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New UK Drag Strip
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 11 6:46 pm
by Dave-R
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.
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 11 7:47 pm
by AllKiller
Thats great news bet the air is better there too
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 11 7:51 pm
by Rebel
wow, that sounds good, look forward to seeing it finished and paying a visit
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 11 9:01 pm
by Rogue Trooper
but just a bit to far for me.
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 11 12:19 pm
by MrNorm
Looks good! I guess this drawing is not to scale, otherwise the "quarter mile strip with run-off" looks a bit optimistic!!
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 11 12:30 pm
by Dave-R
I think that drawing was done by someones 12 year old.
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 11 12:31 pm
by steveo
AllKiller wrote:Thats great news bet the air is better there too
thats what i thought straight away , when i saw the location
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 11 1:35 pm
by db
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