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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Is anyone heading to Calder this weekend, looks like a pretty good day and the weather is supposed to be sunny!!!
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Carrum Downs, Victoria
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They've been advertising it on MMM alot today.
Sounds like a big day!
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we were up there fri night just gone and heard it being advertised, sounds likes its got a bit of something for everyone
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Melbourne
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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. |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Melbourne
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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)
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: round the corner from the pub
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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
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Cruising
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DBD - Drags Burnouts and Drifting. http://www.ameshow.com.au/dbd/
Calder Park this Saturday. Who is going? I'll be there from about 10-10:30. It's gonna be awesome! |
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Was gonna go but my sister has decided she is moving out and needs all that help she can get with the ute and horse float :(
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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dammit, had i not been going to SA i woulda gone.
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The one and only
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Pearly, it was posted earlier.
http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=22233 It looks like a great day!
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i might head out at night, im working during the day though
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and threads are now merged
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originally i was posted in the pub but somebody moved to drags
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![]() 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. |
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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!!!!
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Join Date: Apr 2005
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all you ford fans get down to calder tommorrow as nitro Nick xerakias will have his new ford escort there
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Bundoora
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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! ![]() |
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its a must to see it tomorrow agian...
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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.. ![]() 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)
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Bundoora
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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 |
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Happy as Larry
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: SE Melb
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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 |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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thought she was retired kiwi???
well done anyways, looks like your pile of worn out and broken parts keeps mounting...... |
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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).
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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.
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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. |
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