Dry Lakes Racers Australia

Dave, this ones for you! https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WcogyF7gSJo/W7SDdGtm9sI/AAAAAAAABY8/kyLwT45gZV4saTwpiSNcdaffBoXeHXGywCLcBGAs/s1600/feet_forward_small.jpg I'm still in Spain so I had to use the local playground ... my chest is touching that rearward handlebar, but in my current state of flexibili...

Yes, its safe to say you are outside K.I.S.S territory! Loads more fabbing and welding progress than I've made, great stuff! Not simple stuff though ... will the steering get more or less complicated? David's "Alligator" advice shows how steering above the knees can look safe (i.e. not loo...

Chris, Harky, Stayt'ie ... for sure, words to live by. I'll never let my pride get in the way of going faster! Dave, yes, I also thought it had potential and I'd considered it for this year but found my knees and elbows wanted to be in the same place when I lent forward. Here's a pic for anyone unfa...

Hi All, Just saw this great video on Speed Demon and thought you all might like to take a look: https://youtu.be/-t0RSBnNLyQ . I was wrong regarding the water tank the the motor image I shared a few pages back ... it seems that black box is all oil. The 20 gallon water tanks can be seen at 15:43 in ...

Hey Dave,

She sounded great this year ... just watched some video of you taking off.

Yeah, wouldn't do it without a backup plan for sure. Will probably have multiple cameras and screens to boot...

Cheers!

Richard, these look like the ones: https://au.rs-online.com/web/p/pneumatic-roundline-cylinders/1214743/ And something like this for a valve? https://au.rs-online.com/web/p/pneumatic-solenoid-pilot-operated-control-valves/1215879/ although these seem to be 24v ... maybe they just run slower at 12v? ...

Hi RGV,

Yes, those are the ones!

So lightweight in comparison to what I was proposing. Very cool.

Are you thinking about changing it up on the RGV next year? APS/F 250?

Cheers!

Hey Stayt'ie, I think its just that the camera is mounted off to the side.

Totally agree, there would be bugger all input via body movement. And pretty claustrophobic in there.

I'd love to have a go though!

Cheers

Hi Richard, Pneumatic, did you say they were festo ones? Very keen to see your setup. Having them retract forward is a great way to make them strong without putting a lot of load into the cylinder mechanism themselves (was one of my concerns). Are you using a disposable cylinder for the air or do yo...

Thanks Stayt'ie, That's all I needed ... check out this awesome video: https://youtu.be/_I4Yr2N6zss Yes, it is a crash video ... but at 240mph! And they had records at 210mph ... The 240mph video says it's a sub 500cc but they ran a CBR600 in it as well. Must have been pretty slippery. I also note h...

Hey Harky,

That was almost a Haiku ... nice.

With a bit of technology mine will also be like laying in bed, but on my front; looking down through a hole like on a massage table!

Looking forward to seeing your trainer wheels.

Fun times!

Cheers!

Hi guys, Staty'ie, do you have any web links to those guys? Keen to see their setup ... I've tried a mirror and left and right is as expected but upside down is a little disconcerting. I like mirrors for their failsafe simplicity though. Webmaster, yeah, technology has come forwards in leaps and bou...

Hi All, Two questions ... especially for Graham; Graham, are you out there? I'm thinking fixed skids wouldn't be a bad option (simple and strong and definitely in position), I only need them when slowing down to a stop (but they take into account the high mounting point suggested by Stayt'ie just in...

How's it going?

Hey Harky, Looks great! Took a while for me to figure out where the lugs were mounted ... but finally recognized the Hayabusa fins down the back of the frame there. Swingarm looks really nice. Very keen to see how you mount the shock and how/if you'll brace back to the lower frame rails; when I chat...