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Craig please tell the reading public what size motor it is.If it's the one i'm thinking about nobody over here has ever gone that quick in the 1/8. Dave was not kidding me about this car.
 
mike kilroy said:
Craig please tell the reading public what size motor it is.If it's the one i'm thinking about nobody over here has ever gone that quick in the 1/8. Dave was not kidding me about this car.
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States 284 cube on the entry list for the meet.

Gavin Handley
 
Gavin if your close to Melbourne, drive over to Airway Mechanical and please and take Dave out to lunch for me, then send the bill to Wynne. Thanks Mike
 
Hi guys,
We won the event and reset both ends of the record for the eighth mile.
4.706 @ 142.83mph.
We had 60ft of 1.019, 1.021 and 1.009 in some of the elimination rounds.
Best 330ft of 2.997.
Car is powered by a 284chevy with one 750 carb.
Weighs in at 1500lbs.
Thanks to everyone over there who has supplied parts and great advice.
We now lead the championship.
Cheers
Craig Geddes.
 
mike kilroy said:
Gavin if your close to Melbourne, drive over to Airway Mechanical and please and take Dave out to lunch for me, then send the bill to Wynne. Thanks Mike
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Melbourne is considered as Mexico to us Sydney siders Mike so no living there for me haha.

Congrats on the win Craig, no broken damper bolt i hope!!
 
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Now thats fast for a down under "Mexican", do you think Gavin is on to something with this Sydney/Melbourne comparison thing?Maybe a chain of Australian/Mexican style restaurant's that feature tail of crock soup for a starter.Once again Craig, another fine outing. Mike
 
comp3089 said:
You have a good memory Gavin on that crank bolt.
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All my years as a Caterpillar field serviceman taught me to never throw a bolt away but to have a proper 7/16 UNF damper bolt in my tool box certainly was lucky for you guys that day, It was only a couple of meets earlier my starter motor crapped itself and the COME boys got me out of trouble, thats what makes racing what it is i reckon.
 
Here is some video of Craig's little altered.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHze1qB9_po
1st round of qualifying up to 2:53, then it is DYO Supercharged outlaws
(Comp Elimniator and Super Stock were combined for the event so the aspirated door cars ran against Altered, Dragster and blown sedans.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiJd3UU2zLw
And here Craig is again, but i think they got him confused with the outlaws cars again as there is no more Comp after his pass.

I raced Craig in the final (red GXP) and Craig got me by 0.004 off the line and 0.008 at the stripe. It was a very close race!
 
Hi guys,
Just another update.
We won again last weekend at the championship round in Adelaide South Australia.
The weather was far less than ideal, DA of 3000+ and temp was between 95 and 102 deg F all weekend.
The event was run over 1000ft for comp.
We top qual and reset the record to 6.26 @ 161.46 mph.

This coming weekend we are racing in Perth Western Australia which is 2600 miles from where we live.

Thanks again to everyone over there for parts and help.
Very special thanks to Todd Patterson, Clint Neff , David Rampy and Gary Merrick.

I will post again as this very important event unfolds.

Cheers
Craig Geddes.
 
Good Luck

Craig,

Good Luck,

I hope everything works out the way you planned it. That is a really long trip but you are on a roll and need to "Go For It!!!!"

Gary Merrick
Use to be a Comp Racer and Proud of It
 
Hi guys ,
We had a less than ideal weekend, struggled with traction all weekend.
Qual no5 with a 7.55 then lost first round after cutting a bad light.
Cheers
Craig
 
Hi Guys,
Just another update.
Last weekend we raced at the Australian Nitro Championships in Sydney round of the Champinships and on offer was the Gold Christmas trees(equivalent to your Wallies).
We qualified No3 with a PB of 7.45 then went on to win the event and reset the National record to 7.406 @ 175.96MPH.
The car is a Ken Keir Bantam Altered with a 13 degree wedge 284ci chevy with 1 x 750 carb and Proflite 3 spd trans.
Thanks again to all involved for help and parts including Todd Patterson, David Rampy, Gary Merrick and Clint Neff.

Cheers
Craig Geddes
E/AA 1861

Also a big congrats to Darren Parker who won in Super Stock and also reset his National Records.
 
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