Racing F100

[Riverside Racer]

I was up at El Mirage Dry Lake this Sunday. High Desert area of Southern California. Just a stones throw from where the Shuttle lands.

I ran into a few slicks I thought worth posting pictures of.

The SCTA was running a course of, I think, 1.2 miles. There was another mile to shut them down. So 2.2 miles overall.

The vehicles that couldn't get rolling from a standing start used a push truck to get them going fast enough to pull the tall gears!

The Yellow F100 was running a 258 cu. in. Y-Block. He was looking to post a speed of 120MPH. He told me they came up short on the first pass because the throttle wasn't adjusted right and it wasn't getting to wide open throttle. They were hoping for more on the second pass.

Now this is a Pretty SLICK Slick!



If your gonna race a F100 you gotta have a matching push truck too!



The last picture was like a time warp in the desert.... An F250 Camper Special. Check out the dust devil coming in from the left.

Enjoy!

[Greg D]

Charlie's 57 is absolutely awesome. Hearing it in person at full song had to be incredible.

[Obsa]

That 65 Camper Special has the look of an old warrior, a few scars from battles past but no sign of giving up.

[charliemccraney]

Charlie's 57 is absolutely awesome. Hearing it in person at full song had to be incredible.

Hearing it at idle is incredible. I had that privilege at the Y-Block Nationals 2 years ago. If he goes to speed week this year, I plan to be there.

[Max]

Those pics are great! I'd love to go out there one day and let 'er rip!