Maserati 3200 GT
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Eleanor ~
How would u have felt, if you've come across the very own Dodge Charger R/T that Vin Diesel drove on his own and did a massive wheelie before being rammed by a Peterbilt train?
Or the silver with blue racing stripes on Brian's Skyline R34 on 2F2F...
Came across, i mean, literally see the car on it own, the car that was used to film it......The actual car ~
Now the Charger itself might not be any special, any person can own or built up a 1969 Charger R/T with a BDS blower on it, but what if the car Nicholas Cage's 'Unicorn' in his Gone in 60 Seconds movie? Enter 'Eleanor'....
2000 movie Gone in 60 Seconds stars Nicholas Cage and Angelina Jolie. Its the grand movie for grand theft autos and are widely considered the only car-related movie that has some value worth seeing. The movie also brings upon the word 'Eleanor' to us. Being a special car that Memphis Raines, Nicholas Cage's character, whos the ultimate car theft in the country, haven't been able to steal.
Official Licensed Gone in 60 Seconds badge by Classic Recreations, the company that is responsible and the only company in the world with the copyright to produce the vehicle for the film.
15 Eleanor was built (built, not modified) and 5 was used in the film itself. Pictured here, are car number 7 in the production, and 1st of the 5th that was used. Yeap, Nicholas's Cage's butt has touched the seats before^^
Bear in mind, Eleanor is not a Mustang. Enthusiast might recognize the car as a externally modified 1967 Shelby Cobra GT500, its true that that was the basic platform for the Eleanor. But thats where the similarity ends. As the car featured a purposed engine for it, the whole suspension in particularly, has been redesign and reworked, new steering system, new paint work, and standard nitrous equipped. (!) Pictured here is the signature of Denice Halicki, the wife of the original actor of the 1974 film of the same name, H.B Halicki. Denice is the person that comissioned the new Eleanor to be made for the 2000 film.
The car was bought by a person in Melb, and have it shipped from US to here, and was brought to NX Generation for a tune up. How ever the standard side exhaust system was found to be too restrictive, and therefore a new set of exhaust system from extractors to mufflers are currently being design for it. Here the 408 ci injected V8 can be seen, god i want the engine bay brace! Their fully adjustable on all ends.
This plate says it all......
Definitely not your everyday car-in-the-front
Carbon fiber bonnet with the Gone in 60 Seconds embedded on it.
Don't believe me when i say the suspension has been fully redesign?? Have a look at the purpose built diff center, as well as the adjustable coilover, 2 way adjustable by VariShock. Notice the diff angle, the sway bar stiffness, can all be adjusted, not to mention ride height, bump, rebound.....and notice the dead ended muffler box?? The exhaust pipe comes off the engine, down to the box, make a U-turn in the box, and comes out from the side, talk bout restrictive.
The front suspension, is where all the wonders are. Metallic blue colour reminds you of Cusco products aye? Not really, this is all standard with the car as its produced. The picture didn't do justice, but the camber, toe, castor, wheelbase, sway bar stiffness not to mention the same VariShock coilovers presents you full adjustability you can have ~ Not to mention the cool steering rack as well.
Scoops on the back are all functional, the one on the bottom is responsible for cooling the rear brakes, while the top on is for cooling....the rear passenger seat! Sharp eyed readers might notice....or might not....that the front bumper, and rear bumper, and the front fender, are all one part of the body. Basically the only part of the body part that you can take off, are the carbon fiber bonnet and boot (yup boot) and the doors.........so if the bumper of your Eleanor got hit hard, good luck ~ as Classic Recreations aren't producing this anymore....15 is 15 no more ~
Baer brake caliper on the front, not much clearance between them and the wheels....
NOS on the back....
And are at your service on a press on the Go-Baby-Go button on the gearknob~ As seen on the movie ~
With the activation switch on the panel...
Basically, this is one of the rarest car in the planet, as you can see, 1 out of the 15 in the world is just in front of me. For most people this might not be something significant, but everyone is obsessed bout limited edition stuffs. So picture yourself appreciating your limited edition handphone, or limited edition cigarette, or limited edition food maybe ~ But at the end, i've came across the car the delivered on the silver screen itself, the car that gives movie critics a good car-movie to watch, the car that introduces something new to the whole wide world, but best of all, the car that money may not be what it takes to buy, is within reach by me.........and is running on tyres that are pumped up by me ! ^^
Or the silver with blue racing stripes on Brian's Skyline R34 on 2F2F...
