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bine bike ran the quarter mile In 13
seeoads and at a speed of 107 mph.
One suty plus, is the potential and
God only knows what E.T. Maybe we will
see next week, as it was promised to
return at Fontana Raceway for bracket
competitioo.
Irwindale
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'!be engine is composed at our lJllris.
Ignlt1on, fuel SuPPly, combustion cJIamber and turbine. 'Ibe combustion cJIamber Is a cast sphere, somewbat resembling a globe at the earth with a
spark plug at the north pole and fuel
lines entering in Asia and Europe. One
tuel line contains oJr;Ygen content gas,
wb1le the second delivers a combuStionable fuel. As each enters the chamber in
correct proportion, a spark 15 released
that starts IIIICe&S1Ilg combustloo.. 'Ibe
expanding aploslve torces are then
passed via a pipe to the turbine unit and
lastly expelled into the air. A sprocket
ports the impeller blades and last, the
power 15 transferred by a cba1n to the
rear 1Ibeel. No clutcb or transmission.
'Ibe machine bas two throttle controls,
ooe each on the lett and rigbt side of the
bandlebars. As the rider is staged in the
starting llgbts, be rocks a switch that
delivers the initial spark and as the cycle
slowly moves out, be turns the wicks for
a proper ratio at 0Jr;Ygen to fuel. Power
15 tnstantpnlously delivered in a whoosh
at bot air. No tire smoke, just bBng and
b1ssss!
Alas, as with all new things there are
problems to be solved.. SUndaY, the tur-
Quick speeds and elapsed times are
the prime requ1s1tes for top eUminaiXlr
and Joe Smith topped them all in qualifying with a 10..26 E.T. at 138 mph•
Carl Morrow, M. J:tsbaroon and Bob
Braverman t11led the deck of competitioo
with aces. Alas, everyone can't have a
winning band and Bob Braverman's 125
mph Yamaha drew to a'. loss as did
Disharoon.
Carl Morrow and Joe Smith were the
only two players left, with Smith holding
tile bigber band.
Smith staged the 8O-incb Harley wb1le
Morrow was burning In his tire, using
the staging area rence as a tront bralte..
Morrow was a. Uttle late in reaeb1ng
the l.igbts and Smith grew impatient.
WIlen Morrow staged, Smith looked UP to
the Ugbts and tound be was out of the
staging Ugbts, an automatic red Ugbt
when the countdown starts and It badl
Carl won top eUmlnator turning 11.50
- 116.58. Not bad at all, on 65 incbes of
gas burning Harley Davidson. A note of
interest to some Harley owners, is tbat
Carl's carburetor is a bigS.U. unit taken
tram a Jaguar automobile.
Mad MMonkFor a 100g time} have looked around
tor a mactc ewde. or __ a ...... IDCID
macblnlst 1Ibo coald prodace aay 01" all
speed ~ent 1 des1red..
F1na1]y 1 Ioob!cI into a secluded coruer
of Ed Kretz and
at MOIIten!y Park
and found the Mad "1IclDIt." A macblnlst
who can build me push rods, ba1aDce a
crank and well, there are DO limitatiOllS.
Unfortunately, be 15 DOt there justtor me
but 15 available tor aayooe. OIl well,
.share and share alike.
san.
Lioas
Bob Braverman was the quickest and
fastest of SUndaY's action at L10Ds D'ag
Strip and as a result drew an inteniew
on the radio program ocnr broadcastUve
from . Lions. Yep, race at L10Ds and
you're 00 the air from ooe to tour p.m•
} don't know bow long Braverman oc;
cupied air time, but be ran the quarter
mile in 11.36 seeoads at 122.68 mph.
Tballer's 650 Triumph was the quickest and fastest stock street bike w1tb a
13.59 E.T. and 96.74 mUes per boor.
Casit tops the modified field 00 a
250Cc SUzuId tba1 turns out t1gures at
13.30 - 97..29.
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