New Top Fuel Motorcycle Record set today
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Larry actually had to dive off one of his bikes back in the early 90's at over 200 mph at Gainsville. Maybe you saw that one. Totaled the bike, he stayed in the hospital a few days and was released.
I found some video from the weekend of the "Top Fuel" class at the 2007 Gainsville race last year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9CX2oM9RqI
I found some video from the weekend of the "Top Fuel" class at the 2007 Gainsville race last year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9CX2oM9RqI
#23
Yes he is spinning the tire and lifting the wheel at the same time. On a good pass he will carry the front wheel most of the way. Idealy you want the front wheel down when you cross the finish line to trip the ET beam with the front tire instead of the back tire.
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http://www.amadragbike.com/news/temp...d=48&zoneid=11
#25
I stopped by the shop and talked to Larry"Spiderman" McBride and his brother Steve today(these guys are good friends of mine). They had the bike apart going over everything and getting ready for the next meet in Atlanta in April.
I got to talking to them about the record run and why the MPH(only 235) was down on the pass. Seems Larry got out of the groove and spun the tire which explained the low MPH on the pass. The bike has been as fast as 248mph in the past.
Bottom line is the bike has more in it, maybe a low 70 or possibly a high 60. Only time will tell with the right conditions
I can't stress enough how impressive these bikes are to see in person. It's truely a sight to see, that will leave your jaw hanging ! If they ever come close to your hometown, go and see them, you will truley be impressed !
I got to talking to them about the record run and why the MPH(only 235) was down on the pass. Seems Larry got out of the groove and spun the tire which explained the low MPH on the pass. The bike has been as fast as 248mph in the past.
Bottom line is the bike has more in it, maybe a low 70 or possibly a high 60. Only time will tell with the right conditions
I can't stress enough how impressive these bikes are to see in person. It's truely a sight to see, that will leave your jaw hanging ! If they ever come close to your hometown, go and see them, you will truley be impressed !
#26
I found the video of Larry "Spiderman" McBrides 5.799 record run at Valdosta, ga. It's at 1:06 in the video.
http://www.youtube.com/swf/l.swf?vid...qvnooyMWKSM9Rz
http://www.youtube.com/swf/l.swf?vid...qvnooyMWKSM9Rz
#28
Now I have three daughters! LOL....
Nice pass by the Spiderman
I used to watch the Top Fuel boys at the US Motorcycle Nationals at Atco.
Cheered for Elmer Trett at the time.
I think Larry married his daughter?
#30
On a side note, today was Elmer Tretts birthday.....He would have been 65 yrs old today !
RIP......Elmer Trett
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Me and a friend of mine talked to Elmer Trett about an hour before he died at Indianapolis back in (i think it was 1997)they were getting the bike ready for a run.Him and his daughter were working on it and they took the time to discuss what they were doing to us.We watched his run and as he crossed the finnish line he must of had a heart attack or something because his body sat up on the seat and just blew off the bike and went from one side of the track to the other.We knew at the time he was dead instantly and we were HORRFIED. We always talked to them when we followed a friend of ours on the IDBA circuit in Pro Stock in the mid 1980s and they were really nice people,and the bike was always FIRST CLASS.
#35
It was tuff weekend for Larry because he knew both Blaine and Elemer. To have two friends die in racing accidents the same weekend was brutal.
They used to park Blaines rig at Larrys shop when they were on the eastern part of the NHRA trail. They would bring the car in the shop and service everything between races. When Gary Scelzi started driving for Alan Johnson they did the same thing so Larry was close to that bunch.
#36
Wow what are the chances of me talking about him for the first time in many years and it happens to be on his birthday???? Creepy.
RIP -Elmer Trett