New England Dragway!

[Tabby]

Hoping to go and run the old Gixxer tonight. Not looking good weather wise. If it clears up, and any of you folks are up there, look for the plates with TMB on them.

[benVFR]

Hahaha.. I so want to go. But I have to be in Downtown boston at 7AM tomorrow morning..

Coming home from MM last night my roommate and I had a kid keep egging us on with his Dodge SRT-4 and we finally had to put the smack down... made me want to go to the drag strip as my launch was horrible though still plenty to embarass him by the time I got up to the speed limit.

[Awesome]

What times NEdragway open and close? Street night so we don't need to do anything to the bikes right? Full leathers, or jacket/gloves/helmet?

[RandyO]

Originally posted by hessogood
What times NEdragway open and close? Street night so we don't need to do anything to the bikes right? Full leathers, or jacket/gloves/helmet?

depends on your bike, if it's slow, or not
I don't remember the breakoff point in et or top speed, but you may need a teather to your kill switch

[RandyO]

Motorcycles:

No slicks allowed. Street tires required (DOT Approved racing tires acceptable). No bald tires allowed.
Open exhaust not allowed.
.500 Full Tree using manual start.
Vehicles must comply with safety and equipment requirements as outlined by the current IHRA Rule Book.
Motorcycles must be street legal and able to pass state safety inspection.
Nitrous oxide permitted and must be installed according to the provisions outlined in the current IHRA Rule Book.
In 2006 all nitrous assisted motorcycles, regardless of elapsed time, shall be required to install an approved Engine Containment System on their vehicle.
Valid state motorcycle operator's license required. Learner's permits are not acceptable.
Full face Snell M95 helmet required.
Leather jacket and gloves.
Over the ankle leather shoes or boots.
Leather pants required on all motorcycles running either 10.99 or quicker or 120 MPH or faster.
Kill switch and lanyard required on all motorcycles running 10.99 or quicker or 120 MPH or faster.
All motorcycles and snowmobiles must have a permanent style competition number plate attached to the right side of the vehicle.

[mikeb]

if it doesn't stop pouring rain the only thing you'll be racing is jet ski's

[tonyd]

Originally posted by RandyO
Motorcycles:

Leather pants required on all motorcycles running either 10.99 or quicker or 120 MPH or faster.
Kill switch and lanyard required on all motorcycles running 10.99 or quicker or 120 MPH or faster.

Sooo they think that jeans will hold up until you break the 120MPH mark? Sure...

[SVRACER01]

i just got tix for the street warriorz thing going on there on the 27th. i think its run what you brung. if you remember Jay last year they wouldnt let me run after dark without a tail light. and if you have a kickstand for the racebike then put it on because sitting in pregrid without one SUCKS!
27th is an all day event at NE dragway

should be interesting...... mike you remember how it went last time......

[SVRACER01]

i guess gates open at 6 for the street warriorz

[RandyO]

Originally posted by tonyd
Sooo they think that jeans will hold up until you break the 120MPH mark? Sure...

at least you can get away with fabric gear on slow bikes, I went to NE Dragway once fisrt year I had my bike, made 3 runs , best was 12.54 @ 109.6

[R7]

Originally posted by RandyO
at least you can get away with fabric gear on slow bikes, I went to NE Dragway once fisrt year I had my bike, made 3 runs , best was 12.54 @ 109.6

I think that was the first time I ever met you, was that back in 1999 I think?

[SVRACER01]

my best on the SV was a 12.1 i think

[TurboRush91]

I live 15 minutes away, so I am always up for something. If weather stays nice tomorrow I might head over for Import Warz y0....

[Tabby]

Well, I went last night. It was a bit cool. I was the only bike for a while, until a young lady named Keely showed up with her drag prepped Yamaha 550 Maxim. For me, it was a comedy of errors. It is the first time I've been at the drags with this bike in eight years. Man, I was having a hell of a time keeping the front end on the ground. I was used to my Barnett clutches' feel. This OEM clutch is a lot more vague feeling. My best was a 10.98 @ 127mph. The bike was running way lean for those conditions. Lots of tinkering to come. But It felt real good to get out there and flog myself and the bike.
My goals if I get the motor jetted right, are to get some 10.6s with a 130+ trap speed. I know she has it in her.

[brewmaster]

Originally posted by RandyO
Motorcycles:

No slicks allowed. Street tires required (DOT Approved racing tires acceptable). No bald tires allowed.

Motorcycles must be street legal and able to pass state safety inspection.

Bummer I wanted to take my race bike to the track just to practice my starts. It wouldn't be very fast (63 hp) but it certainly would help dial in my technique.

[Tabby]

Hey Brewmaster. Go to newenglanddragway.com, click on "2006 schedule" then any highlighted "test session". That ought to do the trick, when you aren't planning on being up at NHIS.

[SVRACER01]

Originally posted by brewmaster



Bummer I wanted to take my race bike to the track just to practice my starts. It wouldn't be very fast (63 hp) but it certainly would help dial in my technique.

i brought my race bike there last year and all you need is to put some kind of taillight on it and you can run it there. if youve got to run slicks then you have to go to a "test session" but otherwise your bike should MORE than pass inspection. i would put a kickstand on too if you can. i will next time

[SVRACER01]

ive got 2 tickets to the street warriors thing on the 27th if anyone is interested in them. i cant go.. i got work all day, Black Crowes at night and UFC ppv after that