Came across, i mean, literally see the car on it own, the car that was used to film it......The actual car ~
Now the Charger itself might not be any special, any person can own or built up a 1969 Charger R/T with a BDS blower on it, but what if the car Nicholas Cage's 'Unicorn' in his Gone in 60 Seconds movie? Enter 'Eleanor'....
2000 movie Gone in 60 Seconds stars Nicholas Cage and Angelina Jolie. Its the grand movie for grand theft autos and are widely considered the only car-related movie that has some value worth seeing. The movie also brings upon the word 'Eleanor' to us. Being a special car that Memphis Raines, Nicholas Cage's character, whos the ultimate car theft in the country, haven't been able to steal.
Official Licensed Gone in 60 Seconds badge by Classic Recreations, the company that is responsible and the only company in the world with the copyright to produce the vehicle for the film.
15 Eleanor was built (built, not modified) and 5 was used in the film itself. Pictured here, are car number 7 in the production, and 1st of the 5th that was used. Yeap, Nicholas's Cage's butt has touched the seats before^^
Bear in mind, Eleanor is not a Mustang. Enthusiast might recognize the car as a externally modified 1967 Shelby Cobra GT500, its true that that was the basic platform for the Eleanor. But thats where the similarity ends. As the car featured a purposed engine for it, the whole suspension in particularly, has been redesign and reworked, new steering system, new paint work, and standard nitrous equipped. (!) Pictured here is the signature of Denice Halicki, the wife of the original actor of the 1974 film of the same name, H.B Halicki. Denice is the person that comissioned the new Eleanor to be made for the 2000 film.
The car was bought by a person in Melb, and have it shipped from US to here, and was brought to NX Generation for a tune up. How ever the standard side exhaust system was found to be too restrictive, and therefore a new set of exhaust system from extractors to mufflers are currently being design for it. Here the 408 ci injected V8 can be seen, god i want the engine bay brace! Their fully adjustable on all ends.
This plate says it all......
Definitely not your everyday car-in-the-front
Carbon fiber bonnet with the Gone in 60 Seconds embedded on it.
Don't believe me when i say the suspension has been fully redesign?? Have a look at the purpose built diff center, as well as the adjustable coilover, 2 way adjustable by VariShock. Notice the diff angle, the sway bar stiffness, can all be adjusted, not to mention ride height, bump, rebound.....and notice the dead ended muffler box?? The exhaust pipe comes off the engine, down to the box, make a U-turn in the box, and comes out from the side, talk bout restrictive.
The front suspension, is where all the wonders are. Metallic blue colour reminds you of Cusco products aye? Not really, this is all standard with the car as its produced. The picture didn't do justice, but the camber, toe, castor, wheelbase, sway bar stiffness not to mention the same VariShock coilovers presents you full adjustability you can have ~ Not to mention the cool steering rack as well.
Scoops on the back are all functional, the one on the bottom is responsible for cooling the rear brakes, while the top on is for cooling....the rear passenger seat! Sharp eyed readers might notice....or might not....that the front bumper, and rear bumper, and the front fender, are all one part of the body. Basically the only part of the body part that you can take off, are the carbon fiber bonnet and boot (yup boot) and the doors.........so if the bumper of your Eleanor got hit hard, good luck ~ as Classic Recreations aren't producing this anymore....15 is 15 no more ~
Baer brake caliper on the front, not much clearance between them and the wheels....
NOS on the back....
And are at your service on a press on the Go-Baby-Go button on the gearknob~ As seen on the movie ~
With the activation switch on the panel...
Basically, this is one of the rarest car in the planet, as you can see, 1 out of the 15 in the world is just in front of me. For most people this might not be something significant, but everyone is obsessed bout limited edition stuffs. So picture yourself appreciating your limited edition handphone, or limited edition cigarette, or limited edition food maybe ~ But at the end, i've came across the car the delivered on the silver screen itself, the car that gives movie critics a good car-movie to watch, the car that introduces something new to the whole wide world, but best of all, the car that money may not be what it takes to buy, is within reach by me.........and is running on tyres that are pumped up by me ! ^^
Monday, January 17, 2011
V8's
This...is a medium size V8....
