Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Great stuff. It brought back memories of when I used to go to the 1/8 mile drags when growing up in Kentucky. Quite an interesting culture. Never could figure out why they didn't do full 1/4 mile, but guess land was expensive. Those cars ran super low gearing and didn't need much top speed -- just great off line reaction time. Rob On Jan 8, 2009, at 6:44 PM, Ric Carter wrote: > Last Saturday, I got to visit a local 1/8 mile drag strip with a kid > I've known since he was 2 or 3. He's the one racing the Volvo wagon. > > I didn't really get in the swing of it as things got shortened after > a driver flipped his Mustang and threw mud and grass all over the > racing pavement closing things down for the day. > > I'll try to return when the season restarts. > > These are all with the M6 and the old rigid Summicron 50 and Tele- > Elmar 135. I packed light and used less than half of what I packed. > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/drag/> > http://tinyurl.com/7l5p9d > > I'm no Ball Arche or John Mason, but I had a good time and will try > to follow their example in later visits. > > Ric Carter > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information