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

tommygold · #1 (**permalink**) 02-09-2011, 04:58 AM

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?

Buzz · #2 (**permalink**) 02-09-2011, 07:07 AM

Folks this will be more of a race than it initially appeared. Tommy and Blitz - Can you post confirmation of date and location? If I can swing the getaway time on short notice (a bit of an "IF" with all the other stuff going on), I will fly up from St. Lucia just to see it happen.

DMXF · #3 (**permalink**) 02-09-2011, 07:55 AM

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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?

You are handicapping him substantially as he may be able to get into the 11's with those tires, but that is not what he needs to compete with you. They aren't even as good as the vintage 60's road race tires like are still available today (6.00's & 8.00's). Blitz's tires were made in old dirt track bias ply molds with a relatively hard compound to be run on the street as a period look tire. Their only performance advantage is being decent in some degree of water. You need to let him run the DOT Mickey Thompson radial slicks. Those are no where near the same as a real wrinkle wall dragster slick, but would allow Blitz to have a chance and make the race fun and interesting. Anything less and you are setting him up.

Jamo · #4 (**permalink**) 02-10-2011, 12:07 AM

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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.

otomix · #5 (**permalink**) 02-10-2011, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Jamo

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.

This poor cobra landed in the river.....

RodKnock · #6 (**permalink**) 02-10-2011, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by otomix

This poor cobra landed in the river.....after a 11.4 run

Originally posted back in July 2010. The throttle stuck in the parking lot. What 11.4 run?

http://clubcobra.com/forums/showthread.php?t=105556

http://jalopnik.com/#!5585798/how-to...aluminum-cobra