Drag racing Santa Pod Easter. 10th - 13th April

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Re: Drag racing Santa Pod Easter. 10th - 13th April

Post by BONGO-LOUIS » Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:28 pm

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BONGO-LOUIS wrote:Fab video pete apart from that flaming robot he still made me jump lol. =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>
& he even got your friendly little fireworks too Tina :wink: :lol:
I did notice the friendly little squiggglers. :wink: :wink:
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Re: Drag racing Santa Pod Easter. 10th - 13th April

Post by missfixit70 » Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:41 pm

Hope you didn't get too close - don't want you getting pregnant :lol: :lol:
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Re: Drag racing Santa Pod Easter. 10th - 13th April

Post by alans00ty5 » Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:10 pm

snow_kiter wrote:Get your pop corn, put on your ear defenders and climb onto the pneumatic drill (Kirsty's suggestion, not mine!)

Back to Santa Pod for a 5 minute vid.

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Re: Drag racing Santa Pod Easter. 10th - 13th April

Post by alans00ty5 » Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:22 pm

hi peeps what can one say to add to this not a lot its all bin said, great pics great vidioes great company great weekend fantastic bongoers, from sooty & georgie lets do it again. cheers.
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Re: Drag racing Santa Pod Easter. 10th - 13th April

Post by missfixit70 » Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:20 pm

You organise it Sooty - we'll be there :wink: Just let us know what's happening :wink: :lol:
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Re: Drag racing Santa Pod Easter. 10th - 13th April

Post by waycar8 » Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:00 pm

well were up for the "main event" as well, i will start a new thread so we know whos going as well as give everyone else the heas up as well :wink: .
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Re: Drag racing Santa Pod Easter. 10th - 13th April

Post by alans00ty5 » Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:53 pm

waycar8 wrote:well were up for the "main event" as well, i will start a new thread so we know whos going as well as give everyone else the heas up as well :wink: .
nice one wayne.
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Re: Drag racing Santa Pod Easter. 10th - 13th April

Post by bigdaddycain » Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:09 am

Great pics & vids everyone... =D> =D> =D> I've gotta get time off work for this next time!
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Re: Drag racing Santa Pod Easter. 10th - 13th April

Post by missfixit70 » Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:11 am

bigdaddycain wrote:Great pics & vids everyone... =D> =D> =D> I've gotta get time off work for this next time!
Thought you weren't going to look :wink: :lol:
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Post by bigdaddycain » Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:15 am

missfixit70 wrote:
bigdaddycain wrote:Great pics & vids everyone... =D> =D> =D> I've gotta get time off work for this next time!
Thought you weren't going to look :wink: :lol:
Just at the pics... I closed my eyes and listened to the vids! :P
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Re: Drag racing Santa Pod Easter. 10th - 13th April

Post by missfixit70 » Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:16 am

Just found this in Bongo Tales, http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/tales/drag.htm wonder if they're still around, have to keep an eye out for them next time guys.
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Re: Drag racing Santa Pod Easter. 10th - 13th April

Post by missfixit70 » Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:16 am

bigdaddycain wrote:
missfixit70 wrote:
bigdaddycain wrote:Great pics & vids everyone... =D> =D> =D> I've gotta get time off work for this next time!
Thought you weren't going to look :wink: :lol:
Just at the pics... I closed my eyes and listened to the vids! :P
Turned up loud (No 11, Spinal Tap stylee) I hope :wink:
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Re: Drag racing Santa Pod Easter. 10th - 13th April

Post by snow_kiter » Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:43 pm

Found a couple of links to slow-motion videos from the weekend
Take a look at how the tyres behave :shock: :shock:

http://www.blackettphotography.com/vide ... 0Stand.mov
http://www.blackettphotography.com/vide ... binson.mov
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Re: Drag racing Santa Pod Easter. 10th - 13th April

Post by Muzorewa » Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:48 pm

Cool - I watched some YouTube super-slow-motion footage from an American strip and they were shooting at 600 frames per second, you could see individual flames coming out of the exhausts - impressive stuff. :wink:
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Re: Drag racing Santa Pod Easter. 10th - 13th April

Post by waycar8 » Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:34 pm

snow_kiter wrote:Found a couple of links to slow-motion videos from the weekend
Take a look at how the tyres behave :shock: :shock:

http://www.blackettphotography.com/vide ... 0Stand.mov
http://www.blackettphotography.com/vide ... binson.mov

The tyres look like they are going to rip apart :shock:
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