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Postby RomanV » Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:26 am

Okay so my car has been fairly reliable lately, so I'm pretty keen to go break it at the drags. :D

What do I need, just a helmet and a WOFd/REGd car?

Also, I dont suppose anyone knows when the next event is on at meremere that I could trundle along to?

I confess to being a complete drag racing noob. :oops:
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Postby HELBND » Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:39 am

yea dave generally just helmet/wof/reg

sometimes overalls too
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Postby *mel* » Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:42 am

www.championdragway.co.nz wrote:Season Dates 2006/2007

Sunday 15th October 2006 Test and Tune – License day

Friday 3rd November 2006 Night Speed Drag Wars #1

Friday 17th November 2006 Night Speed Drag Wars #2

Friday 1st December 2006 Night Speed Drag Wars #3

Saturday 9th December 2006 Test and Tune – License day

Sunday 10th December 2006 Competition Meeting #1

Saturday 6th January 2007 Dragmasters

Sunday 21st January 2007 Competition Meeting #2

Saturday 10th and 11th February 2007 Century Batteries NZ Nationals

Friday 16th February 2007 Night Speed Drag Wars #4

Sunday 18th February 2007 Nationals – raindate only

Friday 2nd March 2007 Night Speed Drag Wars #5

Sunday 4th March 2007 ACDelco NZDRA National Series Grand Final\

Friday 23rd January 2007 Night Speed Drag Wars #6 - Final


Sunday 25th March 2007 Competition Meeting #3
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Postby Silent Knight » Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:23 pm

If you are just going to Night Speed then you need a WOF/REG and Helmet. That's it. Make sure your battery is secured as well as they specifically check that.
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Postby IH8TEC » Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:50 pm

see you there 8)
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Postby MR2SIK » Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:46 pm

some places check basic steering components and that the radiator overflow doesnt just pour into the open, a 600ml coke bottle tended to be acceptable here ( even though if the radiators overflowing, the water will most likely melt the bottle).

Although last time I was at meremere, I saw people racing wearing shorts and singlets 8O :? so who knows with their safety setup
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Postby escortman » Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:51 pm

and make sure ur brake lines are in good condition
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Postby Crampy » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:09 pm

Sometimes they check your brake pedal to make sure it's firm too.
Sometimes they are really lax. They let me in with an expired WOF and I ended up winning the day, that was all good. (DYO racing, not heads up.)

Pretty funny beating a 12 second EVO with a stock BZ-G Trueno 8)
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Postby IH8TEC » Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:02 pm

dyo is for pussy's cramp :lol: makes slow drivers feel good
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Postby Cakky » Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:03 pm

dyo is good if your a consistent racer and not all about going as fast as you can.

eg a diesel van could beat the fastest import in the country if he stayed consistent through the round..
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Postby Bazda » Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:22 pm

what u need for the drags........
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Postby escortman » Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:30 pm

bazda did u get some slicks?



o yeh was look thru old performace car mag and saw ur old car in the drags part
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Postby Bazda » Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:36 pm

escortman wrote:bazda did u get some slicks?



o yeh was look thru old performace car mag and saw ur old car in the drags part


yea i got some dot legal slicks as they call these.
Yea my old car was in one of the mags from the nix chairty drags and they called it an ae101@!!@!#@#

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Postby escortman » Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:53 pm

lol nice wat times are they gona net u low 11s? 10s?


lol they did to ae101
what time did u run against the mr2
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Postby Bazda » Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:55 pm

escortman wrote:lol nice wat times are they gona net u low 11s? 10s?


lol they did to ae101
what time did u run against the mr2


i was running 12.9s, i lowered my tyre pressures and it bogged :( so i did a 13.1 or 13.0 against the mr2, he was way too fast for me any way, had a huge as t4 hanging off hsi engine.

yea i wana do 11s, 10s would be nice but i think i need the even hoosier quick time pros cos i think the may be softer.
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Postby EVLGTZ » Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:07 pm

Good luck Barry cant wait to see the result

when ya gonna be out there doing it?
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Postby Bazda » Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:14 pm

i was hoping the 15th this month, but ordered the a wrong part in my twin plate setup so will have to wait until the new part arrives.

so prob the night drags in november.
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Postby bluemaumau » Fri Oct 06, 2006 12:30 am

sick baz!

should be a interesting night!

go the 10s!
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Postby Wildcard » Fri Oct 06, 2006 12:34 am

What do you need to race @ drags?

12s..
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Postby Crampy » Fri Oct 06, 2006 7:46 am

Ha, Bite me Brendon :lol:
I seem to remember last time you were heading to the drags, you broke your motor, so that even makes my car faster than yours on the strip :P

But yeah, heads up is all good. DYO was good for me, cause it meant I wasn't out in the first round against one of those damn fast N/A Hondas.
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