Drag race - Kirkham 65 side-oiler vs Ferrari 458 italia

[Sinclair Snake]

Originally Posted by rjbh20

Do a Google search for "Bilzerian" and you might come to a different conclusion. Either Dan or his daddy Paul -- looks like the apple don't fall far from the tree.

I must not belong on this board, I looked at a few articles about Dan and thought he was cool as hell. Get busy livin or get busy dying

[twin turbo]

Machiavelli, so are you saying that Keith Craft is a liar?

[tin-man]

Originally Posted by henrik

Ref. the "real name" game... My real name is Henrik VIII - King of England - and you can Google me

Henrik, I just did, got an error message that said "his majesty is out to lunch"...sorry pal, I could not resist that. No harm, no foul..........ok?

regarding:

with "some" members being all involved... even talking about flying in for the race... wait a minute, I resemble that remark

Look at it this way Henrik, I have asked for explicit shedules of this event and thus once published it can be confirmed, ya? sooooo, even if it gets cancelled at the eleventh hour and Buzz and me are in Vegas at the race track looking at each other and wondering WTF, we'll still have fun, get drunk and have a good time and then I go and pick up my Cobra, whata hoot. Yep, theres no downside to this one, my wifey gets to stay in Zhuhai and I get to visit Vegas, wink, wink, wink.

Plus we'll even look up Dan, belt down some more booze and get some tips on playin' da game.....from da man.

It don't get no better than this, ya?

Cheers, John, AKA, tin-man, Zhuhai P.R.C.

[Dominik]

Tommy,

there is plenty of prove for Cobras running mid 10s, like mine did and my mate in Germany.
I posted a video link further up. And just look at this forum. And those are not Cobras looking like dragsters.

But we raced many races. It's about experience, which your Ferrari has "built-in".
That's why I voted against the Cobra. But supercar owners like you must really be aware of the potential of a well sorted Cobra (Replica).

I did frequent 0 to 125mph with wheels spinning in just under 10 sec (but less distance than a 1/4-mile). Just one bullet point: car weight was 2.200 lbs, with driver!

[otomix]

mach ah velliii Get out of the way of this thread - or leave this site better yet. You are an un -informed fool & make ill advised comments.. ..

[CoolCarl]

Originally Posted by otomix

mach ah velliii Get out of the way of this thread - or leave this site better yet. You are an un -informed fool & make ill advised comments.. ..

ditto. His behavior is just plain rude.

Thanks for the entertainment Tommy and Blitz. This has been one heck of a thread and I'm looking forward to seeing/hearing about the results.

[henrik]

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[Jamo]

Originally Posted by tommygold

All --I don't think that's Blitz's car, but those are definitely his tires. What is a new set of those going to be like to drag in?

Better than the low speed-rating radials available in traditional cobra sizes, but not as good as slicks. These are what we call Billboards...a rain treaded roadracing tire/bias ply.

[Jamo]

Originally Posted by Machiavelli

Probably true, easier to talk to yourself when engaged in a fantasy. Listen to this "big time lawyer" whine ...

Machiavelli - you are as stupid as much as you are a jerk.
But I just don't have any interest in doing that on a site populated by such an ass, even when everyone else on the site recognizes that's what you are


Wow, now he speaks for the thread! What does this "big time lawyer" do when someone challenges one of those pipe dreams that make into the court room

Tommy, you want some cheese with that WHINE lol

Hmmm... It's one thing to be an ass...it's an entirely different thing to attack lawyers.

Enjoy a few days off while you consider the relevance of your existence, which is somewhat in doubt.

[Jamo]

Given the most recent disclosures, we have an attorney quite used to rolling the dice, and a Hye who is quite comfortable with high stakes card games.

I'm liking this more every damn day.

[henrik]

... Big Brother was here

BAN! (comments not wanted, and posts deleted)

Apperently it is ok to post negative comments - as long as they do not go against moderator's view... moderator is free to be rude

Heil to the "freedom of speach"

... and then you wonder why "rest of the world" sometimes have a problem with the "US beeing world Police"

(this post will be gone in minutes... = the second a moderator discover it)

[Buzz]

In the beginning, people understandably sought confirmation of the veracity of both the players and the race/bet itself. Henrik and Machiavelli either suffer from a reading comprehension disorder and have missed the posts that did just that or, like a couple of mal adjusted kids who don't fit in, they feel left out and try to draw some attention by crashing the party.

