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Green KZ was running 9's in 1/4. Had a big-block high comp. motor. The other is a Suzuki (yea I know) but just liked the picture. Sideways and smoking the tire...awesome.

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racer54 wrote: couple more...

i likey

It is a clean looking bike isn't it...very clean...

I'm glued to the Z1 turbo of pat and randy. Just a clean looking crazy fast old Kaw, what else could you want?

Les

racer54 wrote: It is a clean looking bike isn't it...very clean...

yes it is

I just picked up an LTD Tank for a project.
Might like to cut this down some like this one.
I always liked this bike.

Marty, Thanks for the pics! One small correction, Angie Smith (nee McBride) is married to Matt Smith, both ride PSM but she's not Larry's daughter.

Don't know how to link but hop on www.kingracing.com for some great vids from SCRA TF qualifying 1989 in Pit Lane gossip section. Mangus is all over it, real dry hops on a TF bike!

Hi Jack, I see your bike made it up her too!
What a nice machine, push button start 1500cc.
Yes I was in Piedmont, NC with Mangus in 89. I took a 8mm video of that weekend, pretty funny!
Elmer was there, Larry McBride was running a GS Suzuki then. He blew his cylinders off of the case on race day. It was a religious county, we could not start an engine until noon on Sunday, final's day.
Jim and Phyllis McCLure came by to spectate, after the race Spiderman took Jims keys out of his mini van and hid them. When Jim caught on he chased McBride around for a 1/2 hour, funny stuff.
Hey Jack thanks for bringing up some memories
Elmer was running 4.30's Mangus was running 4.70's that weekend.
I have some old photos, I have to get a scanner one of these days.
Wow, all this time I thought Angie was Larry's daughter.
Take care.
Marty in Buffalo

How about that Jack, that's the video I took. I was over at Mangus's last week and he was trying to figure out how to get that video on line.
I copied the 8mm to VCR tape 23 yrs ago.
Anyone here reading clink on this link and go down the archives and check it out. Has the real sounds of Top Fuel! Talk about RARE! VIDEO!
How about the sound of Chris Hand's redneck express SOHC Honda 860cc fueler? almost sounds like a V8.
Sorry to get off on a tangent, but this is history and old skool racing.
Nothing like standing behind them, getting hit with hot rubber and smelling NITRO holding a borrowed big ass 8mm video camera.
And this is the dragbike page!

www.kingracing.com/gossip.php?start=5
the clip dated 17th february 13 minutes long.
Pretty grainy. But it was made in 1989. on an 8mm camera, transfered to VHS 23 years ago.
Check it out!

Nice turbo...