Posted by MO8N4ME on January 11, 2013 at 19:30:29 from (72.172.196.40):
In Reply to: OT but cool posted by The tractor vet on January 11, 2013 at 09:09:08:
The tractor vet said: (quoted from post at 12:09:08 01/11/13) YEp they is twice as fast now as they use to be . Only was in a rail ft engine one time and did a 8.5 quarter . WAY To fast for me and i thought i was flyen at 11.56 . They have come a long way from when i first went down the track in 63 .
Yep, in 1962 I went to the 8th Annual NHRA event at INDY, I was 20. Jack Chrisman beat Don Garlits in the final round of AA/Dragster. The equivalent of todays Top Fueler. Chrisman won with an ET of 8.76 at 171.75 mph. A new national record was set shortly after by Garlits in a Connie Kalitta dragster at 180 MPH.
In 1976 I set the National Record for a B/Gas Kawasaki Motorcycle at 9.42 ET 140 MPH in Fremont CA. An equivalent to that bike today is the Pro Stock Motorcycles running NHRA events. 6.80 ET at 190 + MPH. They said years ago, it was impossible to go faster than 200 MPH in the quarter mile.
This post was edited by MO8N4ME at 19:35:13 01/11/13.
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