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Title: Hotrod beach races, Devon 21 - 22 September '19 Post by: Manky Monkey on December 30, 2018, 01:43:26 PM .
Title: Re: Hotrod beach races, Devon 21 - 22 September '19 Post by: Tony oily bike on December 31, 2018, 09:33:04 AM Aero cars indeed................. that looks interesting
https://thetopbreakingnews.com/2018/02/20/handmade-supercar-with-spitfire-engine-makes-first-test-run-cars-life-style/ Title: Re: Hotrod beach races, Devon 21 - 22 September '19 Post by: Manky Monkey on December 31, 2018, 01:28:40 PM So thought I Sir.
Title: Re: Hotrod beach races, Devon 21 - 22 September '19 Post by: the coppersmith on December 31, 2018, 04:19:59 PM my part of the world, count me in ;D
Title: Re: Hotrod beach races, Devon 21 - 22 September '19 Post by: Manky Monkey on December 31, 2018, 09:10:28 PM Manky day at the beach! :)
Title: Re: Hotrod beach races, Devon 21 - 22 September '19 Post by: the coppersmith on January 01, 2019, 11:13:06 AM well I have a few ;D ;D
Title: Re: Hotrod beach races, Devon 21 - 22 September '19 Post by: BikerGran on January 03, 2019, 10:19:42 AM What are aero cars?
Title: Re: Hotrod beach races, Devon 21 - 22 September '19 Post by: Tony oily bike on January 03, 2019, 10:24:51 AM What are aero cars? Cars powered by aircraft engines.Common practice for early land speed cars as a way to get more engine capacity. Title: Re: Hotrod beach races, Devon 21 - 22 September '19 Post by: BikerGran on January 03, 2019, 06:43:37 PM Like the jet car we used to see at the Ogri rally?
Title: Re: Hotrod beach races, Devon 21 - 22 September '19 Post by: Tony oily bike on January 04, 2019, 11:04:40 AM Like the jet car we used to see at the Ogri rally? Afraid not quite.........We’re talking (in general) pre-war (tho often around the time of The Great war), internal combustion engines powering rear wheels. Engines such a Napier Lion broad-arrow formation 12 cylinder, 24 litres, Liberty V12 of 27 litres Merlin V12 of 27 litres Maybach Zeppelin of 23 litres Some folk have, for bit of a jolly wheeze in recent years, constructed cars with such engines 8) https://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/race_drivers_count_louis_zborowski.php Couple of photos to give an idea Title: Re: Hotrod beach races, Devon 21 - 22 September '19 Post by: Tony oily bike on January 04, 2019, 11:10:58 AM and a couple more.
As far as I'm aware, Babs is currently at Beaulieu (often at Brooklands, and at Pendine) https://www.thegentlemanracer.com/2018/11/babs-on-display-at-beaulieu.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babs_%28land_speed_record_car%29 Brooklands is home to the Napier Railton, a Land Speed Record car https://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/explore/our-collection/cars/napier-railton Title: Re: Hotrod beach races, Devon 21 - 22 September '19 Post by: Manky Monkey on January 04, 2019, 03:54:47 PM Luvverly.
Title: Re: Hotrod beach races, Devon 21 - 22 September '19 Post by: Tony oily bike on February 05, 2019, 11:22:43 AM What are aero cars? Land speed cars incl aero-engined monsters running on beaches (somehow don't think this event will be quite like the footage!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4FcigOOILU Title: Re: Hotrod beach races, Devon 21 - 22 September '19 Post by: Tony oily bike on September 18, 2019, 07:53:18 AM Bounce
Title: Re: Hotrod beach races, Devon 21 - 22 September '19 Post by: Archie on September 18, 2019, 07:55:05 AM Overheard at work this is cancelled?
Title: Re: Hotrod beach races, Devon 21 - 22 September '19 - POSTPONED Post by: Tony oily bike on September 18, 2019, 08:00:09 AM You're right, just looked it up, they say its 'postponed' until 2020.
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