re: AuSSie drag racers.
« Reply #212 on: March 13, 2016, 09:07:36 am »
Quote from: SBR-CB400F on March 13, 2016, 06:20:45 am
Robbie what were you racing 20 years ago?
The Bruce Springsteen song "Glory Days" is playing in my head right now.  8)  8)  8)
At the conclusion of our Giant Killer (finished #8) 1995 NHRA season we brought Gary Densham's NEC sponsored nitro funnycar to Australia. We ran the ANDRA series in Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, and Melbourne, and returned Stateside in time for the Winternationals in Pomona 1996. FYI we beat out Peter Russo for the championship by one round, I believe by virtue of setting the National ET record at Caulder Park.
I was the bottom end guy of just a 3 man crew including Brad Simpson a nitro racer pal of ours who is from there.
OK indulge me in one story describing the great race fans there.  ::)
At our final event we knew they were giving us the best prepped race surface of the series, and decided to really get after it. The promoters warned us that if we run the number, the fans will go so crazy, you'll think you're rock stars. Sure...
Due to a lot of advance publicity there were 40,000 in attendance at Caulder. When our pal Jim Walton - the retired John Force of Aussie drag racing - rode his custom Harley chopper up on the starting line with us those folks just went crazy for him. (I don't recall EVER seeing that allowed in the NHRA). Pretty cool. And yes when that record number showed up on board, we're riding down to pick up the car and that place is going wild, Brad turns to me and says "Bon Jovi has arrived". Oh boy let me tell you what that was no kidding, and it was frikken awesome.
Oh And they let me hot lap the high banked Auscar tri-oval in the rental car. Cool memories.  ;)
Sorry for the side track.
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Re: AuSSie drag racers.
« Reply #213 on: March 13, 2016, 12:34:52 pm »
Rob.............those are the kind of memories we all enjoy ;)  A few pics of those 'once-in-a-lifetime' events to hang on the wall in the 'nursing' home should get you some extra 'care' from the nurses.
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Re: AuSSie drag racers.
« Reply #214 on: August 07, 2016, 02:27:52 am »
Our next event. I can't wait
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1975 cb400f, 14.435 @ 89.01MPH at Willowbank Street Series 28 March 2015
1976 cb400f Nostalgia Drag Bike.
1.871 @ the 60'
8.632 @ 78.44 mph over the 1/8.
13.822 @ 91.91 mph over the 1/4
1977 cb750f2 Resto Project
1973 cb750k4 Chopper project
1971 cb750k1 Restoration Project
1975 cb750f1 Drag bike
1.549 @ 60'
4.425 @ 330'
6.895 @ 98.05MPH  1/8 mile
10.993 @ 116.76MPH  1/4 mile

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Re: AuSSie drag racers.
« Reply #215 on: August 07, 2016, 02:57:55 pm »
Confident with those carb settings?
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Re: AuSSie drag racers.
« Reply #216 on: August 09, 2016, 11:35:29 pm »
Yeah I'm confident, you have to be with new settings don't you ☺
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1975 cb400f, 14.435 @ 89.01MPH at Willowbank Street Series 28 March 2015
1976 cb400f Nostalgia Drag Bike.
1.871 @ the 60'
8.632 @ 78.44 mph over the 1/8.
13.822 @ 91.91 mph over the 1/4
1977 cb750f2 Resto Project
1973 cb750k4 Chopper project
1971 cb750k1 Restoration Project
1975 cb750f1 Drag bike
1.549 @ 60'
4.425 @ 330'
6.895 @ 98.05MPH  1/8 mile
10.993 @ 116.76MPH  1/4 mile

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Re: AuSSie drag racers.
« Reply #217 on: August 10, 2016, 06:57:27 am »
Race schedule for this Sunday Sunday sunday
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1975 cb400f, 14.435 @ 89.01MPH at Willowbank Street Series 28 March 2015
1976 cb400f Nostalgia Drag Bike.
1.871 @ the 60'
8.632 @ 78.44 mph over the 1/8.
13.822 @ 91.91 mph over the 1/4
1977 cb750f2 Resto Project
1973 cb750k4 Chopper project
1971 cb750k1 Restoration Project
1975 cb750f1 Drag bike
1.549 @ 60'
4.425 @ 330'
6.895 @ 98.05MPH  1/8 mile
10.993 @ 116.76MPH  1/4 mile