This...is a large V8...
THIS.....is a very very large, 90 degrees Hemi V8!
This...is a large V8...
THIS.....is a very very large, 90 degrees Hemi V8!
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Facts about Formula One ~
- A driver sheds an average of two kilos in weight per Grand Prix.
- The average cockpit temperature is 50 degrees Celsius.
- A modern Formula One helmet is made of carbon and must not exceed 1,800 grams in weight, as stipulated in the regulations.
- Following the abolition of traction control, the F1.08 accelerated from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.75 seconds and from 0 to 200 km/h in 5.05 seconds. It took 0.75 seconds - equivalent to 50 metres - to brake from 300 to 200 km/h, which equates to 4.5g.
- In extreme braking manoeuvres, drivers are briefly subjected to 5g.
- Carbon brake discs and pads need a minimum operating temperature of 500–650 degrees Celsius. During braking they hit temperatures of over 1,000 degrees Celsius.
- Some parts of the protective monocoque consist of up to 60 layers of carbon fibre. A single carbon fibre is around six micrometres thick.
- Formula One tyres may heat up to 130 degrees Celsius. Beyond this level, there is an increased risk of blistering.
- After a race, it takes the team at least eight working hours to dismantle the car, test and replace individual components, and reassemble the car.
- It takes some 120 working hours to assemble the BMW engine, which consists of approximately 1,100 different parts and around 5,000 parts in total.
- Maximum piston acceleration is 10,000 times the speed of the earth’s rotation. Peak piston speed is 40 metres a second - or from zero to 100 km/h in 0.3 milliseconds. A force of almost three tonnes is exerted on the conrod. The average piston speed is around 25 metres per second.
- The exhaust reaches temperatures of up to 950 degrees Celsius.
- Over an average race distance of 300 kilometres, the BMW V8 engine undergoes around 6.5 million ignitions per Grand Prix.
- When the car comes into the pits during practice or qualifying, oil samples are taken for immediate spectrometer analysis. Traces of metal in the oil provide important indications as to the state of the engine.
- It takes around 40 working hours to assemble a new BMW gearbox.
- The G1.09 gearbox and associated hydraulics comprise around 1,500 parts in total, of which 480 are different components.
- About 20 gearboxes are built for test rig trials and for use in testing and races. They are overhauled several times.
- In a gearshift process, the existing gear is released and the new one already engaged in a matter of 0.004 seconds. It takes 50 times as long to bat an eyelid.
- High-precision bearings with ceramic rolling elements allow the shafts in the gearbox to operate with a minimum of oil.
- The oil temperature inside the gearbox can rise to 150 degrees Celsius.
- The car’s engineer can choose from more than 50 different gear ratios when adjusting the individual gears to a particular track.
- Each race weekend involves a team of around 80. Apart from the team management and the three drivers, this includes 18 engineers, more than 30 mechanics, one or two logistics staff, hosts for sponsors and the Paddock Club, the press department and the catering staff.
- For flyaway Grands Prix, the team dispatches some 32 tonnes of air freight. That includes three chassis (two cars plus a spare chassis), six to eight engines, three to five sets of spare parts, 160 wheel rims, 100 radio sets, headphones, tools, computers and the pit garage equipment
- The hospitality unit, which takes twelve men 36 hours to erect, has 37 plasma screens running. 40 kilometres of cables are laid for the power and network supply.
- The kitchen is kept busy feeding and watering team members and guests: in 2008 average consumption per Grand Prix weekend amounted to 140 kilograms of meat, 100 kg of fish, 100 kg of fruit, 90 kg of vegetables, 40 kg of cheese, 1,000 eggs, 1,800 bread rolls plus 2,500 litres of water and soft drinks.
(http://www.formula1.com)
- The average cockpit temperature is 50 degrees Celsius.
- A modern Formula One helmet is made of carbon and must not exceed 1,800 grams in weight, as stipulated in the regulations.
- Following the abolition of traction control, the F1.08 accelerated from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.75 seconds and from 0 to 200 km/h in 5.05 seconds. It took 0.75 seconds - equivalent to 50 metres - to brake from 300 to 200 km/h, which equates to 4.5g.
