A Night at the Thai Drag Races
Sunday, August 1, 2010 at 12:31PM I went out t the Bangkok Drag Avenue last night to pay my shop rent. My friend Khun O had his Nissan Silvia out for shake down runs for the first time with his imported 632 cu.in. big block Chevy. It was fun to hear the roar of a race big block V-8 again.
Khun O checking last minute details.
This is what the new 1000hp, 632 cu.in. dual quad, NOS injected Chevy big block looks like in Khun O's racer.
His car drew a lot of interest and excitement from the Thai race fans.
Khun O ready to do his burn out. Testing a new race combination, especially with such a major increase in horsepower from the last engine combination, is tricky. It went well.
Khun O's able crew push the racer back after the burn-out.
A little sideways right off the line . . .
. . . but Khun O pulled it back on line and made a straight run. This is the first run with this engine and was considered a "Shake Down Run" to make sure all systems were working.
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Several measurements are taken for each race: reaction time, elapsed time, and speed. Reaction time is the period from the green light illuminating to the vehicle leaving the starting line. Elapsed time is the period from the vehicle leaving the starting line to crossing the finish line. Speed is measured through a speed trap covering the final 66 feet to the finish line, indicating the approximate maximum speed of the vehicle during the run.