DBD - Drags Burnouts and Drift - Calder Park

XR-ENVI · 26-09-2005, 09:22 PM

Is anyone heading to Calder this weekend, looks like a pretty good day and the weather is supposed to be sunny!!!
http://www.ameshow.com.au/dbd/

LTDHO · 26-09-2005, 09:22 PM

They've been advertising it on MMM alot today.
Sounds like a big day!

XR-ENVI · 26-09-2005, 09:26 PM

we were up there fri night just gone and heard it being advertised, sounds likes its got a bit of something for everyone

MAD · 26-09-2005, 09:30 PM

Great to see calder being put to use again lately. (last couple of years)

I'm hoping to get along to this one, last time I went out to calder for the drifting it was a hoot, specially seeing a chick in an VK brock carving up the little tackers....lol

And add to this one some seriously quick drag cars and you've got a real good day.

SpoolMan · 26-09-2005, 09:31 PM

John Zappia who has the worlds fastest door slammer will be there on Saturday ET:5.97....Done at WSID 2 weeks ago...
150 car limit (all booked), spoke the promoter last Friday night he is spending $6200 to prep the track properly....should be a top day...drags, drifting, show n shine...
$25 entry...
(moved thread to drag racing forum)

GRNKPR · 04-10-2005, 03:51 PM

150 car limit (all booked), spoke the promoter last Friday night he is spending $6200 to prep the track properly....

Track prep i hope he didnt pay for that as i have never seen as many loose cars in ages (very dangerous) and a fair few werent happy with the lack of traction (a gold capri from sydney)

Got a call from a mate at the drags said it was big so got a couple of guys and headed out (when i knew BJ wasnt running it)awsome feild of cars and good to cath up with a heap of people i new from years back .The only thing was the lay time when nothing was going on but a few more classes will fix that .
Lets see if BOB tries the same stunt on this promoter as he has done to CRUZIN Mag and their Nostalgia meet ???????????????????????????????????

Also good to catch up with FPVGT there as well

SpoolMan · 04-10-2005, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by GRNKPR

Also good to catch up with FPVGT there as well

You couldnt miss him he was hanging out at the donut van all night..lol.

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302donk · 27-09-2005, 07:53 AM

yeh were going down with the oldman a altered changed the diff gears and a few other things since the east coast nationals and hes hoping to run 7 ones , should be a great day

tickford2001 · 27-09-2005, 12:58 PM

and threads are now merged

XR-ENVI · 28-09-2005, 05:55 PM

originally i was posted in the pub but somebody moved to drags

XA-Coupe · 28-09-2005, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by XR-ENVI

originally i was posted in the pub but somebody moved to drags

Yep, that was stated by XRFPV8 further up in the thread

It is a drag event so it would be either in the drag forum or events forum. I would expect that more drag type people would look here so it's a good call.

XR-ENVI · 28-09-2005, 06:08 PM

oh i thought it was a show and shine event as well as drags a drifting and burnouts thats the only reason i put it there.......although i must admit id didnt even know until it was moved that there was a drag section on the forum!!!!

302donk · 30-09-2005, 06:11 PM

all you ford fans get down to calder tommorrow as nitro Nick xerakias will have his new ford escort there

rodderz · 30-09-2005, 07:17 PM

I vaguely remember John Zappia a long time ago when Calder was going well.... but I cant forget the car that Zappia raced back then. Something like "Zap's Rat" was it?

EDIT; Found it... I used to have a signed poster of this HQ Monaro on the wall as a youngin I got from one of the nationals!

SpoolMan · 30-09-2005, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by rodderz

I vaguely remember John Zappia a long time ago when Calder was going well.... but I cant forget the car that Zappia raced back then. Something like "Zap's Rat" was it?

EDIT; Found it... I used to have a signed poster of this HQ Monaro on the wall as a youngin I got from one of the nationals!

seen it go at WSID to weeks back, its on song.... :eclipsee_
its a must to see it tomorrow agian...

SpoolMan · 02-10-2005, 03:40 PM

It was i great day 155 cars took part in drag racing...Rod and my self helped crew with 2 cars one was John (big banger) the other was Craig in his Commodore both guys chose to go into DYO category it was a 85 car field. Craig finished in the top 8 in his 1st meeting for 5 years was knocked out by a XW GT....John (big banger)won the competition out of 85 cars super effort and out from 8 runs he went 9.98 to 10.06 every pass....i spend the whole day being the tow driver it was fun...A huge huge crowd perfect weather...John Zappia went 6.3, 6.3, 6.4...we seen one side by side 6 sec TOP door slammer pass..
we left Calder 12.15 am this morning, there was a few protests and almost punch-ups at the end of the night....all in all great day of drag racing so many many comp cars came out to play...many cars we hadn't seen for a long time...
PS: only 1 oil down the whole day and it was only a small one..

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Alex has sent me some pics.
1st pic is Nick Xerakais new Pro Stock Ford Escort
2nd pic I think its Grant Williams Turbo Rotary
3rd pic is Lucky Belleri Top Door slammer Camaro (Steve Stanic driving)

rodderz · 02-10-2005, 10:38 PM

Well done to Johnny, he was just as consistant up at heathcote the last AFF meet. Was Habib the usual pit crew chief there? lol

Will be good to see national drag racing back in Vic within a year or 2

SpoolMan · 02-10-2005, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by rodderz

Well done to Johnny, he was just as consistant up at heathcote the last AFF meet. Was Habib the usual pit crew chief there? lol

Will be good to see national drag racing back in Vic within a year or 2

yes all there... most of the crew got there at 8.30am we left just after midnight, the crowd was that huge.... by 11.30am they were parking in the front of the thunderdome entrance.