- In extreme braking manoeuvres, drivers are briefly subjected to 5g.
- Carbon brake discs and pads need a minimum operating temperature of 500–650 degrees Celsius. During braking they hit temperatures of over 1,000 degrees Celsius.
- Some parts of the protective monocoque consist of up to 60 layers of carbon fibre. A single carbon fibre is around six micrometres thick.
- Formula One tyres may heat up to 130 degrees Celsius. Beyond this level, there is an increased risk of blistering.
- After a race, it takes the team at least eight working hours to dismantle the car, test and replace individual components, and reassemble the car.
- It takes some 120 working hours to assemble the BMW engine, which consists of approximately 1,100 different parts and around 5,000 parts in total.
- Maximum piston acceleration is 10,000 times the speed of the earth’s rotation. Peak piston speed is 40 metres a second - or from zero to 100 km/h in 0.3 milliseconds. A force of almost three tonnes is exerted on the conrod. The average piston speed is around 25 metres per second.
- The exhaust reaches temperatures of up to 950 degrees Celsius.
- Over an average race distance of 300 kilometres, the BMW V8 engine undergoes around 6.5 million ignitions per Grand Prix.
- When the car comes into the pits during practice or qualifying, oil samples are taken for immediate spectrometer analysis. Traces of metal in the oil provide important indications as to the state of the engine.
- It takes around 40 working hours to assemble a new BMW gearbox.
- The G1.09 gearbox and associated hydraulics comprise around 1,500 parts in total, of which 480 are different components.
- About 20 gearboxes are built for test rig trials and for use in testing and races. They are overhauled several times.
- In a gearshift process, the existing gear is released and the new one already engaged in a matter of 0.004 seconds. It takes 50 times as long to bat an eyelid.
- High-precision bearings with ceramic rolling elements allow the shafts in the gearbox to operate with a minimum of oil.
- The oil temperature inside the gearbox can rise to 150 degrees Celsius.
- The car’s engineer can choose from more than 50 different gear ratios when adjusting the individual gears to a particular track.
- Each race weekend involves a team of around 80. Apart from the team management and the three drivers, this includes 18 engineers, more than 30 mechanics, one or two logistics staff, hosts for sponsors and the Paddock Club, the press department and the catering staff.
- For flyaway Grands Prix, the team dispatches some 32 tonnes of air freight. That includes three chassis (two cars plus a spare chassis), six to eight engines, three to five sets of spare parts, 160 wheel rims, 100 radio sets, headphones, tools, computers and the pit garage equipment
- The hospitality unit, which takes twelve men 36 hours to erect, has 37 plasma screens running. 40 kilometres of cables are laid for the power and network supply.
- The kitchen is kept busy feeding and watering team members and guests: in 2008 average consumption per Grand Prix weekend amounted to 140 kilograms of meat, 100 kg of fish, 100 kg of fruit, 90 kg of vegetables, 40 kg of cheese, 1,000 eggs, 1,800 bread rolls plus 2,500 litres of water and soft drinks.
(http://www.formula1.com)
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Ferrari 599 GTO
Remember the car that i said on the previous post that it was too extreme that i would open a new post just for it? That car~
Is the Ferrari 599 GTO
The first time i see this car in person i instantly recognize the hood vents and the bumper and know that this isn't the normal GTB, and the emblem on the seats confirms my guess. It is, the GTO, the fastest current Ferrari road car, ever produce.....
Front brake...including the 'Carbon Wheel Donut' brake cooling system which i dun seem to understand how it works, its just a plate, cover the brake disc....(squat at the front of the car 'examine' it makes me feel like a pervert.....for cars though)
The rear..... The first thing i notice about this car at the first time i saw it, was how wide it is ! It is on par with a Dodge Viper and who's ever seen a Dodge Viper before will know how WIDE that thing is compare to pictures.
GTO emblem states everything ~
Wing louvres on the side....could this be the next future of aerodynamic features on car?????
Is the Ferrari 599 GTO
The first time i see this car in person i instantly recognize the hood vents and the bumper and know that this isn't the normal GTB, and the emblem on the seats confirms my guess. It is, the GTO, the fastest current Ferrari road car, ever produce.....
