Poll

[4x4]

Ok , lets settle this once and for all ...

Whats it going to be , NASCAR or Drag Racing ..

4x :confused:

[Chief]

If you ever go to a drag race, a big national meet, you'll stop going around in circles and straighten up for good..:D
Here's another shot of Doug Herbert's starting line explosion. What caused this is an intake valve that hung open. This explosion normally occurs inside the cylinders...this is 7000 horsepower at work...but in this case, because of the open valve it all went out the wrong way, back up through the intake tract...it blew the supercharger off, and you get to witness the explosive power of nitromethane firsthand.
Not one person was injured. This is a lot more fun than NASCAR..:p

http://www.nhra.com/gallery/action/Top_Fuel/doug_herbert.jpg

[4x4]

Just for you Chief !

4x



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[coolwind]

Hell I have Done them Both in my life time Love Both !
But nascar is my top 1 as I love the Round Tracking It takes Balls Over & Over till then end if your up Front !
Know A lot of those Old Boys & Will Hold a Lot of Good Times !
Earnhart Forever!
Yes I loved the Thrill when you can take a old 55 Chevy & a Big Block & Take the Starting Lights Down with it LOL But its HELL on oil pans , front ends & Wins

[mili]

Nascar reminds me of hamsters in a wheel. The fuckers can't turn right when driving home after a race I bet.

mili

[Chief]

HAHAHA...by George, I think we've picked up a drag racing vote, 4x4...where's that redneck Mdeven at??:p
And where did you get that Longhorn F/C pic? YEEEE-HAAAAA

http://www.noright.com/nascarsucks.jpeg

[4x4]

Just made my day !!

4x :D

[4x4]

You do know that this is a drag boat so I hope you voted correctly ..

4x

http://www.zzzz4.net/mas/images/icons/avatars/ani/large-ani-avatars/boatcrash2-ani-av.gif

[4x4]

I got two giant lakes right by me but I never played on the water .. Just the pavement ...

Cojones , that clip to your right was just on Believe it or Not and it was an instructor takeing out a student but he forgot to fasten their saftey belts and went flying out when they hung the first left ... That was boat racing from Long Beach to Catalina Island , the guys first test ride ..

4x

http://www.zzzz4.net/mas/images/icons/avatars/ani/boats/exit100x60-ani-av.gif

[4x4]

Drag Boats are cool , 100 ft rooster tails !!

4x :D

[costa_trianta]

I am going to make this simple and short, as compared to my last few posts which have been mini essays...just ask Chief!!!

F1 all the way!!!

[Chief]

They run dual pumps, huge affairs with a capacity far in excess of what the engine demands. The fuel and clutch management systems are unbelievably sophisticated, far more than the engine itself...fuel is injected in a variety of places - at the top of the supercharger, right beneath the air intake...there are nozzles mounted into the intake manifold, right beneath the supercharger...and they are direct injected as well - right into the combustion chambers, like a large diesel engine.
Nitromethane carries its own oxygen - the engine injests relatively little outside air...and that's the reason for the incredible volume of fuel. Getting more power out of the engine is mostly a matter of how much fuel you can run through it - and not have it detonate in a million pieces. It's a slow burning fuel, and with the quantity that's injected into the cylinder, it takes two 44 AMP magnetos just to light it off. It burns at over 7,000 degrees F. - and with it's slow burning characteristics, you'll see 8-10 foot header flames at night, and the noise is absolutely astounding. You're hearing and seeing the detonation outside the cylinder, as opposed to normal combustion (with gasoline or alcohol) that takes place inside the cylinder.
Nitro is about 40 bucks a gallon. Ready to pay the fuel bill for one of these? If they win the race on Sunday, they will have used five thousand dollars worth of fuel, just for one weekend!
Here's a picture of Former Top Fuel champion Kenny Bernstein, at night...

http://www.draglist.com/photoimages/maplegrove2002/DSC_3017.jpg
Retiring Kenny Bernstein lights the night sky at the Keystone Nationals, or how to go
from 0 to 100 in .8 seconds. Photo by Greg Gage

[4x4]

Here ya go O-P

http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/5348/bechbend.jpg

4x :p

[4x4]

What red X ?????

[4x4]

Ok , now I know what Cojones was talking about cuz I am looking at a Dodge truck yanking the wheels ..

Hmmmmmmm...

4x :mad:

[4x4]

Try again ... Now I saved this image from here so see what happens now ..

4x

[4x4]

Here is a shot of the Shockvave that I actually took at Cayuga ..

It is from a slide ...

4x

[Chief]

You're hired...:D That's a hell of a Peterbilt, Eh? Almost knocks you out of the stands when he lights all 3 afterburners at once...

[4x4]

Looks like the drag racers won the poll ..

4x :D

[Chief]

Hell, show 'em the picture - Nascar deserves the publicity:D
This is a typical NASCAR fan.....

http://www.strangecosmos.com/images/picturejokes/6316.jpg

[4x4]

The bus took off with the kids in it so I had to take the rescue truck after it ...


http://www.torontomotorsportspark.com/dragway/IHRA2002photos/images/wlstdrs_jpg.jpg

4x :D

[4x4]

Your lookin at one , right up there ^

It is racing the school buss ... The pic is a little dark but can you see the ladder and the IAFF emblem on the doors , well their supposed to be doors ....

http://www.iaff.org/across/mda/media2001/iafflogo.jpg


4x ;)

[4x4]

http://www.ihra.com/photos/2002/epping/saturday/Dsc04279.jpg

4x

[Chief]

Cojones, this one runs 400 MPH...for real...
http://drag.fawcus.com/mark/images/tyndall2002/JETTRUCK02.jpg

[4x4]

I knew that was out there but just a matter of finding it ...

Good job !!

4x :p

[Chief]

Here's another pic, 4X....this is a genuine 1940 Ford fire truck, powered by two Rolls-Royce 601 Viper turbine engines. Combined with afterburners, they produce in excess of 12,000 horsepower. The truck is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the "world's fastest truck"...with a measured top speed in excess of 407 MPH.
It will probably be the first unit at the scene of a fire. http://www.jetfiretruck.com/test01.jpg

[4x4]

Now that is a Fire Truck !!

4x

[Chief]

...for you motorcycle junkies out there. This bike belongs to and is ridden my Larry "Spiderman" McBride. It runs a supercharged, nitromethane-fueled 4-cylinder motorcycle engine that produces in excess of 1,100 horsepower. Best quarter-mile times are 5.93 seconds at 243 MPH. Oh, baby...:eek:
http://www.larrymcbride.com/images/03_norwalk_mcbride01.jpg

[Chief]

Man, they look pretty foxy to me...I also noticed the huge crowd in the grandstands that came to cheer them on :rolleyes:
Lookit those drag racers. I've met every one of the drivers...I've raced (online) the first one, longtime nitro racer Ron Capps. They all walked away from those explosions. Now, those boys have got COJONES, Cojones.....:D

[dennys]

Well I can tell you im not much for nascar never really watched it heard a few names went to party today to watch with some friend's and get in on the betting but of course I only did the blind draw and got jeff gordon whom I have heard of but of course I lost my money:mad: but was all in good fun and actually I even kinda enjoyed watching the race or maybe it was the champagne. But can't wait till football season starts thats my ticket;)