Re The RACE,, start line,,
Posted by: Ben in Maine (IP Logged)
Date: June 08, 2004 06:57PM
<HTML>,,,,,,at the start line,,,,, {gearing,, 25 inches for every 90 crank degrees 1 power stroke/90 degrees ,,,,my racer,,the black one,,this is 1 rev to 100 inches,,wheelbase 108 ,,,,,THE gas car is started,,,comes to the line,,slip the clutch,,dont rev too much,,an fry the leather lining,,dont stall,,at the line blip the throttl to keep the plugs clear[from fowling] wait the flaggmann,,watch for body english,,rev to clear again try not to catch the flag on a low rev,,,,,there goes his elbow the fla Rev the hell oyt of it,,ya cant hear as its a mass start w/8 other cars,,all open exhaust,,,ooof what thunder my chest viberates like a drumm atire spin,,,the smell of melted tyre sss [the're dunlop hehe] castor oil and,,,,the first turn is comming dont look back ,,,all is well,,,,,to br continued,,maybb]]] sorry i made it a road race not a sprint but I think you get the drift,,,,,the photographer got the clew from the revs and tyre smoke,,,on the start line,,,,,NOW to shift to a hill climb,,,,Castile Hill near Glouscester Mass USA 3years ago,,,,The steamer pulls to the line,,w 2min to go,,,lo pressure an full fire,,,pressure climbing quickley,,,had a short road run to warm alll its innerds, just prevous but this full fire will just about turn the superheater red,,,but not for long w/ vast over draw on boiler,,..,,,put the electric giz under my tyre,,timer thingie,, Starter takes his position,,I give him a thumbs up [all--A--OK]] he pauses,,the elbow quivvers,,unlatch the throttll,,the RIPPLE of the FLAG,Catchn the throttle lever over the top of the quadrent,,,1,,2,,3,,4,,5,,,,,,6,, now short cutoff at 50,,60,,70,,whatever,,,hang on 'n steer,,,,,, XXXXX re/cap? ,,,,NOW,,open throttLL,,chuf,,chuf,chuf chuf ,,,,,,thats 4 X 25 inches,,,,,the photographer was expectin a lot,,,LOTS of noise,,,,chuff its out of focus,,,,chuf its moved 200 inches CAR S GONEE,,,an hes still focused on the start line,,,,Did it 3 times to the guy that day,,,:- ] Now this is a car that I drove to the meet on its own power,,,no trailer,,,chase car was a 1925 Packard,,,,,No i didnt winn but it was a real good day,,,,,,one Bentley up a bank,for about a hour,,,hairpin near end,,gives the 4 wheel brake boys a good advantage,,,StiLL FUN Cheers Ben</HTML>