Friday Night at The Strip...

[Bob Denman]

[DrewNJ]

[emoji33] zoiks!!

[Bob Denman]

I know...
How about if we both just agree that we're both ignorant holes, and let it go at that?

[DrewNJ]

Until we disagree....then your wrong....lol.

[Big Arm]

Did you all know ahead of time that you'd be doing the drags at only 180 yards in some back parking lot?
I don't ever remember that being mentioned. That would have been crappy to make the trip with the drags being one of the events looking forward to.....

No, We did not know we'd be doing the drags in a back parking lot.
Like Mike stated, it was more like street racing.
On Jan 17th, in a post by Joanie, on the Spyderfest schedule, it showed Drag Racing at the Fairgrounds, and I asked:

Originally Posted by Big Arm
Drag racing at the fairgrounds? ?? Lights and timers and all that go with it ???



Yes!!! More details to follow!!!

and MoLee wrote:

Originally Posted by Big Arm
Drag racing at the fairgrounds? ?? Lights and timers and all that go with it ???



This could be interesting, Fairgrounds would be more suited to circle track.

I never heard the real reason why it wasn't held at the regular drag strip, but that was really up to the committee, but I sure wish it could be next yr. It was still fun, but.......

[Bob Denman]

Until we disagree....then your wrong....lol.

I was wrong about something once...

I thought that I had made a mistake; it turned out that I hadn't!!

[glasspyder]

Blue knight, after hula dancing down the run 4 times I dropped the pressure a good amount. It was still breaking and spinning, but not as bad. I didn't scare Butch nearly as bad as the first couple of tests.

[Yazz]

Drags aren't always about lights and numbers. Sometimes it's a wink of an eye between riders at a stop light. Only they know who won or lost.

This year's Spyderfest drags had officials at the end of the drag determining who won, and at the front line, who jumped the gun.

In each class, GS/RS, RT, ST, F3, two Spyders would race against each other, best two out of three. If it was a tie to the judges, the two raced again, a tie didn't count.

Each winner of the best two of three would race each other till it was down to the fastest two. Final best two of three ran at the end of the drags.

It was old school, except for the test and tune.

[DrewNJ]

Its the distance, not the lack of a track or lights. 180 yards isn't even an 1/8th mile run. Heck, 1/8th mile is even on the short side.

[pauly1]

Its the distance, not the lack of a track or lights. 180 yards isn't even an 1/8th mile run. Heck, 1/8th mile is even on the short side.

Give it a flipping rest. We all know you are not satisfied with the set up even though you weren't within 800 miles of the event. Actually I am quite happy you weren't there with your attitude.

Wayne

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Mike,

Remember your promise earlier in the year. Take a deep breath.......Yes I have, and this is the SECOND time I've requested BOB to stop commenting on any of my POSTS!!!!!!!!

Oh, before I forget, it's Cha Cha.

.....OOPS, I apologize to Cha Cha , but at my age forgetting names is only one of the problems .....you know who is the other ................Mike

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

More than a bit touchy I would have to say

.." touchy "....really .....mind your own business ............you don't know me ,,,,and I don't know you ,,,,and I want to keep it that way......IMO......Thank you very much Mike

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Did you all know ahead of time that you'd be doing the drags at only 180 yards in some back parking lot?
I don't ever remember that being mentioned. That would have been crappy to make the trip with the drags being one of the events looking forward to.....

" OMG "....intelligence is lurking here .......thank you Mike

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Drags aren't always about lights and numbers. Sometimes it's a wink of an eye between riders at a stop light. Only they know who won or lost.

This year's Spyderfest drags had officials at the end of the drag determining who won, and at the front line, who jumped the gun.

In each class, GS/RS, RT, ST, F3, two Spyders would race against each other, best two out of three. If it was a tie to the judges, the two raced again, a tie didn't count.

Each winner of the best two of three would race each other till it was down to the fastest two. Final best two of three ran at the end of the drags.

It was old school, except for the test and tune.

...." WHAT TEST AND TUNE "....my First test and tune was .....My first race ..............I guess I missed the NON-ANNOUNCEMENT about showing up before the event was to start ........" TO TEST AND TUNE "............Oh and here is something else ....at this year's Drag's there were 75 % LESS participants and it didn't appear to be as many spectators either.

[Bob Denman]

Drags aren't always about lights and numbers. Sometimes it's a wink of an eye between riders at a stop light. Only they know who won or lost.

This year's Spyderfest drags had officials at the end of the drag determining who won, and at the front line, who jumped the gun.

In each class, GS/RS, RT, ST, F3, two Spyders would race against each other, best two out of three. If it was a tie to the judges, the two raced again, a tie didn't count.

Each winner of the best two of three would race each other till it was down to the fastest two. Final best two of three ran at the end of the drags.

It was old school, except for the test and tune.

about 143%
But we were all HOPING for something quantifiable...
And the even larger question wasn't addressed: the GS/RS, versus the F-3...

[DrewNJ]

Give it a flipping rest. We all know you are not satisfied with the set up even though you weren't within 800 miles of the event. Actually I am quite happy you weren't there with your attitude.

Wayne

Wow,what a charmer you are. [emoji106] you need to relax more. Thicker skin.

Yes, I would have been pissed if I made the trip and that was the setup.
The drags were all hyped up in a few threads. Guess some of us expected more. We considered going but everyone knows I don't play nice [emoji23] ... What a waste of time that would have been..I would have been stuck sitting in someone's garage watching movies with you!!.[emoji87]

[Bob Denman]

Drew,
You could have had fun picking fights in the bars...

[DrewNJ]

Drew,
You could have had fun picking fights in the bars...

Some people drink WAY to much koolaid and take life way to seriously.

I was just minding my own business stating my personal observations, and I got jumped!...[emoji23] [emoji23]

[Bob Denman]

You sometimes tend to bring out "less than the best", in some folks...
Chalk it up to a long day, and let everybody have a free pass... After all; it's Friday!!!

[DrewNJ]

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[Bob Denman]

LOVED that silly little movie...




EDIT: This gives me an idea for another Avatar...

[Mo Lee]

about 143%
But we were all HOPING for something quantifiable...
And the even larger question wasn't addressed: the GS/RS, versus the F-3...

I to wanted the answer to GS V F3. I also was kinda disappointed with the short track however I do understand the reasons. I will say I had a blast and made several runs even though I was beat in the 2nd round in the actual races by the eventual winner of the RS class. During practice I was able to defeat several Spyders to include one F3 twice. After the Races Spyderpops beat me twice (in very close races) with his F3. I do think the GS/RS has a little advantage off the line but I suspect in a full 1/4 the F3 would win because of torque above 80MPH. I say this because my time slips from previous years I was able to hit 80MPH in the 1/8 and only 98-100 MPH in the 1/4.