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introduction to racing - other forms of
I turned on speed as I was eating lunch and "The World Jetsprinting Championship" was on. So I thought "how the hell did these guys get started in this?" And for that matter how do people get into such obscure forms of racing? Thoughts?
Other examples I could think of:
- Lawntractor racing (and do those guys have a foot throttle or do they run the same "lever" system that my toro/ wheelhorse runs?)
- School Bus Racing - Nascar style
- Tractor Trailer racing
Other examples I could think of:
- Lawntractor racing (and do those guys have a foot throttle or do they run the same "lever" system that my toro/ wheelhorse runs?)
- School Bus Racing - Nascar style
- Tractor Trailer racing
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Re: introduction to racing - other forms of (.RJ)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by .RJ »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm glad i'm not the only one that saw this... and didnt change the channel 
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Yeah well it's not like you got much else to do, Ryan the jobless wonder.
</TD></TR></TABLE>Yeah well it's not like you got much else to do, Ryan the jobless wonder.
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Re: introduction to racing - other forms of (Todd Reid)
I'm a big fan of the swamp buggies. The guys I don't get are the tracker pull guys.........7-8 hemis on a tracker to pull a sled 50 ft....wouldn't you rather take all that $$$ and go fast.......Blows my mind.
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Re: introduction to racing - other forms of (J01SH)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by J01SH »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm a big fan of the swamp buggies. The guys I don't get are the tracker pull guys.........7-8 hemis on a tracker to pull a sled 50 ft....wouldn't you rather take all that $$$ and go fast.......Blows my mind.
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yeah kind of like those silly kids that strap on turbos, inject nitrous in their motors and spend all their money just to go in a straight line! Wouldnt you rather take all that $$$ and turn the steering wheel......blows my mind
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yeah kind of like those silly kids that strap on turbos, inject nitrous in their motors and spend all their money just to go in a straight line! Wouldnt you rather take all that $$$ and turn the steering wheel......blows my mind
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Re: introduction to racing - other forms of (Dragon)
But really, I'm curious. How do you guy's think they came about doing this? Do they have friends that got them into it? Did the happen along a club event one day (and what is that like)? Did the mower rust out on the lawn tractor and they decided to take it racing? Car's I understand, but tractors, semi's and school buses!
And for those of you that saw it, do you think they have a lower class that's two dude in a fishin boat? And did you notice the hand signals fro the co driver - wtf!
And for those of you that saw it, do you think they have a lower class that's two dude in a fishin boat? And did you notice the hand signals fro the co driver - wtf!
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Re: introduction to racing - other forms of (elgorey)
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yeah kind of like those silly kids that strap on turbos, inject nitrous in their motors and spend all their money just to go in a straight line! Wouldnt you rather take all that $$$ and turn the steering wheel......blows my mind
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Which brings up "drag boat racing" (I left that one out cause I thought this topic was a bit of stretch for this forum)
Do those guys not watch Real Tv?
yeah kind of like those silly kids that strap on turbos, inject nitrous in their motors and spend all their money just to go in a straight line! Wouldnt you rather take all that $$$ and turn the steering wheel......blows my mind
</TD></TR></TABLE>Which brings up "drag boat racing" (I left that one out cause I thought this topic was a bit of stretch for this forum)
Do those guys not watch Real Tv?
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Re: introduction to racing - other forms of (elgorey)
i'll let the Drag RAcing crack slide
but the European semi racing, I can't get enough. Those guys are nuts what do you think the brake fade in one of those beasts is?
P.S. i'd rather go straight than hop on a lawn tracker and trun it.
but the European semi racing, I can't get enough. Those guys are nuts what do you think the brake fade in one of those beasts is?
P.S. i'd rather go straight than hop on a lawn tracker and trun it.
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Re: introduction to racing - other forms of (dirty)
I've tried watching the Drag Boats but i don't reallt get them either......They stage by holding on to a rope and about 30% of the runs end up with boats going end over end.........Now throw a water skier on the back and I'll tune in every week
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Ohhhhh.. i didn't know what jetsprinting was either thanks for the link. I have seen it on Speed before those guys are absolutely amazing drivers. I thinks it's very entertaining to watch. (see above comment about the water skiers it applies here as well)
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Re: introduction to racing - other forms of (elgorey)
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Now there's a series running in the US, STRANA. They'll be at Road America on August 21-24th as part of the ALMS/World Challenge race there. Can't wait to see these 1000hp monsters running around the track.
http://www.stranaracing.com/
Whoa!
How cool is that, they're even sponsored by Tonka!
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Now there's a series running in the US, STRANA. They'll be at Road America on August 21-24th as part of the ALMS/World Challenge race there. Can't wait to see these 1000hp monsters running around the track.
http://www.stranaracing.com/
Whoa!
How cool is that, they're even sponsored by Tonka! Modified by Shmeek at 11:10 AM 7/11/2003
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Re: introduction to racing - other forms of (dirty)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dirty »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I turned on speed as I was eating lunch and "The World Jetsprinting Championship" was on. So I thought "how the hell did these guys get started in this?" And for that matter how do people get into such obscure forms of racing? Thoughts?
