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QUOTE: Originally posted by jeaton Ever see a Shay do a wheely off the start line? Jay
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QUOTE: Originally posted by espeefoamer I have never seen Shay drag races but I did see diesel truck drags.This was tractors only,no trailers! A few of the trucks bettered 60 MPH[8D]!
QUOTE: Originally posted by CopCarSS QUOTE: Originally posted by espeefoamer I have never seen Shay drag races but I did see diesel truck drags.This was tractors only,no trailers! A few of the trucks bettered 60 MPH[8D]! Every year, Bandimere Speedway holds a truckfest that features everything from pick-ups to large semi rigs. One of the truckers I know has a custom Peterbilt, with a heavily modified Cat in it. He ran an 18 sec. pass in it. And this is around 6000 feet above sea level. There's a lot of stock pick-ups that can't do that! Still, the concept of a Shay Drag Race still seems odd to me. Tractor Pull, Tug of War, Hill Climbing contest, yes. Drag Races? Still seems odd to me.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by nanaimo73 The races were over 75 yards from a standing start.On thursday the #1925 had times of 11.9 and 14.57 seconds, while #1 had times of 16.66 and 16.41 seconds. On friday the times were 13.38 vs. 15.61 giving shay 1925 a clean sweep. Have there been any more of these races since ?
Originally posted by nanaimo73 They got to18 mph in 75 yards. That does not sound to bad. I would like to know if our Editor was on board as it was his idea. But of course! The idea came from and old Jeff Terry Studio ad that used to run in Trains back in the early 1970s. It was for a t-shirt that said: Shay Racing Team. When Cathy Taylor at the California State Railroad Museum told me that Oregon's Mount Emily No. 1 would be joining the 1925 at Railfair '99, Martin and I got to talking and dreamed up the race as a way to help break our two small engines out of the pack. And it did.. we had about 3,000 people at each Shay race. As for riding, I rode with Engineer Paul Hess and fireman David Seniw on one of the test runs for the crowd. I'd no sooner than set my Nikon down in the cab than David came over to me and advised: You might want to hold it; when we go, things in this cab start moving. He was right. She's got acceleration! As for additional racing, there's been no other opportunity that I'm aware of. Cheers! Jim Wrinn Jim Wrinn, Editor, Trains magazine Reply jeaton Member sinceSeptember 2002 From: Rockton, IL 4,821 posts Posted by jeaton on Monday, May 23, 2005 7:30 AM I one of the many TV specials currently on the topic of the Star Wars movies, George Lucas explained that the inclusion of some many very fast vehicles in the movies was to cater to the public's fascination with speed. Guess that goes for Shay fans, too. For the sake of historical preservation, it is probably just as well that more races are not planned. Imagine the modified stock division.[:D][:D][:D] Jay "We have met the enemy and he is us." Pogo Possum "We have met the anemone... and he is Russ." Bucky Katt "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr, Nobel laureate in physics Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 23, 2005 7:46 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by JOdom QUOTE: Originally posted by nanaimo73 The races were over 75 yards from a standing start.On thursday the #1925 had times of 11.9 and 14.57 seconds, while #1 had times of 16.66 and 16.41 seconds. On friday the times were 13.38 vs. 15.61 giving shay 1925 a clean sweep. Have there been any more of these races since ? Guess "Big Daddy" Don Garlits (spelling?) and "The Snake" Prudhomme have nothing to worry about. As to offbeat races, I've watched my brother race farm tractors. One of the neighborhood guys had a high clearance (larger-diameter wheels and tires) Massey-Ferguson that was (comparatively) wickedly fast. There's also the Swamp Buggey races down in "Big Daddy's" part of Florida. I'd think that Shays did occasionally run over flooded track. Reply Edit route_rock Member sinceJune 2004 From: Over yonder by the roundhouse 1,224 posts Posted by route_rock on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 12:00 AM Shay drag racing? I do remember seeing it in a magazine somewhere. Better yet lets get Climax and Heisler in there. (well not Heisler dont want to make the Shay fans cry when I scream past em in my Heisler Funny Locomotive *see what you started now) Kind of a Ford Chevy Dodge thing. I want to know when one of you guys will suggest N.O.S. for em Yes we are on time but this is yesterdays train Reply Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
QUOTE: Originally posted by JOdom QUOTE: Originally posted by nanaimo73 The races were over 75 yards from a standing start.On thursday the #1925 had times of 11.9 and 14.57 seconds, while #1 had times of 16.66 and 16.41 seconds. On friday the times were 13.38 vs. 15.61 giving shay 1925 a clean sweep. Have there been any more of these races since ? Guess "Big Daddy" Don Garlits (spelling?) and "The Snake" Prudhomme have nothing to worry about. As to offbeat races, I've watched my brother race farm tractors. One of the neighborhood guys had a high clearance (larger-diameter wheels and tires) Massey-Ferguson that was (comparatively) wickedly fast.
Yes we are on time but this is yesterdays train
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