Front brake...including the 'Carbon Wheel Donut' brake cooling system which i dun seem to understand how it works, its just a plate, cover the brake disc....(squat at the front of the car 'examine' it makes me feel like a pervert.....for cars though)
The rear..... The first thing i notice about this car at the first time i saw it, was how wide it is ! It is on par with a Dodge Viper and who's ever seen a Dodge Viper before will know how WIDE that thing is compare to pictures.
GTO emblem states everything ~
Wing louvres on the side....could this be the next future of aerodynamic features on car?????
Thursday, November 25, 2010
DTM
When there's F1, there's also GT
When Japan have the Japan GT
Germany have the DTM...here's a inspiring video being put on highlighting the 2009 season....
not much people know DTM, this vid will shows you a different side of GT on the other side of the world....
When Japan have the Japan GT
Germany have the DTM...here's a inspiring video being put on highlighting the 2009 season....
not much people know DTM, this vid will shows you a different side of GT on the other side of the world....
Sunday, November 21, 2010
19 Nov Spring Horse Power Challenge
First of all, im sure my blog has taken a different perspective as i seldom post any genuine self-take pictures anymore and instead just posted small individual post about certain pictures on the web or video, im deeply sorry as i have had zero free time, most of the time when im home i just can't be bothered as the fatigue and tiredness just sinks down into my heart everytime i have a chance to relax, how ever, i attended the Spring Horse Power Challenge which is a yearly national drag meeting held on Calder Park here in Melbourne with NX Generation. Its a big major event that has the top cars of the ANDRA (Australian National Drag Racing Association) Pro Series having one of their races. This comprises of the Pro Stock and Top Doorslammer class, which i will cover later. As well as a whole shootout for other smaller classes.
But first of all, NX Generation has 3 cars on the list of the smaller classes on this day, Ali Sead's Ford Capri on the Modified Street class, Vic Paplos's Holden Torana LJ in the Nostalgia class which i was the unofficial solo pit crew T.T... and Kaz's KAZMAN Holden Commodore VL turbo in the Super Eliminator class. But nonetheless, let me walk you through it....
This was Vic's Torana the day before it leaves the workshop
Mind u this is a really spot on street car, with just the bonnet and extra large tires in the back, this car doesn't have any other 'race' purpose on the exterior....that is, just the exterior though. I was 'paired' with Vic as he fetch me from the workshop and we go there together. He was put through hell lot of trouble, due to poor organizing and bad luck, but no such problems existed for the car, until when he got knock out at the 3rd elimination round, after get the car back to the garage, only then he's fuel pump stops working. Talk bout timing...
Anyway, some pictures from Calder, sorry for the lack of pictures, as i was very busy with Vic and Pro Stock and Doorslammer teams aren't so happy with people taking picture of them working...understandable though~ over here, i spotted a mint old Merc SL that is all purpose built for one thing~ drag
Crowds were crazy!!! This is approx 5 times more then the Mean Machine show in Penang if local viewers from Malaysia are seeing this....imagine this little group on the hill, expanding the whole 500 meter onwards...
This is what a LJ Torana, same car that Vic runs, looks like, although without those nicely done up wheel arches.
Anddd a rocket-equipped FD3S.....there's a few cars that have jet engines or rocket or i-dunno-wat-to-call-them thing on their back, they are merely for exhibition runs and the sound and sensation of feeling the shock wave from the engine is just breathtaking. They aren't specializes in accelerating, but seeing their acceleration from half track is just incredible.....though not as incredible...as those Doorslammer.....
Going onto a drag race can be exciting, as you can feel and see all type of cars launching all out to the 400 meters, but at times it can be boring as well, but not bored out of the action, bored out of waiting! As we're needed to done a qualifying run, and then to the 1st and following elimination runs. Problem is, from qualifying, to 1st elimination, took 3 hours! And then another 3 to the 2nd elimination, all the Nostalgia class participants were furious and unsatisfied.
During a shootout, in which u race against someone in your class, it isn't straight forward as to the fastest will win. NO. In a shoot out, you do a qualifying run, sometimes 3 or 4 qualifying, and u get your time, in our instances, 10.60second. So our time for 400meter is 10.60sec. During the 1st elimination, you have to run AS CLOSEST to 10.60sec, who ever runs as close to their qualifying secs wins~
Example, we run a 10.60sec on qualifying. Opponent run a 10.20sec on qualifying. During shootout, we ran a 10.69sec, so a 0.09sec difference. While opponent run a 11.30sec, so 1.30sec difference, therefore we won as we have the smallest difference and was deemed closer to our qualifying number. Thn same for 2nd elimination, 3rd elimination and so on. Untill, the last 2. At that point, results will be counted, as the fastest guy wins.
