MORE random pics......

[URY914]

[k9handler]

[Paul K]

Originally Posted by widebody911

What's the story on these 2?

I saw those vehicles listed for sale on the Portland Craigslist.

[syncroid]

Bonanza, great show! Dan Blocker, Loren Green, Michael Landen,and Parnell Roberts. R.I.P.

[rouxroux]

And the video to go with it, Chevrolet....1965:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3HvkrYIIwo

[URY914]

[URY914]

These are for Curt......

[djmcmath]

Originally Posted by URY914

Ok, I understand how dirt-track vehicles can become airborne, or even cars on smooth tracks which have some substantial elevation change. But a dragstrip should be flat, straight, and level. How does this happen?



Random pic: USNA Class of 2005 Graduation fly-by of the Blue Angels.

[URY914]

When they do burnouts to heat up the tires they can hop from the tires spinning. The tires will rotate and expand, then they get off the gas and the tires come back down. The quick up and down of the tires can make them hop off the ground.

[widgeon13]

[sammyg2]

Or they can get into the wheelie bars way too hard and it lifts the entire car off the ground.

[SlowToady]

[URY914]

[URY914]

[CurtEgerer]

The Nixon shot is great! In keeping with that theme, here's Andretti circa 1974. Nice slacks, dude.

[porsche930dude]

[dzls rok]

[Mule]

Originally Posted by djmcmath

Ok, I understand how dirt-track vehicles can become airborne, or even cars on smooth tracks which have some substantial elevation change. But a dragstrip should be flat, straight, and level. How does this happen?

My guess would be that with the front wheels in the air, extremely violent tire shake occured, bouncing the back wheels off the ground at the same time.

[URY914]

[Steve Carlton]