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Dry Lake Racers Australia Speedweek 2016

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2015 10:38 pm
by SaltPeter
Hi everyone I am relatively new member to this Forum .....

I run a Suzuki VJ22 RGV based Bike at Land Speed events in Australia ....

While I don't have an RD/RZ I am considering using an RZ Engine in the future ..... and have been following things on here for a while ....

I just wanted to let everyone know that the Dry Lake Racers Australia will be running their annual Speedweek Land Speed Trials at Lake Gairdner in South Australia from Feb 29th - Mar 4th 2016

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Speedweek in Oz runs the same rules as Speedweek at Bonneville in the USA .... So it has both Bikes and Cars ...... there is a number of Two Strokes that run at the event and I will post more info about these as it becomes available .....

Thanks

Pete

Re: Dry Lake Racers Australia Speedweek 2016

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2015 10:53 pm
by JonW
Hi Pete, welcome aboard. One of our guys runs in your event... Im sure he will chime in.

Re: Dry Lake Racers Australia Speedweek 2016

Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 6:24 am
by South_Oz
Hey Pete, Jon probably meant me :). Pete and I have both run RGV's on the lake. I think when we reach the limit of the RGV we will look at bored & stroked RZ engines. Both being 2 stroke tragic's.

Im trying to get higher speed with more HP via methanol and Pete is going the better aero route.

Hey Pete ive got a new phone and better plan so will give ya a ring.

Re: Dry Lake Racers Australia Speedweek 2016

Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 8:24 am
by JonW
I did indeed mean you Dave, I was being careful in case you didnt want to say Hi :D

Re: Dry Lake Racers Australia Speedweek 2016

Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 6:48 pm
by SaltPeter
Thanks JonW

Hey Dave I was waiting for your post .....

There was a very nice stock RZ350 in Production Class at Oz Speedweek this year I'll see if I have a Pic .....

Pete

Re: Dry Lake Racers Australia Speedweek 2016

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2015 8:35 am
by South_Oz
Heres a slide show I put together from this years, for me, non event. Fair bit of the trip there and home as well. Bikes at the end are at the Peterborough Motor Cycle Museum. Great place to spend a cpl hours.

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Dave

Re: Dry Lake Racers Australia Speedweek 2016

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2015 8:53 am
by JonW
Great montage Dave! I love the footage of screwing the screws in to hold the awning up. Amazing!

Re: Dry Lake Racers Australia Speedweek 2016

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2015 6:45 pm
by South_Oz
Thanx Jon. The salt has a soft coating of around 10 mm then gets rock hard. Well thats what its like on a good year. Thats an 18 volt drill with 75 mm tec screws.

There is a pic of the RZ in there. Its the only one that I took.

Dave

Re: Dry Lake Racers Australia Speedweek 2016

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2015 12:55 am
by SaltPeter
This is the RZ350 that ran in Production 350 Class at this year's Speedweek in OZ .... set the Record at 119.136mph ...... as far as I know it was stock ..... Production Class does allow mods but the external appearance must be Standard .... can't even change Brake/Clutch Levers .....

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Pete :smt039

Re: Dry Lake Racers Australia Speedweek 2016

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2015 4:20 am
by Smoker
Good stuff, Pete!

Thanks for that.

Re: Dry Lake Racers Australia Speedweek 2016

Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2016 5:48 pm
by SaltPeter
Finally back in the loop after a less than ideal Speedweek for me personally .... But the Event itself was the best I have been to ....

The Salt was as good as it can get and there was lot's of Records and PBs set ...

I had an Electrical Gremlin but I did run two passes and reset the Record with a 121.147mph in the 250cc No Fairing Modified Petrol/Gasoline Class M-G-250 ...

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For all those on this Forum here is my Bike of the Meet ...

Ces on his Kenny Roberts Replica Yamaha TZ750 Flat Tracker .... it ran faultlessly and eventually went 135.318mph .... :smt023

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Pete :smt039

Re: Dry Lake Racers Australia Speedweek 2016

Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2016 7:20 pm
by JonW
Ta for the update, sorry to hear things didnt go your way Pete.

Love that TZ... wow....!

Re: Dry Lake Racers Australia Speedweek 2016

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 7:42 am
by South_Oz
:smt023 Speed Week 2017 dates just announced. Only 10 1/2 months to go. Better pull my finger out.

You to Pete. Get those electrickery problems sorted.

27th Annual Speed Week
Lake Gairdner South Australia
Monday 27th Feb to Friday 3rd March 2017