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Originally Posted by NachtRitter
Great pics! Thanks for sharing. Any additional info on the vehicles in the pics?
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Oh yeah, some... that red and white ferguson streamliner has a Hondata engine in it. Earlierin the year it ran 243mph. On the run you see it getting pushed-out for ithit 229mph. That streamliner motorcycle was wicked fast and has been running for several years now, with a best of speed something in the area of 200mph, IIRC. The little white Chevy Spirit with the turbo is a fixture kf the SCTA events, driven by different drivers all the time. It's fastest ever was 117mph. On the run you see it starti g it ran 109mph. It's called "the peanut" on the track even though that nameseems nowhere on the car. The yellow Austin has a Bonneville type spoiler on the back, but it is just to keep dust off the rear windshield at the insistance of the driver, go figure. It can't be helping aero at that size and position, can it? The motorcycle was just too cool to pass up. The rider was awesome. Speed snifting with perfect effectiveness. Forgot to listen for its top speed report. And that last car is my Civic, photographed as the yellow Austin raced by. Was a great day.