Author Topic: Re: Man Cup race. This weekend at Rockingham Dragway . (Read 3074 times)

dragracer · « **on:** September 20, 2021, 07:37:04 AM »

The 2nd to last Man Cup series drag race will be held at Rockingham Dragway this weekend. Is anyone on the forum planning to attend this event besides Bill Benton and myself?? THE PURSES have increased in both street ET and pro ET. Come grab that $$$$$$.

Old Scrambler · « **Reply #1 on:** September 20, 2021, 07:48:37 AM »

Take as much as you can, Frankie.......................Will be watching for news of Bill.

Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er · « **Reply #2 on:** September 20, 2021, 08:02:03 AM »

Go kick ass boys and take it to the bank

dragracer · « **Reply #3 on:** September 21, 2021, 05:39:24 AM »

No guarantees from me fellas but I intend to do my best.

I'm still holding onto hope that one day we'll have move SOHC bikes in competition. Surely someone on this forum is willing to take a chance.

Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er · « **Reply #4 on:** September 21, 2021, 08:07:44 AM »

Bonneville is half my distance and you know the difficulty of getting there

dragracer · « **Reply #5 on:** September 21, 2021, 09:23:51 AM »

Quote from: Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er on September 21, 2021, 08:07:44 AM

Bonneville is half my distance and you know the difficulty of getting there

Excuses, excuses. Lol.

Distance is definitely a factor for you as far as racing on the east coast. Maybe you can find a dragstrip not far from where you reside and make some passes. On the other hand, just s hip one of your bikes to Billy and have him keep it here so you could just fly in to race.

Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er · « **Reply #6 on:** September 21, 2021, 11:10:11 AM »

Yeah, and how far are you from Bonneville...... Logistics and time and islands and......

dragracer · « **Reply #7 on:** September 21, 2021, 11:12:04 AM »

Quote from: Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er on September 21, 2021, 11:10:11 AM

Yeah, and how far are you from Bonneville...... Logistics and time and islands and......

Ha, retiree problems!!🤣

Don R · « **Reply #8 on:** September 23, 2021, 08:05:57 PM »

I'm taking my sohc to Byron Il. for the 1/4 mile this weekend. Loading in the trailer tomorrow next to the dragster, I got a new helmet and gloves. Will be making some practice launches before the load up.
I'm hoping to just run T&T in between Super Comp rounds, or if we go out early. The last time there a guy was running a Honda street DOHC bike, I'm not sure the size but the times looked like it might be a race.
Two years ago we qualified #1 with the dragster, , was runner up in the shootout, three rounds in the race and made it to the final the next day before an exhaust rocker let go of it's pushrod. Not so much this season.

dragracer · « **Reply #9 on:** September 27, 2021, 06:31:42 AM »

Quick race report:: I got number one qualifier in Super eliminator on the new build. I made one round but spun off the line in round 2 and couldn't catch my opponent. Unfortunately he crashed his bike at the finish line just in front of me. He was brushed up some but walked away. Thank God for good leathers.

I went to the finals on the F3 in street ET. I pulled the trigger a tad too soon and redlighted. Settled for 2nd place but it was a decent weekend at the dragstrip overall.

gschuld · « **Reply #10 on:** September 27, 2021, 06:54:18 AM »

Way to go Frankie.

George

RAFster122s · « **Reply #11 on:** September 27, 2021, 07:35:32 AM »

Nice going Frank! Any more races this year?

Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er · « **Reply #12 on:** September 27, 2021, 07:58:55 AM »

Hell yeah!!!! Frank's back in the game. Congrats.

Did Bill race?

dragracer · « **Reply #13 on:** September 27, 2021, 10:59:43 AM »

Quote from: RAFster122s on September 27, 2021, 07:35:32 AM

Nice going Frank! Any more races this year?

I've got a few more events this season. Next up will be the NHRA Div 2 team bracket finals in Atlanta. This will be followed by the XDA series final points race in October. Then we'll compete at the Hogs Gone Wild series event race at the end of October in Reynolds Georgia. We'll wrap the season up at the Manufacturers Cup series final points event in Valdosta Georgia. So there's still a lot of racing left to do for us.

dragracer · « **Reply #14 on:** September 27, 2021, 11:02:24 AM »

Quote from: Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er on September 27, 2021, 07:58:55 AM

Hell yeah!!!! Frank's back in the game. Congrats.

Did Bill race?

Bill did not race. He heard an odd noise from purple rain and decided not to use it in competition this time. The Cobra Girl bike hadn't been prepped for this race so he didn't have an operable backup bike. He did a leak down on the purple rain bike but I never heard his results.

Medyo Bastos · « **Reply #15 on:** September 27, 2021, 02:19:17 PM »

Quote from: Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er on September 27, 2021, 07:58:55 AM

Hell yeah!!!! Frank's back in the game. Congrats.

Did Bill race?

Ditto, congrats Frankie!

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

dusterdude · « **Reply #16 on:** September 27, 2021, 03:04:27 PM »

Quote from: dragracer on September 27, 2021, 06:31:42 AM

Quick race report:: I got number one qualifier in Super eliminator on the new build. I made one round but spun off the line in round 2 and couldn't catch my opponent. Unfortunately he crashed his bike at the finish line just in front of me. He was brushed up some but walked away. Thank God for good leathers.

I went to the finals on the F3 in street ET. I pulled the trigger a tad too soon and redlighted. Settled for 2nd place but it was a decent weekend at the dragstrip overall.

