New UK Drag Strip

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Mon Sep 12, 11 6:46 pm

South West of Glasgow.

http://www.dragbike.com/dbnews/anmviewe ... =6397&z=13

'Only' 160 miles from my house so a fair bit closer than SPR or Shakey.

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Mon Sep 12, 11 7:47 pm

Thats great news bet the air is better there too

Rebel · Post by **Rebel** » Mon Sep 12, 11 7:51 pm

wow, that sounds good, look forward to seeing it finished and paying a visit

Rogue Trooper · Post by **Rogue Trooper** » Mon Sep 12, 11 9:01 pm

but just a bit to far for me.

MrNorm · Post by **MrNorm** » Tue Sep 13, 11 12:19 pm

Looks good! I guess this drawing is not to scale, otherwise the "quarter mile strip with run-off" looks a bit optimistic!!

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Tue Sep 13, 11 12:30 pm

I think that drawing was done by someones 12 year old.

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Tue Sep 13, 11 12:31 pm

AllKiller wrote:Thats great news bet the air is better there too

thats what i thought straight away , when i saw the location

db · Post by db » Tue Sep 13, 11 1:35 pm

MrNorm wrote:Looks good! I guess this drawing is not to scale, otherwise the "quarter mile strip with run-off" looks a bit optimistic!!

Apparently once over the finish line the slowing cars drive onto an enormous rubber belt which winds up a giant coil-spring. Then, through a complex fluid clutch system this drives the big wheel. This acts as an enormous flywheel and can run all day long, saving electricity and fully carbon-offsetting the fuel used by the race cars, thereby saving the planet