Thanks for the memory.....N-10,000 drag race at Red Gare. 4-way
I was all the way on right, & won it with the "Tiger Terror".....LOL
Mike? Tim Lehr-John Clifton- Jim Hendricksen
Burn out at 762ft... Mach 1.6 .... 76 g's..coasted to 11, 800 ft...ah those were the days. These were 12ft long-6in.diameter- 50+lbs rockets...not minimum dial. ones!
I participated in just about every Major drag race in Midwest and many others around the country & with my Australian mates, half way 'round the world.
Seems like everywhere we went [Tim & Jim] we had a major drag race AND most folks couldn't wait for the main event!
K-M skids in Thunder Down Under Australia 5-6way organized and ran
[Homer Hickam's first time drag race he ever saw. Later at banquet told everyone, Crazy Jim's drag race was BEST time he ever had on a rocket day!!
M-2200 Skid in Florida Winternational 3-way
J-something skid WinterNational's 5-way
M-2200 Skid in Southern Thunder. ran it 3-way
K-???? Southern Thunder ran it 8-way
N-2801 Skid Winternationals 2-way
M-2200 Skid NSL 2008 O'burg ran it. 2-way
2-stage Bong 2-way
N-10,000 Lucerne LDRS 7-way for TV
J-1999 12-way [I think] for TV
N-5800 MWP 12-way
M-2200 at Potter LDRS organized and ran it. 7 -way
L-900 Darkmatter LDRS Potter organize and ran 22 participants for TV
M-3100 MWP 11 entries
At least 7 more at MWP over the years.
The REAL famous 3 Ultimate Endeavors at Airfest.
If you saw, you remember. ran it.
Gizmo races every where we went that year at least 5 races.
NERFF had about 20 entrants.
Little D'Tter drag race....10 entrants NERRF
Little Dog Southern Thunder 12 entrants
Space Cowboy Fastest to 10,000 drag race 10 entrants LDRS for TV
And that's just the ones Pulled out of my brain in 5 minutes....there are many, many more!
Many were also great combo deals on kit/motor/reloads sponsored by Wildman. Got many a flier a 40-50% discount so they could afford the fun too.
Several of these were one of the main highlights of the launch week/weekend AND most remembered flights.
Always more fun than adults should be allowed to have.
Always still talked about/remembered when we sit around evenings taking about some of the best times had.
Always building excitement until the countdown!
Always fun...even if YOU had to wear "the Sunflower Dress" & do the walk of shame.
Always well run & attended.
Always safe results.....there's my stat's.:wink:
Guess what, NO injuries or even close calls.
Drag races been verrrrrry..... very good to me!
Yeah, some really great memories to share with many, many, many rocket buddies.....before "the day the music died"
Thanks for the memories Drag Races! I'll always love'm.
Naysayers go pound salt, 90% of the negative things here I read are pure BS crap & those writing it full well know it. You know who you are. You weren't even attending and are quoting here say.
Having been to most races discussed here..." cited quotes and incidents are BS".
Edit:
Closest I ever came to major injury [this case death] was a Alpha on C motor. Leaning on a trailer, aluminum side panels to keep out of cold, I was talking to a friend, maybe 3ft apart. Suddenly the Alhpa [black/orange plastic version] flying horizontal missed my head by inches....punched a hole clean through the Aluminum and plywood panel. Bounce off with NO damage...NONE.. and flew again later!.
Oh yeah reminds same day...ThunderStruck.....
M-2200 skid 4-way
Rules have changed. I may disagree with them, but our leaders have dictated what is to be & we must follow......just glad I got to have all the fun before they changed it.
Hey all the Wildmen out there ......do ya wanna drag race????? [it is part of the code...LOL]