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Anything that moves, or can move, people are going to race. I've heard of folks racing belt sanders and floor polishers. At MG Club national conventions, one of the big events is the valve cover race, where folks put wheels on MG valve covers and race them down a specially built ramp. People have won and lost fortunes betting which drop of water would get to the bottom of a windowpane first. Steamboats on the Mississippi, crowded with passengers, used to risk boiler explosions by tieing down their safety valves to go faster while racing. Some did explode, with great loss of life. I can't think of a form of transportation that hasn't been raced at some time or other.
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Anything that moves, or can move, people are going to race. I've heard of folks racing belt sanders and floor polishers. At MG Club national conventions, one of the big events is the valve cover race, where folks put wheels on MG valve covers and race them down a specially built ramp. People have won and lost fortunes betting which drop of water would get to the bottom of a windowpane first. Steamboats on the Mississippi, crowded with passengers, used to risk boiler explosions by tieing down their safety valves to go faster while racing. Some did explode, with great loss of life. I can't think of a form of transportation that hasn't been raced at some time or other.
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Re: introduction to racing - other forms of (Geezer)
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Damn, you must be REALLY old to remember stuff like this
Steamboats on the Mississippi, crowded with passengers, used to risk boiler explosions by tieing down their safety valves to go faster while racing. Some did explode, with great loss of life. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Damn, you must be REALLY old to remember stuff like this
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Probably not as much as you'd think, they're water-cooled! Check out the steam coming out of the wheels next time you watch.
I was watching the boat-autocross too, I love the navigators who just point their fingers where to go. I guess you wouldn't be able to hear him talking over the giant uncorked V8 that's 2 inches behind the seats!
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Probably not as much as you'd think, they're water-cooled! Check out the steam coming out of the wheels next time you watch.
I was watching the boat-autocross too, I love the navigators who just point their fingers where to go. I guess you wouldn't be able to hear him talking over the giant uncorked V8 that's 2 inches behind the seats!
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Re: introduction to racing - other forms of (JMU1337)
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Remember it! Hell, I started it! I was all set to establish NSBRA when the Civil War broke out.
Damn, you must be REALLY old to remember stuff like this
</TD></TR></TABLE>Remember it! Hell, I started it! I was all set to establish NSBRA when the Civil War broke out.
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*WRXRacer111 has just keeled over and died laughing*
Seriously... I love watching jetsprint boats. Some of the most entertaining racing I've seen. I'd love to drive one or at least ride in one.
BTW, I've oversteered a riding mower. We had an old one that you could push the brake/clutch pedal in just enough to engage only the clutch... needless to say, hit the clutch and coast down the hill, then tap the brake as you made a turn. Nice little trailbrake oversteer on grass, lol. Just had to make sure you lean WAAAAY inside so you don't flip the thing, ie sitting on the fender.
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*WRXRacer111 has just keeled over and died laughing*
Seriously... I love watching jetsprint boats. Some of the most entertaining racing I've seen. I'd love to drive one or at least ride in one.
BTW, I've oversteered a riding mower. We had an old one that you could push the brake/clutch pedal in just enough to engage only the clutch... needless to say, hit the clutch and coast down the hill, then tap the brake as you made a turn. Nice little trailbrake oversteer on grass, lol. Just had to make sure you lean WAAAAY inside so you don't flip the thing, ie sitting on the fender.
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Re: introduction to racing - other forms of (Geezer)
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Well thats cause you need a specailly built ramp to race anything with the word mg on it!!!! heheh couldn't resist. hehehe
Well thats cause you need a specailly built ramp to race anything with the word mg on it!!!! heheh couldn't resist. hehehe
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Re: introduction to racing - other forms of (Geezer)
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lol!!! I'm sure that Grant and Forrest would have been more than happy to be part of the NSBRA than be part of a nasty civil war... I know I would have been
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lol!!! I'm sure that Grant and Forrest would have been more than happy to be part of the NSBRA than be part of a nasty civil war... I know I would have been
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Re: introduction to racing - other forms of (Xian)
This post is frickin great. I always wondered these things myself. Heck, sometimes I wonder how we get involved in any form of racing. The closest road course to me is 2 hours away, it's not like I hung around the track when I was younger.
I attribute drinking to the introduction of obscure forms of motorsports.
I attribute drinking to the introduction of obscure forms of motorsports.
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Re: introduction to racing - other forms of (WRXRacer111)
Legend has it that the Kiwi's (New Zealanders) started the whole Jetsprint thing and developed the steerable outdrive pump units...
Vracer111, who likes the combination rally/autocross racing event known as jetsprint boat racing, which uses 1200hp Chevy 350 V8 motors in boats with rollcages that run in trenches...
P.S. - Lawnmower racing rocks! Nearly 50mph on grass and dirt with tight turns is fun to watch!
Vracer111, who likes the combination rally/autocross racing event known as jetsprint boat racing, which uses 1200hp Chevy 350 V8 motors in boats with rollcages that run in trenches...
P.S. - Lawnmower racing rocks! Nearly 50mph on grass and dirt with tight turns is fun to watch!