Wildest moment you've seen - 2008/07/24 16:41What's the wildest thing you've seen on a drag strip, besides Brendon Reardon in a leotard?
Gotta say Dobbo's big accident in the Green Machine was pretty wild...or Zap's quarter track wheelstand in the opening year of the Plex, or the the side by side Nitro FC fires at Ravo.Luke Nieuwhof wadragracing.com - West Australian Drag Racing Coverage since 2001
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Re:Wildest moment you've seen - 2008/07/24 21:06Maybe when Saint train blew up on the start line and a piston knocked the starter down,pre turken or when Phil jackavitch 360 his dragster at the top end and missed every thing or was it hamiltons wall jumping stato.NO it was when the sorrer ran 12.99
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Au Falcon on its roof over the line was pretty wild
Anytime a TD runs a 5 is pretty awesome
All the alterds at the westernats was pretty wild
but i think shane kosterzyn(spelling sorry) take the wild ride prize
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Re:Wildest moment you've seen - 2008/07/25 15:14One that could have been but did not happen. Is racing at a fast friday and being lined up to run on slicks and having the first two pairs of street bike come back down the return road soaking wet. I am glad they listened and stoped the racing. I would like to see people at the fast end reporting on track conditions when I am racing from now on.
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Re:Wildest moment you've seen - 2008/07/25 16:13Diane Davenport's exit through Thomas Road exit!! That goes back a bit
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Re:Wildest moment you've seen - 2008/07/25 18:49John Zappia, Grant Orourke (then driving a yellow torana) door handle to door handle literally. didn't touch cars, didn't touch the center line, but they were veeeeery close. Great phot somewhere, I think it is at Genie Exhaust.MAY YOUR ET'S BE LOW, YOUR MILE AN HOUR HIGH, AND MAY A RED LIGHT NEVER SHINE IN YOUR FACE.
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Re:Wildest moment you've seen - 2008/07/25 19:56John McSweeney getting it all crossed up in the EA and putting in save of the century. On that basis alone, there are a few others that like to perform a little 'dance' on the track. Dave Hunter, the video bloke... Click for my YouTube page.
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just wanna check it out...----When The Trans Break Locks The Bullsh*t Stops----
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Re:Wildest moment you've seen - 2008/07/26 09:59Stuart Rowlands wheel stand in the scorpion funny car with no wheely bars. Countless Zappia and Quartermaine 1500 foot qtr mile runs And the only reason I still have a VCR in the house is to watch the Zappia/ORouke run Richie mentioned
And as a young fella King Boogaloo was etched into the memory banks (V8 bike smokin the rear for a full qtr mile)
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Re:Wildest moment you've seen - 2008/07/27 10:18have to echo mr blues. Phil Taylor's wild ride after redlighting in the 2007 westernats super stock final. Clipping simmo on his way through!
or was it Deb O'rourke who rolled the yellow tori 60ft out at ravenswood. maybe Terry Stacey's flip on the opening day of the 'Plex
but by far the wildest thing ive witnessed has to be the Lamattina chassis snap. was standing at half track and could only think the worst
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Re:Wildest moment you've seen - 2008/07/28 00:43Ok dust off the cobwebs let me see the Flying Greek break the 200mph barrier at Ravenswood while standing at the finish line (I didn't know i was that old).Or John Craig running 9's in the one tonner and he drove to the track!!THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE
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Re:Wildest moment you've seen - 2008/07/28 08:51 Dobbo and a 5 foot high wheelstand in the cranky dragster or Steve Stanics wheelstand, Ako,s roll over at 145mph on the roof and still win the race.brenden reardon = loud mouth.........
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Deb Reed flip in the dragster was very wild and also one of the Superstock guys i think crossed the line on his roof and one
chad will remember , just cant seem to remember who it wasLove Many, Trust Few, Do Wrong Too None
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Re:Wildest moment you've seen - 2008/07/28 15:58Kapiris running 6.07 when no one was even close, a bit like Judd's 6.17? a few years before
Oh seen some pretty wild things at Ravo in the early hours of the morning on the race track lolVOTE 1 CHICKEN
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Re:Wildest moment you've seen - 2008/07/28 16:06Turken wrote: Kapiris running 6.07 when no one was even close, a bit like Judd's 6.17? a few years before
Oh seen some pretty wild things at Ravo in the early hours of the morning on the race track lol
Hey Turken
I've seen some pretty wild things at Ravo on the return road/main entry road while they were cleaning up oil downs.
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Re:Wildest moment you've seen - 2008/07/29 11:53u got me beat there mr blues! i remember the accident but not the name! its gonna kill me that one. he slid for a looooong way tho
2 super stockers ended up in the wall or upside down that weekend. Bruno Cavallo bit the wall when u were on the mic.
Debs crash was wild coz she very nearly collected the Boss in his F/C
that event had everything! Cory Mac in the sand, an SC/O in the catch net with the throttle wide open and then to top it off... icey cricket balls falling from the sky! bloody sydney!
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Re:Wildest moment you've seen - 2008/08/03 00:21One off the top of my head at this hour. Vinci and Pilko's clash of paint in Top Comp at the final Ravenswood meet... Why on earth Vinci (who was already out of shape past the 660) got back on the loud pedal always makes me shake my head. I have video footage of it, and I can't help but crack up with laughter when I hear a ladies voice go "You Fu****inggggg idiot"
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Re:Wildest moment you've seen - 2008/08/03 16:22mikev wrote: One off the top of my head at this hour. Vinci and Pilko's clash of paint in Top Comp at the final Ravenswood meet... Why on earth Vinci (who was already out of shape past the 660) got back on the loud pedal always makes me shake my head. I have video footage of it, and I can't help but crack up with laughter when I hear a ladies voice go "You Fu****inggggg idiot"
Hmmm, I have a video of someone else having a "similar" view of Grant O'Rourke having yet another off into the wall. Got to love the 'female voice of reasoning' eh? Dave Hunter, the video bloke... Click for my YouTube page.
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Re:Wildest moment you've seen - 2008/08/04 01:29Too many to list really..........Dobbo springs to mind first in the Greene Machine, or maybe Cranky's last wild pass he did in it...or was it his crazy run at the Winters just gone against Martin...or maybe him in the old Allfast Commodore....but Zap has so many too, but I think the wildest moment I've seen was when Jay Upton raced John Zappia back at Ravo..........now I'd like to see THAT again at the 'Plex...Phil Blondel. Drag Racing Reporter / Drag Racing Videos. Ph: 0419 934 126.
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was standing at half track and could only think the worst
Dobbo and a 5 foot high wheelstand in the cranky dragster or Steve Stanics wheelstand, Ako,s roll over at 145mph on the roof and still win the race.