At the end, Kaz's VL lose out too, so it was down to Ali in his class only. On the other hand, I was going onto the other side of Calder Park to have a peek at the 'big boys' in the scene, the Pro Stock and Doorslammer, there are at a shear level of difference compare to the smaller class. They come prepare with huge utility trucks, proper caravan, support crew, and straightaway you can tell this guys mean business. I have the option of seeing with my bare eyes of them performing a whole tear down of the engine, from valve cover, till the pistons. And you can see everyone is performing some activity somewhere, no one is doing nothing. Doorslammer are on a level higher then Pro Stock, while Pro Stock are 5sec cars, Doorslamers are 4sec cars. They utilizes EFI and Engine management while Pro Stock still uses dual carb.
Here a team principal is being interview by the media.
A typical Top Doorslammer car
And the tear down of it...notice custom tubular frames.
This one was factory backed by Holden, and not just this car, but all the Top Doorslammer team have this thing when they work on the cars, notice the front part of the car?? Thats a special tool being use to store special tool or parts. Instead of putting everything on the table spread out, they have special self-made bracket to hold bolts, nuts, plugs, and on this case, valve covers.....talk about efficiency...
This is a Pro Stock car, notice the more simple front end compare to the Doorslammer?
This particular car belongs to would-be-winner of Pro Stock class Lee Bektash, who is a friend of Ali and drives for Mopar.
Tri bike capable of heavy wheel spin
And since the big boys are coming down, there couldn't be short of some big boy's toys. Here, is a nice, 73 Corvette Stingray coupe.....man, i would just love this, with side large Caterham-like exhaust, and a blower or Dominic-Toretto-style-Supercharger on top, and on plain WHITE, is that perfect OR WAT ?!
A C63 AMG Wagon....u dun see this quite alot....
There is another big boys toys, but it prove to be soooo extreme, i'm opening up a new post just for it...
And here..is the beast...this here, is a Top Fuel car.
Top Fuel car is the highest level or class in any Drag Scene, they are the penultimate level that you can reach when it comes to quarter mile....10000hp (yup, 10 thousand, its not a typo) nitromethane sucking monster. Fastest record? 3.8sec down quarter mile....i was in awe watching the people performing the final check up on this thing, it is MASSIVE, the rear wing will probably give u a good idea on how big it is...it was here on a exhibition run, and as soon as it did the burn out....we all noe, this level of sound and massiveness, is on 5 or 6 times to that of the Doorslammer...Ali went to me: "Close your ear Han, this is going to be loud", when Ali Sead (or my boss haha) speaks to you like a teacher, and when he say close your ear, and you can see he's closing he's as well, YOU CLOSE IT ~ I didn't listen, and was just merely puting my finger on my ear, the moment it goes back to line, the lights drop, with no sound or whatsoever, and then suddenly a hugeeee roar 3 times as much as when the car is doing the burn out just roars out, a shear sharp pain hit my ear and before i noe it, waves and waves of trembling shock wave travel through my body as the car launches almost wheel spin-less , i can feel it everywhere! The ground, my toes, my hands, my lungs, my hair, i can feel it directly, and before u noe it, it hit a 4.3sec down the quarter mile.....crowds cheered and went nuts! I didn't realize it, but i was 40-50 meters away, and yet i can still feel the pain and shock wave, imagine the driver! Before i noe it....I have just experience, the fastest and heaviest launch of a quarter mile in the world......
A typical Top Fuel car..
And back to the normal cars, this is also a purpose built, privateer 8sec 13B rotary-equipped FD3S RX-7.
the sound of rotaries can be heard one 5-6 cars among the day, however they all reside in older chassis such as RX-4, RX-3....but when they start it you can instantly recognize it, while V8's sounds crispy and sounds like they come in big punches, the rotaries can be heard as a loud but quick small pulses, picture a small displacement bike engine on straight pipe and your on the right track.
