[shep]

Ball and I went halves in a speedway car, got the car from a buy, swap sell Facebook page for free.



It apparently has a rebuilt motor in it but due the the hillbilly nature of speedway we figured that it would be best to source another motor. The rest of the car looks like it might work. Maybe.



We bought a running XF ute from the scrap yard for $20, yanked out the motor and then gave the ute back to the scrap yard.



Splashed out and bought some new gaskets for the motor which brings the total cost to $36 so far. Now just need to
weld up a seat, do some roll cage stuff to bring it up to standard and it should be ready to crash into other cars on the track.

[Scrawny]

I like shitty shitboxes

[shep]

This one is pretty shitty.

[buzbox]

Another shitbox rally contender?

[Qthefun]

will it skid?

[Dan`]

Qthefun wrote:

will it skid?

vice grips on the rear brake line.... anything will skid

[Argus Tuft]

For speedway, three wheels MUST lock up during the brake test. Two of those are the rears, so vicegrips on the rear brakelines will see your racecar back on the trailer. How do I know? I was the scrutineer at Northline and at Yandina.

What class do you intend on racing in?

[Jezza86]

Argus Tuft wrote:

For speedway, three wheels MUST lock up during the brake test. Two of those are the rears, so vicegrips on the rear brakelines will see your racecar back on the trailer. How do I know? I was the scrutineer at Northline and at Yandina.

What class do you intend on racing in?

probably nt bombers im guessing

[shep]

Yep nt bombers. There are no rules to speak of. If there are rules then they won't apply to me

[AckerDackerly]

Demolition derby!

Does the season run during August - October anywhere ???

I'd like to see some of this action...

[Argus Tuft]

shep wrote:

Yep nt bombers. There are no rules to speak of. If there are rules then they won't apply to me

Don't you mean Street Stocks? They don't run Bombers in Darwin.

[Jezza86]

Argus Tuft wrote:

shep wrote:

Yep nt bombers. There are no rules to speak of. If there are rules then they won't apply to me

Don't you mean Street Stocks? They don't run Bombers in Darwin.

nope, Bombers raced with a class A or B licence
theres about 6 cars this year in Gove.

[Argus Tuft]

Gove runs anything that turns up on the night!

It would be even worse now that Nabalco has closed down.

[THE_DICTATOR]

Katherine has a speedway track and Darwin is a shithole that is full of southerners

That is what Shep would say if he logged on with the correct username

[Argus Tuft]

I was involved with the first night of speedway in Katherine.

Darwin is not full of arseholes, as such, but more so AJ's. It was the increased military presence that partly made me leave.

[shep]

Argus Tuft wrote:

I was involved with the first night of speedway in Katherine.

Darwin is not full of arseholes, as such, but more so AJ's. It was the increased military presence that partly made me leave.

I didn't say arseholes I said southerners

Acks the opening night in Katherine in in sept, the track is getting a $1.2 mil upgrade at the moment so should be a good night.
If it is a shit night it will be balls fault cos he is the public officer.

[Argus Tuft]

shep wrote:

I didn't say arseholes I said southerners

Is there a difference?

[shep]

This would have been about the second year the speedway ran in Katherine. Raced karts then, I am #15 and ball is #11
I pretty much just got pissed and had a fun time when racing. Fun times haha

[shep]

Splashed out and bought a kirkey seat of a Facebook page for $100.
Total outlay so far is $132, still on track to be racing for under $400.

[watermouse]

$132 ? Did you sell some unused gaskets?

[shep]

watermouse wrote:

$132 ? Did you sell some unused gaskets?

Narh, I just guessed.