- Amazing metalwork...hand beaten ALU bodywork. Made up for it's not scary terminal speed
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- Loads of these and for good reason. All the fast bikes were wheel spinning and fishtailing at top speed. Near 400kph in this case
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- 1 degree of steering. The green button on the steering wheel says 'laundry'
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- All wheel drive 2000+HP twin turbo 530ci...this ran 323mph
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- Supercharged 1000hp big block...threw a rod at 380kph
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- Looked to built on a $500 budget, running a noisy, oil leaky twin cam corolla motor. Still pulled 150mph
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- Tough as nails, had a gearbox malfunction and shifted from top to reverse at 120mph apparently
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- Caravan for the race car, him and his girlfriend sleep in the 4wd. Priorities.
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- Built by a kiwi uni architecture lecturer, covered in tattoos and very entertaining guy. Running a 435hp LS3...he was finishing the build right there and then.
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- Perfect. Yes that says 438 on the guard
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- Prob my fave...car cost 3k, motor over 30.
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- The lake never fills and the evaporated rain puddles leave behind these metre round Mandelbrot set hexagon shapes.
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Probably left this little late but we sure had a memorable trip into the high powered vastness.
Expectations are a good way to be disappointed as we all know, but it wasn't disappointing just not what we expected.....way different actually and all up much better.
The cars/vehicles/things weren't blisteringly fast and from what we could find out, no new records were set with 323mph being the highest peak speed.
'Apparently' and I couldn't find record of this, someone a few years back pulled 900mph out of a jet powered car....this is what we went for but it truly didn't matter....like at all.
It would honestly have to be one of the best run motor events I've ever seen and in a truly gob smacking setting....worth it for that alone.
Aussie culture is kind of a hard thing define but ingenuity, originality, good humour and not over regulated would be a good start, and the dry salt lake races was very refreshing example of all of that.
All the racers I spoke with seemed glad to chat about their story, were very funny people and hanging out in the pits was welcomed with loads of o/s entrants
High speed is all very simple as you'd think. Light weight, meager brakes, decent aerodynamics and loads and loads and loads of horsepower.... anyway you can. Duct tape, Tek screws and cable ties were not hidden.
Was more about the inventiveness, smart hard work and not deep pockets built most of the vehicles... many of which consistently hit 250+mph....and many driven by very old people....75+ didn't stand out
The acoustics across the lake (which is 160k long) from these 850+ HP open piped big blocks hitting 7500rpm on the way down straight was goose bump worthy. V8 Pavarotti
Had a high vehicle and driver safety element but wasn't over bearing, just sensible. Like ALL rules should be.
Run by a guy called Steve 'the animal' Charlton who was a raw good natured wild character. The whole thing is a credit to him and up till recently ran the whole event in his jocks and flanny...not kidding
Anyway go check it out, we probably will again.
Few pineapples towards that turbo Hayabusa perhaps Tassie? It'll sharpen our senses to race it in the Isle of Man straight up.....