Frank,whos the ugly guy on the left?
Congrats on your weekend,proud of ya

Sent from my SM-G973U1 using Tapatalk

dragracer · « **Reply #17 on:** September 27, 2021, 07:19:32 PM »

Hope to get the bike in the winners circle before the season ends.

scottly · « **Reply #18 on:** September 27, 2021, 07:24:35 PM »

Get some proper velocity stacks on those carbs...

madmtnmotors · « **Reply #19 on:** September 28, 2021, 06:28:10 AM »

Rock on Frank!

bwaller · « **Reply #20 on:** September 28, 2021, 07:45:36 AM »

Good news Frank. Good luck for the rest of the season.

kmb69 · « **Reply #21 on:** September 28, 2021, 11:46:57 AM »

Way to go Frank!

dragracer · « **Reply #22 on:** September 28, 2021, 12:49:16 PM »

FYI, in super eliminator I was able to run a 10.35@123mph on the new mono shock bike in qualifying. Unfortunately I had shifting issues and didn't back it up throughout the 3 qualifying sessions. My hope was to back it up in eliminations so I could reset my own record which presently stands at a 10.46. My hope was to back the 10.35 up in eliminations. I had the bye run 1st round eliminations but the bike missed a shift down track and didn't get within the 1% range. Going into 2nd round I felt I had a decent chance for a solid pass to lower my 10.35 ET. As luck would have it, I spun off the line and was not able to run close enough to the 1% range. As of now, my previous record still holds in both ET and mph.

richmagee7 · « **Reply #23 on:** September 28, 2021, 05:02:01 PM »

Thanks for the updates Frank. Way to go.

Old Scrambler · « **Reply #24 on:** September 29, 2021, 07:22:44 AM »

Congrats, Frank

I'll be watching your escapades from the couch while my broken ankle heals. Went down with my Himalayan on a Forestry road near Yellowstone NP.......I now have Ti plates screws

madmtnmotors · « **Reply #25 on:** September 29, 2021, 08:03:15 AM »

Quote from: Old Scrambler on September 29, 2021, 07:22:44 AM

I'll be watching your escapades from the couch while my broken ankle heals. Went down with my Himalayan on a Forestry road near Yellowstone NP.......I now have Ti plates screws

OUCH!

Now you can compare note with Jerry RxMan since he has a similar condition thanks to some twit on a sport bike going wide into his lane on the Tail of the Dragron several years ago.

Heal quickly!

RAFster122s · « **Reply #26 on:** September 29, 2021, 09:59:08 AM »

Great job Frank... hope things go very well for you so you have fun and have a great season wrapup!

Good looking support group in the one photo...

RAFster122s · « **Reply #27 on:** September 29, 2021, 10:00:37 AM »

Old Scrambler, Dennis, heal up quickly and hope your PT goes well. Bike get banged up or just you?

richmagee7 · « **Reply #28 on:** September 29, 2021, 02:21:31 PM »

Oh no Dennis. Heal quickly.

Rich

Old Scrambler · « **Reply #29 on:** September 29, 2021, 03:56:40 PM »

Thanks guys.........not intended to be a thread-steal......Bike is good, a guy from our campground rode it out.

dragracer · « **Reply #30 on:** September 30, 2021, 05:52:08 PM »

Quote from: Old Scrambler on September 29, 2021, 07:22:44 AM

Congrats, Frank

I'll be watching your escapades from the couch while my broken ankle heals. Went down with my Himalayan on a Forestry road near Yellowstone NP.......I now have Ti plates screws

Oh no!!! You just flew down the salt flats at high speeds without incident but end up injuring yourself at low speeds?? Dang it man. 😕. As far as the new hardware, we only use titanium to reduce weight. Lol.

I wasn't able to seal the deal in street ET this past weekend but for the next few days I'm in Atlanta participating in the NHRA Div 2 team bracket finals. I'm racing my Kawasaki dragbike at this event. I was able to get to the semis today in the gamblers race before breaking out for the loss. Hopefully I'll do better tomorrow because I'll be competing in the race of champions. I won the local track championship at Carolina Dragway which qualified me to race against other track champions within Div 2 to determine the divisional winner. Wish me luck fellas.

RAFster122s · « **Reply #31 on:** October 01, 2021, 02:03:22 AM »

Best of luck Frank!!
Nobody wish him the acting well wishes as Dennis has already done that…

Hope you do well for the Race of Champions!

madmtnmotors · « **Reply #32 on:** October 01, 2021, 05:23:00 AM »

Take it all the way to Pomona!

Old Scrambler · « **Reply #33 on:** October 01, 2021, 08:11:54 AM »

You GO, Frankie

Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er · « **Reply #34 on:** October 01, 2021, 08:26:46 AM »

Kick some ass Frank!!! All the luck to you

Don R · « **Reply #35 on:** October 02, 2021, 12:46:56 PM »

Frank, are the clutches holding up OK? I've been told they are the weak link, not sure if that's a fact.

dragracer · « **Reply #36 on:** October 03, 2021, 06:45:15 PM »

Quote from: Don R on October 02, 2021, 12:46:56 PM

Frank, are the clutches holding up OK? I've been told they are the weak link, not sure if that's a fact.

Don. I ran a 10.35@124mph. I don't have heavy duty springs. I've been 10.29 on this bike in testing. I haven't pulled the clutch cover off to inspect the plates because I've detected no sign of slippage yet. All I can tell you about what others are saying regarding slippage is to always consider the source. By the way, the clutch pack in my F3 has been in the bike around 3 years or more. I had a few 1.48 sixty foot times last weekend. Once again, no heavy duty springs. I do use stock Honda late F model clutch packs in both bikes, not aftermarket.

Don R · « **Reply #37 on:** October 04, 2021, 05:49:36 PM »

Thanks, that's what I remember hearing. A big cc Hayabusa guy was coaching me on the old cb's clutches. My old
1124 had some pretty stock looking clutch stuff in it when I opened it up.

News:

Author Topic: Re: Man Cup race. This weekend at Rockingham Dragway . (Read 3074 times)