Wrong shirt on the wrong day on the wrong place on the wrong crowd...i wonder if he's on a Japanese drag meeting will he be hunt down by Bozosoku ???
Now a van with custom wheel arches.......
And a MoTeC M48 and MSD ignition controller...............ok~while we're planning and contemplating on a setup like this on a proper car, some crazy guy have done it on a van....T.T....notice the side exhaust...
For me, its been one of the best days i have had in my life. I experience alot, learn alot, and have certainly seen alot.....but before i close up this post, i would like to congratulate ALI SEAD on being the 2010 STREET MODIFIED BLOWN/UNBLOWN CLASS CHAMPION of AUSTRALIA! We've beaten cars such as a purpose built Mustang with twin turbo pumping 1600hp with a Capri that have only one single carby, aspirated, and 1380hp. At the end, its all about power and drivability~
But first of all, NX Generation has 3 cars on the list of the smaller classes on this day, Ali Sead's Ford Capri on the Modified Street class, Vic Paplos's Holden Torana LJ in the Nostalgia class which i was the unofficial solo pit crew T.T... and Kaz's KAZMAN Holden Commodore VL turbo in the Super Eliminator class. But nonetheless, let me walk you through it....
This was Vic's Torana the day before it leaves the workshop
Mind u this is a really spot on street car, with just the bonnet and extra large tires in the back, this car doesn't have any other 'race' purpose on the exterior....that is, just the exterior though. I was 'paired' with Vic as he fetch me from the workshop and we go there together. He was put through hell lot of trouble, due to poor organizing and bad luck, but no such problems existed for the car, until when he got knock out at the 3rd elimination round, after get the car back to the garage, only then he's fuel pump stops working. Talk bout timing...
Anyway, some pictures from Calder, sorry for the lack of pictures, as i was very busy with Vic and Pro Stock and Doorslammer teams aren't so happy with people taking picture of them working...understandable though~ over here, i spotted a mint old Merc SL that is all purpose built for one thing~ drag
Crowds were crazy!!! This is approx 5 times more then the Mean Machine show in Penang if local viewers from Malaysia are seeing this....imagine this little group on the hill, expanding the whole 500 meter onwards...
This is what a LJ Torana, same car that Vic runs, looks like, although without those nicely done up wheel arches.
Anddd a rocket-equipped FD3S.....there's a few cars that have jet engines or rocket or i-dunno-wat-to-call-them thing on their back, they are merely for exhibition runs and the sound and sensation of feeling the shock wave from the engine is just breathtaking. They aren't specializes in accelerating, but seeing their acceleration from half track is just incredible.....though not as incredible...as those Doorslammer.....
Going onto a drag race can be exciting, as you can feel and see all type of cars launching all out to the 400 meters, but at times it can be boring as well, but not bored out of the action, bored out of waiting! As we're needed to done a qualifying run, and then to the 1st and following elimination runs. Problem is, from qualifying, to 1st elimination, took 3 hours! And then another 3 to the 2nd elimination, all the Nostalgia class participants were furious and unsatisfied.
During a shootout, in which u race against someone in your class, it isn't straight forward as to the fastest will win. NO. In a shoot out, you do a qualifying run, sometimes 3 or 4 qualifying, and u get your time, in our instances, 10.60second. So our time for 400meter is 10.60sec. During the 1st elimination, you have to run AS CLOSEST to 10.60sec, who ever runs as close to their qualifying secs wins~
Example, we run a 10.60sec on qualifying. Opponent run a 10.20sec on qualifying. During shootout, we ran a 10.69sec, so a 0.09sec difference. While opponent run a 11.30sec, so 1.30sec difference, therefore we won as we have the smallest difference and was deemed closer to our qualifying number. Thn same for 2nd elimination, 3rd elimination and so on. Untill, the last 2. At that point, results will be counted, as the fastest guy wins.
At the end, Kaz's VL lose out too, so it was down to Ali in his class only. On the other hand, I was going onto the other side of Calder Park to have a peek at the 'big boys' in the scene, the Pro Stock and Doorslammer, there are at a shear level of difference compare to the smaller class. They come prepare with huge utility trucks, proper caravan, support crew, and straightaway you can tell this guys mean business. I have the option of seeing with my bare eyes of them performing a whole tear down of the engine, from valve cover, till the pistons. And you can see everyone is performing some activity somewhere, no one is doing nothing. Doorslammer are on a level higher then Pro Stock, while Pro Stock are 5sec cars, Doorslamers are 4sec cars. They utilizes EFI and Engine management while Pro Stock still uses dual carb.
