Like I said earlier, I consider magazine articles to be advertising more than truth, and the facts conveyed therein are suspect. one proven example is a 110 hp rating for the zl's. proven fact is that a stock zl does not put 110hp to the pavement. now there are those that will say that this is because they did not pull that number from the rear wheel. musta been from the crank or somewhere else..... manipulation of information to make sales......factory data is suspect.
the bikes that score these incredable runs have been tweeked and tuned and whatever else the high dollar factory tech's can do to get a great number...bone stock like what you would actually get from a dealership...I seriously doubt it.....c'mon...
Im sure they had specail "factory" made heads and cams in those "stock" bikes made to particularly tight tolerances so as far as I'm concerned the only thing you can say for cetian about factory numbers is that It wont be true about your bike !
you guys should also remember that drag racing is not machiene vs. machiene...... it is man + machiene vs. man + machiene. that changes everything. A zl can impossible to catch if the other guy makes any mistakes. to me this is one thing that is particularly fun about racing a zl. there are faster machienes at the track no doubt. mechanical advantage usually goes to your opponent but, Ive won alot of races none the less.
you opponent gets caught sleepin' at the line or makes a late shift there is just not enough track to catch up alot of times..tee heee hee when you win on a zl vs. a more modern or powerfull machiene it is because you, the man, beat the other guy with skill. Personally, I take some pleasure in giving up the mechanical advantage when racing, it really puts the pressure on me to have a clean run, and cleanest run usually will win. and win I win .....I win
as far as I'm concerned the only test that counts is the real world power to the pavement on the track test, magazines specialize in hype not truth. I just dont accept that the bikes tested are the same exact ones you will get from the dealer, and what the mag says the bike will do is not what will happen when you run yours....period. I think that we have to admit that this has been proven by several members here. so the question then becomes what is reality???
I think the event that has been discussed is an excellent opportunity to put reality to the test, and reality must be tested.....I think that a shootout for 80's muscle bikes could be a real deal event. would stroungly urge connecting with and including other clubs in this idea, I will say that it can be difficult to get guys to quit talking about how fast their bikes are and actully show up to race....every body talks a good game but looses their mojo when its time to line 'em up.
this idea combines vintage bike show, with racing event, to include multipul classes of collector\enthusiests seems like alot of potential appeal to me.
Let's get in on....!
the bikes that score these incredable runs have been tweeked and tuned and whatever else the high dollar factory tech's can do to get a great number...bone stock like what you would actually get from a dealership...I seriously doubt it.....c'mon...
Im sure they had specail "factory" made heads and cams in those "stock" bikes made to particularly tight tolerances so as far as I'm concerned the only thing you can say for cetian about factory numbers is that It wont be true about your bike !
you guys should also remember that drag racing is not machiene vs. machiene...... it is man + machiene vs. man + machiene. that changes everything. A zl can impossible to catch if the other guy makes any mistakes. to me this is one thing that is particularly fun about racing a zl. there are faster machienes at the track no doubt. mechanical advantage usually goes to your opponent but, Ive won alot of races none the less.
you opponent gets caught sleepin' at the line or makes a late shift there is just not enough track to catch up alot of times..tee heee hee when you win on a zl vs. a more modern or powerfull machiene it is because you, the man, beat the other guy with skill. Personally, I take some pleasure in giving up the mechanical advantage when racing, it really puts the pressure on me to have a clean run, and cleanest run usually will win. and win I win .....I win
as far as I'm concerned the only test that counts is the real world power to the pavement on the track test, magazines specialize in hype not truth. I just dont accept that the bikes tested are the same exact ones you will get from the dealer, and what the mag says the bike will do is not what will happen when you run yours....period. I think that we have to admit that this has been proven by several members here. so the question then becomes what is reality???
I think the event that has been discussed is an excellent opportunity to put reality to the test, and reality must be tested.....I think that a shootout for 80's muscle bikes could be a real deal event. would stroungly urge connecting with and including other clubs in this idea, I will say that it can be difficult to get guys to quit talking about how fast their bikes are and actully show up to race....every body talks a good game but looses their mojo when its time to line 'em up.
this idea combines vintage bike show, with racing event, to include multipul classes of collector\enthusiests seems like alot of potential appeal to me.
Let's get in on....!
I often wondered if they sold them afterwards to the public? May explain a few races!
