Found a local drag-strip

[land_shark]

jwalters and I spent saturday at an NHRA drag strip about an hour from town.  $10 to get in and watch the fun; rail cars, old muscle cars, a grocery-getter, an F-150, a Chrystler 300, a wenkel-powered coke machine , and a good handfull of bikes.  Some were actual drag bikes, and others were not far from stock crotch rockets.

Here's the fun part, for $25 you can race what'choo got.  I'm not sure of all the restrictions, but they seem much less strict than at a track-day.  Basically, you just need a helmet and a leather jacket.  Again, I'm probably simplifying a bit....  I've been thinking in spans of quarter miles ever since, wondering how my slightly tweaked G1 would fare.

Does anyone have any experience with this kind of stuff?  Sure looks like a blast, and relatively safe (start at your own pace, etc.).

[jwalters]

Here is a link to a picture of a friend who races supersport GSXR1100s.

http://tarzan.eng.uiowa.edu:8080/cgi-bin/ids/index.cgi?mode=image&album=%2Fearlville&image=08.14.05+025.jpg&maxDimension=800

[Bob Holland]

I have a lot of experiance dragracing motorcycles, if you get the chance, try it. My Bandit's best pass was 9.78 at 139 mph and it is still a good street bike.

[txbanditrydr]

Terrebandit & I went to a local dragstrip and it looks like a lot of fun....15 dollars got you plenty of runs and I just might have to try it sometime.  Got to be a great feeling to wick it out with no fear of a ticket!!  

[jwalters]

Got to be a great feeling to wick it out with no fear of a ticket!

Got to be a great feeling, going from zero to a hundred and somethin' in a quarter mile!  


     

[12sdrag]

Drag racing can be lots of fun. I spent all last summer beatin up the bandit at the strip. My buddy bought a 600 soon to be a 750 just to race. This year I decided am going to buy another 1200 and turn it onto a track bike. Unfortunately I have that mental deficiency, You know the one, the part of your brain thats says thats good enough? Yep, lost it, all I can think about is going faster or maybe alittle faster than that. I plan on being in the 8`s next year thats my goal and it will be done aboard a bandit.

[Maniac]

Unfortunately I have that mental deficiency, You know the one, the part of your brain thats says thats good enough? Yep, lost it.

You have that as well?

It's a horrible wasting sickness that leaves your wallet empty and wrinkled, truely a tradegy!

Unfortnatly, the only known cure for this decimating illness is to marry into a rich family who can support you. So far, I'm not having much luck with that.  

[jared1970]

Hey, Land Shark, was that Earlville? That's a nice track. I go there once in a while. You should also check out Cedar Falls and Cordova, IL.

[jwalters]

Ya, it is Earlville he is talking about.  What bike do you take there?  I have been by the Cedar Falls track, that is only a 1/8th mile correct?  I here Cordova is awsome!

[land_shark]

Hey, Land Shark, was that Earlville? That's a nice track. I go there once in a while. You should also check out Cedar Falls and Cordova, IL.

Yup, Earlville.  Just south of Highway 20.  Do you race the SV there?

[jared1970]

I take my SV650 to Earlville and Cedar Falls sometimes. All three tracks are quarter mile. Cordova is a big track, lots of pit area and they usually get some of the bigger races. I'm going to the World Series of Drag Racing there August 25-28. I try to make it to that race every year to see the top fuel dragsters. It's a fun race. Something for everyone. If you've never gone to it, you should try to make it this year.

[land_shark]

That sounds great!  Thanks for the info     I'll gather my posse and hopefully check it out on that saturday.