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So what happened to this thread then?

I've been away for a few weeks and it looks like it died, or has it?

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So what happened to this thread then?

I've been away for a few weeks and it looks like it died, or has it?

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The Yamaha won! wee

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I dare say that if the R1 won, Smokin would have committed Harri Karri....

Tks kspz3 for the msg.

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Finally - the tone of this thread is getting more friendly..... let's keep it fun.

Ropeman - I woud really like to see you start racing at the track - it is a great alternative - as the streets are no place to play with such powerful machines. I have raced for years - always on a track - and it is the place to play.

So I would like to offer you a challenge - to get you up to speed in this game. Here is the deal. Last week I ran my best ever run at the dragstrip - a 9.84. This of course is not all that good of an ET compared to those set-up for drag racing. Now this run was at Pittsburgh - a track at 1500' elevation - much slower than any of the tracks in your area. I weight around 230lbs with leathers. So you should have a major advantage from a weight perspective - as the old saying goes - weight is horsepower. My bike is stock engine and stock wheelbase - never opened - and set-up for Land Speed Racing. It is geared very high - so I actually do the quarter in three gears, so there is very little to worry about your launching skills - your previous experience should put you quicker out of the hole - my 60' time was 1.88 on this pass. Since we are both set up for top speed - you should have no real issue.

Now here is the problem. I practice for Maxton at the drag strip - a safe and managed facility. But in the two years that I have been doing this - running in many events - I have never won even one dollar. So I want to give you the opportunity this weekend to see if you can beat my speed - and I would like to bet you $1 that you can't beat my top speed on that run - and if you lose - you post a picture of you with the dollar - and I want you to write The Tin Man - Fast as Lightning - sign it and send it to me. If you win - I will get you a custom hat made that will declare that you are Faster than Lightning - with your top speed memorialized on it. This would be a friendly way to give you a challenge to see if you can run with a 14. Note: Bike is stock engine, (no NOS), stock wheelbase - and I have done everything I know to make it fast beyond the engine. You can see my numbers in the Maxton logs for Sept, 06, May and Jne of 07 - or www.speedtrialsbybub.com for Bonneville under FlatOut Racing #5711 and 5751.

So if you would like to take on a stock 14 - for a friendly bet - to get some bragging rights - here is your chance. I am expecting that you will deal with honor - you can use your fastest slip from the event - no NOS , stock wheelbase and engine - look up a Test and Tune or race day - there is a track near Orlando as well as West Palm - do a search on IHRA or NHRO drag strips in FL. I will publish my time slip when you bring in yours. So- are you up for it - if so we can lock it in - in a friendly kind of way.

Kevin

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My time slip for the challange is as follows:

60' - 1.8827
330' - 4.5101
1/8 ET - 6.5854
1/8 MPH - 116.19MPH
1000' - 8.3486
1/4 ET - 9.8485
1/4 MPH - 150.45 MPH

I can take a picture of the slip tonight if someone can help me with posting it.
Kevin

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email the pic to me, I'll post it up for you. tlperman@comcast.net

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