Here a team principal is being interview by the media.
A typical Top Doorslammer car
And the tear down of it...notice custom tubular frames.
This one was factory backed by Holden, and not just this car, but all the Top Doorslammer team have this thing when they work on the cars, notice the front part of the car?? Thats a special tool being use to store special tool or parts. Instead of putting everything on the table spread out, they have special self-made bracket to hold bolts, nuts, plugs, and on this case, valve covers.....talk about efficiency...
This is a Pro Stock car, notice the more simple front end compare to the Doorslammer?
This particular car belongs to would-be-winner of Pro Stock class Lee Bektash, who is a friend of Ali and drives for Mopar.
Tri bike capable of heavy wheel spin
And since the big boys are coming down, there couldn't be short of some big boy's toys. Here, is a nice, 73 Corvette Stingray coupe.....man, i would just love this, with side large Caterham-like exhaust, and a blower or Dominic-Toretto-style-Supercharger on top, and on plain WHITE, is that perfect OR WAT ?!
A C63 AMG Wagon....u dun see this quite alot....
There is another big boys toys, but it prove to be soooo extreme, i'm opening up a new post just for it...
And here..is the beast...this here, is a Top Fuel car.
Top Fuel car is the highest level or class in any Drag Scene, they are the penultimate level that you can reach when it comes to quarter mile....10000hp (yup, 10 thousand, its not a typo) nitromethane sucking monster. Fastest record? 3.8sec down quarter mile....i was in awe watching the people performing the final check up on this thing, it is MASSIVE, the rear wing will probably give u a good idea on how big it is...it was here on a exhibition run, and as soon as it did the burn out....we all noe, this level of sound and massiveness, is on 5 or 6 times to that of the Doorslammer...Ali went to me: "Close your ear Han, this is going to be loud", when Ali Sead (or my boss haha) speaks to you like a teacher, and when he say close your ear, and you can see he's closing he's as well, YOU CLOSE IT ~ I didn't listen, and was just merely puting my finger on my ear, the moment it goes back to line, the lights drop, with no sound or whatsoever, and then suddenly a hugeeee roar 3 times as much as when the car is doing the burn out just roars out, a shear sharp pain hit my ear and before i noe it, waves and waves of trembling shock wave travel through my body as the car launches almost wheel spin-less , i can feel it everywhere! The ground, my toes, my hands, my lungs, my hair, i can feel it directly, and before u noe it, it hit a 4.3sec down the quarter mile.....crowds cheered and went nuts! I didn't realize it, but i was 40-50 meters away, and yet i can still feel the pain and shock wave, imagine the driver! Before i noe it....I have just experience, the fastest and heaviest launch of a quarter mile in the world......
A typical Top Fuel car..
And back to the normal cars, this is also a purpose built, privateer 8sec 13B rotary-equipped FD3S RX-7.
the sound of rotaries can be heard one 5-6 cars among the day, however they all reside in older chassis such as RX-4, RX-3....but when they start it you can instantly recognize it, while V8's sounds crispy and sounds like they come in big punches, the rotaries can be heard as a loud but quick small pulses, picture a small displacement bike engine on straight pipe and your on the right track.
Wrong shirt on the wrong day on the wrong place on the wrong crowd...i wonder if he's on a Japanese drag meeting will he be hunt down by Bozosoku ???
Now a van with custom wheel arches.......
And a MoTeC M48 and MSD ignition controller...............ok~while we're planning and contemplating on a setup like this on a proper car, some crazy guy have done it on a van....T.T....notice the side exhaust...
For me, its been one of the best days i have had in my life. I experience alot, learn alot, and have certainly seen alot.....but before i close up this post, i would like to congratulate ALI SEAD on being the 2010 STREET MODIFIED BLOWN/UNBLOWN CLASS CHAMPION of AUSTRALIA! We've beaten cars such as a purpose built Mustang with twin turbo pumping 1600hp with a Capri that have only one single carby, aspirated, and 1380hp. At the end, its all about power and drivability~
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