Pics of my (in a few months!) local drag strip...
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As you know i'm moving to the land of Cubic inches, american pie and big waistlines...
Well last time i was out there (last week) I checked out the local drag strip on a thursday night.
Can't remember what it's correct name is - something like 131Martin Dragway, but it's around 15 miles from where i'll be living, and has got all the 'pukka' timing gear, and often sees top fuelers and the like running there - so the timing equipement is definately up to spec - so we will still be able to compare my times to all yours!

Anyway, here are a few pics:




The rest are Here:
http://www.turbominis.co.uk/iain/up/131_2.jpg
http://www.turbominis.co.uk/iain/up/131_3.jpg
http://www.turbominis.co.uk/iain/up/131_5.jpg
http://www.turbominis.co.uk/iain/up/131_7.jpg
http://www.turbominis.co.uk/iain/up/131_8.jpg


In case you're wondering what the strange looking white 'thing' is with the nozzle on the front, that is the track drying machine... It's a simple chassis with a diesel engine for manouvring, but has a jet engine mounted in the bed, which blasts out of this funnel to blow water away and dry the track... Mad.

Incidentally, the UK could learn something from this place. The track is open almost every thursday and Friday night from april to septemeber for test and tune, and most weekends.
It also costs just $10 to get in, and an extra $5 to run as often as you like (that's a total of ?8/9 ish to turn up and race!)...
Think i'm going to enjoy myself there...

are you sure about these pics ..... , from certain angles it looks just like york.













NOT.....

Everyone knows that instructions only have to be read if the thing doesn't work....

Excellent. you'll have access to much better petrol than us too - can compare your times and see what difference it makes.

And it's not bloody raining there.

We've just had another 'heavy' shower and the drains have overflowed. Factory and warehouse floors are covered in water

Enjoy, lucky b'stard.... :)

http://www.us131motorsportspark.com/Index.asp

green with envy

Everyone knows that instructions only have to be read if the thing doesn't work....

YES!!!

that is quiet old tech the jet engined dryer, the RAF used to use to deice runways, they had to metoer engines on them but worked realy well.

dave you will have to send your mini over there.

always looking for them bigger bunches of bannanas

The mini is coming with me and will be on this same strip next April when it opens!!!
This mini is also coming with me

very cool dave!

keep up posted and pictured!

alex

AlexF

What Will and Bens??..(top right)

£8-9 to get in and race,and the fuels cheaper, and it looks a top place!!!! How much do we get stiched up in this bloddy country.

-MINI CLUBMAN 1380 TURBO-

Great pics mate, and it all looks like a well sorted track makes are one look really good doesn't it.

and the price hell what more can we say, it's ALMOST worth moving out there

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