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Re: AuSSie drag racers.
« Reply #218 on: November 26, 2016, 02:47:52 am »
I think this topic is in need of an update.
A brief report from the August Nostalgia meet, I raced my F1 dragbike again at this event with 5 of the 6 runs being in the 11 second barrier which made it the my most successful drag meet on the bike even though I lost all 3 races and my best runs were in qualifying with the best being a 11.261 @ 119.14mph the bike was running faster than it ever has running a PB of 100.04mph @ 1/8 and 120.79mph over the 1/4.
 
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1975 cb400f, 14.435 @ 89.01MPH at Willowbank Street Series 28 March 2015
1976 cb400f Nostalgia Drag Bike.
1.871 @ the 60'
8.632 @ 78.44 mph over the 1/8.
13.822 @ 91.91 mph over the 1/4
1977 cb750f2 Resto Project
1973 cb750k4 Chopper project
1971 cb750k1 Restoration Project
1975 cb750f1 Drag bike
1.549 @ 60'
4.425 @ 330'
6.895 @ 98.05MPH  1/8 mile
10.993 @ 116.76MPH  1/4 mile

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Re: AuSSie drag racers.
« Reply #219 on: November 26, 2016, 04:21:03 am »
On the 15th and 16th of October we travelled down to Warwick Dragway for Dragfest.
I took my 400F Drag bike down for this event as I hadn't ridden it in over a year. I didn't do too well apart from entertain the crowd with my wheelstand launches.
My brother made the final in street bike with his K2 but broke out handing his opponent on a Vmax the win.     
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1975 cb400f, 14.435 @ 89.01MPH at Willowbank Street Series 28 March 2015
1976 cb400f Nostalgia Drag Bike.
1.871 @ the 60'
8.632 @ 78.44 mph over the 1/8.
13.822 @ 91.91 mph over the 1/4
1977 cb750f2 Resto Project
1973 cb750k4 Chopper project
1971 cb750k1 Restoration Project
1975 cb750f1 Drag bike
1.549 @ 60'
4.425 @ 330'
6.895 @ 98.05MPH  1/8 mile
10.993 @ 116.76MPH  1/4 mile

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Re: AuSSie drag racers.
« Reply #220 on: November 26, 2016, 06:19:29 am »
Way to go.  PB's always good. Triple digit mph in 1/8 is good feeling,  so is 120 mph + in 1/4.....now if we could all 60ft like Frank Dragracer. ......, lol, Bill
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Re: AuSSie drag racers.
« Reply #221 on: November 26, 2016, 10:37:15 am »
Glad to know the old Hondas are still in the mix all over the world. And Bill, you can lower your 60' too. No magic to the technique. Just launch like you're pissed off. Lol.
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Re: AuSSie drag racers.
« Reply #222 on: November 26, 2016, 02:47:20 pm »
LMAO,  that should work! Lol
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Re: AuSSie drag racers.
« Reply #223 on: November 26, 2016, 04:10:34 pm »
you launch like you just got pissed on  :o
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Re: AuSSie drag racers.
« Reply #224 on: November 27, 2016, 01:57:05 am »
Quote from: Bill/BentON Racing on November 26, 2016, 06:19:29 am
Way to go.  PB's always good. Triple digit mph in 1/8 is good feeling,  so is 120 mph + in 1/4.....now if we could all 60ft like Frank Dragracer. ......, lol, Bill

Thanks Bill,
It was a great feeling running those numbers  ;D and yes getting my 60's down into the 1.5's or better is the next challenge.
 
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1975 cb400f, 14.435 @ 89.01MPH at Willowbank Street Series 28 March 2015
1976 cb400f Nostalgia Drag Bike.
1.871 @ the 60'
8.632 @ 78.44 mph over the 1/8.
13.822 @ 91.91 mph over the 1/4
1977 cb750f2 Resto Project
1973 cb750k4 Chopper project
1971 cb750k1 Restoration Project
1975 cb750f1 Drag bike
1.549 @ 60'
4.425 @ 330'
6.895 @ 98.05MPH  1/8 mile
10.993 @ 116.76MPH  1/4 mile
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