Anyone go to NED?

[Tabby]

They don't usually do the pro tree on grudge nights. Pretty easy to tell. Yellow, GREEN!

[breakdirt916]

Define "soft transmission".

Your bike is still a youngster. My 86 has 88,000+ on the gear box, and has never had a problem at the drags. Helped a few clutches wear out a bit quicker though, but since those are cheaper and easier to change than rear tires, who cares.

I wouldn't know from experience, but word on the fzr forums is the fzr600 had a soft transmission. The two things that make me cautious are:
1.) there's a sticky on transmission rebuilding on FZR600 main page
2.) guys that do a lot of wheelies often lose and talk about re-building 2nd gear

Those 60' times need some work. Not trying to be mean. #110's aren't horrible, but could use some work. #423's shouldn't even have bothered to get in line.
I typically pull mid 1.8s, high 1.7s when I'm really on my game, on my 86 GSXR.
Upper 1.8's when I'm there on my 93 GSX1100G. Stock chassis, no strapping or lowering on either one. You just have to go there more often. Practice makes better. That helps a lot being the first one into turn one! Waaay back in the day, at the old Bryar, if I pre-entered early enough,,, and I was on the front row, NOBODY beat me to the first turn.
{prod, and mod prod 3, 550s} Too bad I wasn't fast enough to stay there. D-ooh!

well, if oxx "could use work" then my R/T's are going to be off the charts!

either way...I'll come one night to try it out

[SVRACER01]

They don't usually do the pro tree on grudge nights. Pretty easy to tell. Yellow, GREEN!

no, it went 1,2,3, GO! thats how i was able to cut the .523. i stood in line counting, trying to get the pace in my head.

[Tabby]

Drag racing is like any other form of competition. There are those who take it dead serious, are there on a regular basis, and their times show it. Lots of us, and I think I fall in there somewhere, really aren't any different than your typical trackday dude. We want to have fun, but maybe not devote so much time to it. I'm semi-semi regular. Give me three or four runs, and I'm at where I'm going to be. I just don't go up often enough to be better than I am. I end up racing myself. I have on many occasions had my ass handed to me, but I didn't care a whit, because I improved my time a bit. Like bettering a lap time, no? It's just that it doesn't seem to take as much involvement to get into dragracing, and it is pretty cheap to have fun with,,,, IF you don't get sucked into it.

Bhavesh, have you heard of "The Army of Darkness"? Sam Fleming is the head of that team, and he writes regularily for RoadRacing World. Google "The Army of Darkness". Years ago they were very actively racing FZR400/600s, and did lots of mods and parts swapping. They even helped turn me on to a formula that I used to help pick a cam for my old gixxer. If you have read up on them, ummm,, never mind.

Oxx, {chuckle} that is exactly how I get comfy with the lights too.

[Stoneman]

Sadly, the founder of New England Dragway was killed in a single-vehicle accident yesterday in Bedford, NH...

[Tabby]

Sadly, the founder of New England Dragway was killed in a single-vehicle accident yesterday in Bedford, NH...

Oh no.
RIP.

[Stoneman]

A dangerous curve claimed the life of a 72-year-old Bedford man last night. State police say Eldon Sidebotham was eastbound on Route 101 when he tried to negotiate the ramp to I-293 north. His pickup truck rolled over, ejecting Sidebotham who wasn't wearing a seatbelt. Police say excessive speed appears to have been a factor.

There really isn't much about it yet, other than this. At least what I've been able to find...

[Stoneman]

A quick Google'll turn up quite a bit on him...

Eldon “Sy” Sidebotham is one of the most dedicated of a famous group of New England hot rodders. He began drag racing with partners Dave Crehan and Harvey Richardson in 1956 with an Olds-powered roadster. By 1959, the team had the fastest gas dragster on the east coast at 161 mph in their TE-440 chassis using a blown Olds for power with Sy as the driver. All were members of the Orientals car club of Reading, Mass. In 1963, Sy built his own fuel dragster chassis and when not running the strip at Sanford, Me., competed against touring racers such as fellow honorees, the Dead End Kids. In 1966, Sy, along with his very supportive mother Eleanor “Ma” Sidebotham, was among those who founded New England Dragway at Epping, N.H. It’s the sole drag strip surviving in New England. Since 2002, Sy has enthusiastically participated in nearly every Cacklefest, hauling the restored King and Marshall Top Fuel dragster all the way to Bakersfield, Indy and Bowling Green from his home in New Hampshire.

[Tabby]

Well, I never met the man, but I have to thank him for the strip. I've drag raced every motorcycle I've ever owned up there. As a youngster I was as tickled as could be to find out that a real live drag strip was in my back yard. Just like what I used to see on "ABC's Wide World of Sports" . To be able to go there, ride as fast as I could, for real short money, probably saved my sorry butt from getting more tickets than I did. And boy oh boy, I had that for real piece of paper stating what I did. For better or worse, no "BS" there.

God speed Sy.

[butcher bergs]

: whats a good light? i thought .500 was.

Highlighted too much from 'the rematch'. My bad, y0.