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    Went to Famoso Drags, Bakersfield

    As you all may know, I'm not much of a drag racer but last Saturday afternoon, I rode my CBR1000RR, up to Bakersfield Auto Club Famoso Raceway to meet a couple of friends who invited me to join them for the drag racing that night.


    Without working at it, we got in 6 runs, the last at 2:05 AM.


    My Honda's best run was 11.429 at 127.56, on a crummy
    R/T of .398,
    60' of 2.097,
    330' of 5.165,
    1/8th of 7.598 at 101.45
    1000' of 9.661


    My friend's shaft drive 16 valve BMW K1300 humiliated me with a best of 10.91 at 133.96 on an awful
    R/T of .488
    60' of 2.06
    330' of 5.002
    1/8 of 7.263 at 109.17
    1000' of 9.227


    After getting to bed at 3 AM in his toy hauler, we were woken at 7 AM by deep bass and "music" coming out of about a hundred or more tuner cars who were holding a car/sound show and Sunday drags.


    We walked around in wonder lookin at the things people do.

    Check it out - four alternators to charge six batteries driving twin 20" bass speakers built into the back of a Chevy S10
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    Re: Went to Famoso Drags, Bakersfield

    Sounds like a good trip with yer bud

    I never did dip my CBR900RR into the 10's either, I know I got a few 11.06-7's but usually it was in the 11.teens. I was able to get my 60' down to 1.8's with a couple tie down straps compressing the suspension on the front forks and same on the rear swing arm. Heck I even made a set with doubled up webbing to increase the strength. Good old terminal Island days-a great place to race with Big Willy running the show in the 90's

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