Keith Kraft posted early on that he knew both Dan (the Cobra owner) and his car and that the race was real. Other members, including myself have been in touch with one or the other of the players outside of this thread. Another member has been in contact with Tommy re: filming the race. Too bad a couple of jerks just had to blunder in and set out to ruin one of the most fun and epic threads we've had in a little while.

Oh well, I'm still working on juggling activities so I can make it to Vegas around race time. If the race is called off - and it could happen for a variety of reasons - like John said, what's so bad about a few days in Vegas?

[Jamo]

END OF THIS NONSENS

Henrik

It's spelled "lawyer" and by golly, behind my computer, I actually am a big man. Some might say huge in fact.

I have a personal interest in this thread...I moved it here because I thought it would be fun. Obviously it has been to many folks on this site...so let's keep it fun.

If it offends you...get off the thread. If you need assistance, please let me know.

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.

[Jamo]

Back to the thread...

[Jamo]

Henrik...one thing that really gets under my skin is folks who go back and delete or modify their posts after they have been responded to (See the permanent thread: Read: Unscrupulous Modifiers And Other Evil Doers!!!).

Calling me a "fat ass" and suggesting that you will simply ignore a moderator (while exceedingly funny...I enjoy good humor) really truely does nothing to mitigate your actions. Verbally attacking the U.S. didn't help either.

Before your most recent actions, we had exchanged PMs and I warned you again to stay off the thread.

Enjoy some time off...

[tommygold]

All, I appreciate the mod's response to the posters, and so I'm back. Just so you understand, I have no problem at all with anyone saying that this is a stupid thing for me to do, or that I'm going to lose, or anything like that. People can free to insult me to the moon in that respect. I'm just not interested in anyone accusing me of wasting your time by lying. I wouldn't do that. I appreciate the thoughtful commentary, and hilarious artwork. Best, Tom

[Jamo]

Now...again...back to the thread.

[Dominik]

Great!

You guys should practise on your local tracks now!
Or are the cars already in transit to the event?

[undy]

Originally Posted by tommygold

All, I appreciate the mod's response to the posters, and so I'm back. Just so you understand, I have no problem at all with anyone saying that this is a stupid thing for me to do, or that I'm going to lose, or anything like that. People can free to insult me to the moon in that respect. I'm just not interested in anyone accusing me of wasting your time by lying. I wouldn't do that. I appreciate the thoughtful commentary, and hilarious artwork. Best, Tom

Thanks Tommy, The race, the hype and most of all... yours and Blitz's fellowship are truely enjoyed (and believed) by the masses.

[KevinM]

I'm not going to take sides on this so I will offer a few thoughts to both of you.

Tommy, the only likely scenario where you loose is that you red light on one run. That means you have to be very conservative with your starts. Practice is key! Without a fair amount of practice, your reaction time could be a full second if you are making sure not to red light.

Blitz, You need to be very aggressive with your starts. Red lighting one run is fine in your case. If you can cut a good light and Tommy has a 1 second reaction time because he is being careful not to red light and loose the whole thing, that could be the difference that gives you the win.

For both of you, practice is key. Get to a strip and practice starting. Look to reduce your reaction time as much as possible without actually red lighting. If you have no experience with a tree this race becomes a crap shoot based on who gets lucky with their starts.

When you practice, just practice the start, then lift after first gear. That will keep your times slow so that you don't get thrown off the strip and it will spare your cars.

Blitz, go out and practice 2-3 shifts. You don't need a drag strip to do this. Just do a bunch of them on a deserted road somewhere. Work on pushing the lever straight forward with your palm, with just a slight side load on the stick.

As an option for the race, since there is a significant chance that Blitz will be thrown off the strip for lack of a cage after one run if he posts a good time, have you considered renting an unused airport or renting an unused runway (That doesn't cross an active runway) at an operating airport?

Good Luck to you both,

Kevin