MaD_KiWi · 03-10-2005, 01:22 AM

What a great event.

I went in to the event with a worn clutch, and ended up with no clutch

Got the call Thursday afternoon from Nathan "Get ya a$$ down here, you are racing on Saturday"

Some 11th hour new shafts, harness and tailshaft loop and we were ready.

Drove there drove home.

Practice

1. 11.66 @ 121mph 60' 1.78 (clutch okish)
2. 11.58 @ 118mph 60' 1.76 (slipping in between gears)
3. 11.49 @ 120mph 60' 1.78 (mmmm not good still)

Knockout

1. 12.0 @ 118mph 60' 1.94 (absolute slip everywhere)
2. 12.0 @ 118mph 60' 2.02 (clutch GONE!! ) LOST

**Chris** · 03-10-2005, 07:52 AM

thought she was retired kiwi???

well done anyways, looks like your pile of worn out and broken parts keeps mounting......

MaD_KiWi · 03-10-2005, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris

thought she was retired kiwi???

well done anyways, looks like your pile of worn out and broken parts keeps mounting......

From full on racing yes. But muck around street trim its all gravy

Simon

HEMI POWER · 03-10-2005, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by MaD_KiWi

From full on racing yes. But muck around street trim its all gravy

Simon

It's amazing when u LS1 guys put most of your interior in the cars seem A LOT slower. :the_finge

MaD_KiWi · 03-10-2005, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by FPVGT

It's amazing when u LS1 guys put most of your interior in the cars seem A LOT slower. :the_finge

It was the clutch. not so much the weight for the slower times

rodderz · 03-10-2005, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MaD_KiWi

It was the clutch. not so much the weight for the slower times

I can agree with you on that one Simon, my clutch has been pretty 2nd hand for a long time now and at first I was wondering what on earth was wrong to lose over half a second at the strip but no rwkw's, till i drove someone elses with similar mods and a good clutch, that i realised what it was. Now it's slipping pretty bad particularly after last heathcote meet when it was slipping out of gears on the way home

Probably gonna be like that for longer too till I can afford to replace it!

HEMI POWER · 03-10-2005, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by MaD_KiWi

It was the clutch. not so much the weight for the slower times

Bad Tradesman always blame there tools.

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SLY LS1 · 04-10-2005, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by FPVGT

It's amazing when u LS1 guys put most of your interior in the cars seem A LOT slower. :the_finge

I ran on Saturday, Full Weight, Optimax 98, ET Radials

10.94 @ 123 mph

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SpoolMan · 03-10-2005, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BA Company Car

I would suggest if ever there is Championship Drag Racing there again there will be massive upgrades to the track and spectator facilities. What you have to remember about last weekend is that ANDRA had nothing to do with it.

It was part of the Graeme Rutguers AME roadshow.

Plus i don't reckon ZAP would want to turn the wick up too much on that car for an event such as this as it has no significance on anything. These cars running 6.0's and now it looks like high 5's the stresses on engine components is just so expensive to waste.

I think your 100% spot on, he didnt need to hurt anything he came to put on a show....

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaD_KiWi

What a great event.

I went in to the event with a worn clutch, and ended up with no clutch

Got the call Thursday afternoon from Nathan "Get ya a$$ down here, you are racing on Saturday"

Some 11th hour new shafts, harness and tailshaft loop and we were ready.

Drove there drove home.

Practice

1. 11.66 @ 121mph 60' 1.78 (clutch okish)
2. 11.58 @ 118mph 60' 1.76 (slipping in between gears)
3. 11.49 @ 120mph 60' 1.78 (mmmm not good still)

Knockout

1. 12.0 @ 118mph 60' 1.94 (absolute slip everywhere)
2. 12.0 @ 118mph 60' 2.02 (clutch GONE!! ) LOST

Simon very consistent good job.....I spoke to Nathan before the heats of DYO he raced against the car i was helping with in the 1st round, look at his ET ticket he cost himself a certain 9 sec pass he went 10.22 on a 1 sec reaction time...

302donk · 03-10-2005, 07:53 AM

Our car will not be goin back there. We got to the bump( at about 330), shook the tires and went sideways (in both lanes), so we put in in the trailer and ****ed off. Better to have a car home in one peice. Same thing happened to Xerakis. I have a good suggestion for Calder. Get a D9 Catapiller, and flatten everything. I am very, very surprised that there were no big accidents, as the track surface wasn't as good as they made it out to be (surprise surprise).

302donk · 03-10-2005, 07:28 PM

all good to say all right for street cars, but how are they going to go when they finaly get an ANDRA lincence back its not going to fun to watch the racing. yes zap got the hq down in 6.30 but had a lot of shake, and they had stuff all clutch and fuel in that car on saturday. cause thats is a 6ohh car all day.

Craig · 03-10-2005, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by 302donk

all good to say all right for street cars, but how are they going to go when they finaly get an ANDRA lincence back its not going to fun to watch the racing. yes zap got the hq down in 6.30 but had a lot of shake, and they had stuff all clutch and fuel in that car on saturday. cause thats is a 6ohh car all day.

I would suggest if ever there is Championship Drag Racing there again there will be massive upgrades to the track and spectator facilities. What you have to remember about last weekend is that ANDRA had nothing to do with it.

It was part of the Graeme Rutguers AME roadshow.

Plus i don't reckon ZAP would want to turn the wick up too much on that car for an event such as this as it has no significance on anything. These cars running 6.0's and now it looks like high 5's the stresses on engine components is just so expensive to waste.