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« Reply #75 on: July 01, 2011, 07:04:05 PM » |
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John Surtees in the assembly paddock, ready to ride the supercharged BMW (#49 just behind him)
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Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
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« Reply #76 on: July 01, 2011, 07:06:44 PM » |
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From the World Superbike Championship, Tom Sykes, sitting on the 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R before moving to the assembly area.
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"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #77 on: July 01, 2011, 07:11:56 PM » |
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This is Ian Hutchinson, who in 2010 became the only man to win 5 TTs in one week - an amazing achievement. Towards the end of the season he suffered a horrible crash at Silverstone and nearly lost the lower part of his leg. He did have, and I guess may still have, a set of scaffolding going into his leg to help it heal properly (see the modified leathers), but, some how, he's at Goodwood and riding..... what a star  |
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Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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..........and Joshua entered Jericho on his Triumph..............
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« Reply #79 on: July 02, 2011, 06:57:43 PM » |
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Friday 1st July, the first day the competitors take to the hill, so a couple of 'action' piccies in amongst the general shots. So how many horsepower should a motorcycle have.. well these guys reckon 420 sounds about right - its the MTT Streetfighter Turbine. The turbine comes from a helicopter. (reckon the pilot might be a bit pi**ed off  ) I`ve actually seen one of these turbine bikes in action. There`s a company in the states that make them. Very weird, but extremely impressive and everyday useable believe it or not. I expected it to be all out grunt but it is versatile.  |
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« Reply #80 on: July 03, 2011, 07:44:46 PM » |
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Single seater race car, who knows the power plant?
Pre X flow Ford at a guess. Beleive it or not, DAF Variomatic............. Right mr Oily Tony Bike I thought I was right, just from the photo, The power plant is a Ford pre crossflow 997 screamer. The original block would have been found in an anglia and the heads were modified by blocking off the inlets in the normal place and boring down above the inlet valve (to give a straight inlet port) and using one choke of a twin choke, in this case downdraft Weber................... |
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« Reply #81 on: July 03, 2011, 07:49:36 PM » |
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Just a bit of a mish mash of pics, but I think you'll get the idea.
Nice chop
Normally these Cosworths would drive a performance/race car, this drives the compressor for Bloodhounds jet/rocket engine!!!!
Our lunch time entertainment.
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« Reply #82 on: July 03, 2011, 07:53:15 PM » |
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Isn't it funny who you run into at thes events.........................
Our very own Deadly Derek with Brian May in the back of Pats pickup and Gary from SSR with one of Deadlys other pickups.
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« Reply #83 on: July 03, 2011, 07:54:25 PM » |
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And the peterbuilt stage. This was all in aid of the celebration of The Indy 500,s 50 birthday in May this year.............
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« Reply #84 on: July 03, 2011, 08:01:35 PM » |
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A GT40 as it should be............... a road car!!!
A really cool early Aston grille.
and an Abarth bat car
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« Reply #85 on: July 03, 2011, 08:04:40 PM » |
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This called a Dymaxion. Made in 1933 this three wheeler was powered by a Ford flathead V8 of the same period, driving through the front wheels.............
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« Reply #86 on: July 03, 2011, 08:05:24 PM » |
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More of the Dymaxion.
1935 Auburn.
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« Reply #87 on: July 03, 2011, 08:09:20 PM » |
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A lovely old type 35.
Think this is a American circuit racer.
1935 Indy car made by Miller. Note the modified '35 ford grille insert
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« Reply #88 on: July 03, 2011, 08:20:21 PM » |
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Whilst on the subject of Indy cars..................
Here we have one with a four cylinder Offenhauser with a turbo.........
and the Hurst supported car with an injected normally aspirated Offy
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« Reply #89 on: July 03, 2011, 08:25:35 PM » |
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This was a real surpise. The last time I saw this car was in the late 80's, when it had been restored by an aquaintence of mine called David Bruzas, in Woking. I managed to persuade him I really needed to sit in to see how it fitted. This was Juan Fangio's 1958 Indy car  |
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