First time drag racing report: FUN!!!

[CivilRock]

clocks don't start till you break the beams.
sit there for 30 seconds then go and you'll still get the same ET as if you had a.500 light

Learn something every day. Thanks.

So I won't better my ET by a quicker RT, but I would better my ET if I didn't slip out of 3rd gear going down the track.

Told you I was a NooB!

-Kevin

[rapidray]

Been back to the track yet Kevin? Ray.

[RacingJake]

Learn something every day. Thanks.

So I won't better my ET by a quicker RT, but I would better my ET if I didn't slip out of 3rd gear going down the track.

Told you I was a NooB!

-Kevin

But that quicker RT might just win you a bracket race

[CivilRock]

Been back to the track yet Kevin? Ray.

Nope.

My wife had picked me up at the hospital half a dozen times since we've been together. And although I think drag racing is 100x safer than motocross, flat track, road racing, supermoto, and enduros, she still calls it "motorcycle racing".

And it turns out my life insurance policy doesn't pay if I end it all "Motorcycle Racing" either. Which my family eagerly pointed out as well.

So, No. To make a short story long, I haven't been back to the track.

I did figure out how to reverse my shifter for about $9

-Kevin

[rapidray]

I used to road race & had 3 different friends killed road racing. I have NEVER had a friend, or even known a bracket racer that has been killed. Drag race accidents are just so rare & don't have the same potential for injuries as other types of motorcycle racing. You have to do what is right for YOU & your family but STREET riding in LA is the most dangerous riding I have ever done! LOL! REALLY!!! Ray.

[kingofvenus]

We had a guy die back in the early nineties when he locked up the front wheel trying not to breakout. Our bike/sled class went away over the last off season, due to counts too low for the owner to make any money so, we're back to racing in car classes again. My 25 yr old son has been the only bike to run in the DOT/muffler/12 flat et cutoff class with his '90 gsx600f. Went seven rounds a couple weeks ago, lost in the final to a guy in a Vega who had a .001 rt with a 12.35 on a .33

[CivilRock]

... but STREET riding in LA is the most dangerous riding I have ever done! LOL! REALLY!!! Ray.

Yup. The most dangerous part of the night is getting to the track.

I will be back. I have to! Especially if I start building this motor up. Just might not be until next summer.

-Kevin

[amxsteve]

Yup. The most dangerous part of the night is getting to the track.

I will be back. I have to! Especially if I start building this motor up. Just might not be until next summer.

-Kevin

Don't build one. Find one with all the work done they are cheap enough.

[CivilRock]

Don't build one. Find one with all the work done they are cheap enough.

So where would you look to find one already built?
Have you seen them on this forum very often?
And what is "cheap enough"?

I found one (actually he found me) but the combination he had was more motor than what I am looking for. I would be very interested in a complete package on the cheap. 1170cc, RS36, cams, mild port. Nothing too crazy.

-Kevin

[Baatfam]

So where would you look to find one already built?
Have you seen them on this forum very often?
And what is "cheap enough"?

dragbike.com, eBay, ask around at the track, put the word out you're looking.

$4-6K will get a decent bike...maybe less.

I found mine through a local racer and bike speed shop owner....
Had to update a few things, but it was a good bike....
Sold it to Amxsteve when I had to quit racing.

[CivilRock]

That is a cool friggen bike.
I'll check out dragbike.com.

-Kevin

[blowerbike]

So where would you look to find one already built?
Have you seen them on this forum very often?
And what is "cheap enough"?

I found one (actually he found me) but the combination he had was more motor than what I am looking for. I would be very interested in a complete package on the cheap. 1170cc, RS36, cams, mild port. Nothing too crazy.

-Kevin

it all depends on your definition of cheap....

[amxsteve]

That is a cool friggen bike.
I'll check out dragbike.com.

-Kevin

That bike is still for sale and 4k would buy it. It was an awesome easy to ride but quick bike. My best 9.12@145. It launches hard 1.29 short and goes straight as an arrow.

[CivilRock]

That bike is still for sale and 4k would buy it. It was an awesome easy to ride but quick bike. My best 9.12@145. It launches hard 1.29 short and goes straight as an arrow.

Looks like fun. If I was going to buy a racing bike, I'd seriously look at it.
I need something with a pillion seat, lights, kickstand, etc.
I just want a 130-140hp street rod that can do 10.3-10.5s.

-Kevin

[Kris V]

I got one for sale also...ready to roll. If you join the NHRA part of the price is medical insurance...around 400K as long as you race at a NHRA sanctioned track. Runs on pump gas, self starting and very easy to ride. Will do low 9`s or you can do 10`s all day long. 1327cc 40mm smooth bores,head work all dyna electronics blah,blah,blah I could go on for a while. If your in oregon I could meet you half way to deliver it if you are interested in buying.