Monthly Archives: April 2014

Saw Blades, we all use them, check this out!

Posted on by Steve Carpenter
30 Apr

I am sure many of you use saw blades, we have a small electric self cutting machine and a band saw, this saw you see on the video is truly awesome and the size of the steel Piston it cuts in half is great to see, sure wish I could afford this set up.


The latest in the curiosity series, a massive 15 inch cast piston from a pump station located in Freeport Texas. The piston was rejected for quality issues as it was .06000 out of tolerance. So we wonderd what was inside this piston, so we thought, what the heck let’s just cut it in half”.This video is going to demonstrate cutting capabilities of our 701 series band saw blade. To give you insight to how the piston is made and how it is attached to the crankshaft.


Production quantities of cut tube and pipe can be produced economically with our 501 series band saw blades. The 501 Band saw blade is designed for cutting bundle solids, structurals and tubes. It can handle even the largest cross-section structurals while avoiding blade pinching during the cut, and its tooth design is conducive to nesting or stacking stock for simultaneous sawing of many pieces.


Check this out as they cut a Bowling Ball in half.

Our sales manager cuts a Bowling Ball in half in under 45 seconds, just to see whats inside. This is the first of our Curiosity Series Videos, where we will be cutting all sorts of objects in half to see whats inside.

How about a Range Rover V8 Block, wanna see that get cut in half?


We’re back! Thanks for your comments; glad to know you are enjoying the Curiosity Series videos, brought to you by the good people at Sawlade.com. Last month we asked all of you in Social Media Land what you would like to see us SAW in half. We had several interesting suggestions, one of them being a car engine block.
So… it is with pleasure that we present to you A Land Rover / Range Rover Discovery engine block! This is a unique opportunity to see our National Sales Manager cut this engine block in half. Here she demonstrates the capacity and accuracy of our Trajan 510 Bandsaw and our 601 series M42 Bandsaw blades, while showing you the inner workings of a Range Rover engine.

Let us know what you think of the video and give us some more suggestions on what you would like to see us cut in half! Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel at Sawblade.tv to be notified on new videos as we post.

Ian King The GULF DRAG BIKE HAULS BALLS!

Posted on by Steve Carpenter
29 Apr

 

 

It’s Tuesday Cup O Cafe time and this time something to get your taste buds going.

 

 

If you love the sound of the drags, how can you not like this that I am sharing today, I grew up watching Road racing and drags and this is such an awesome machine to watch British Top Fuel Drag Bike racer is a natural king of the track, check out just a sample of this 1500 HP monster and take a ride with him and you see just a little insight into my Countryman’s wild gulf drag Bike.

 

 

 

This is so much harder than it looks and I am hoping that our Grease monkey ” Dakota Kai Sun” gets to be up with these guys at some point.

 

 

Enough of me blabbing on, just hit the Volume, out ya feet up and enjoy the video’s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ride On The Helmet Of Top Fuel Motorcycle Racer Ian King As He Makes A Fast Lap – Crazy!

 

Anything that runs on nitromethane is exceptionally cool and that’s a fact which cannot be denied. The fuel is the most intense “power adder” in the known universe and whatever engine it is being put through sounds meaner than hell and is a literal bomb waiting to explode while running. Top fuel motorcycles combine all the elements of over the top danger and speed and then the machines go the extra mile but putting the rider directly on top of a supercharged and nitro swilling engine. This video is a complete lap from fire up to shutdown on a top fuel motorcycle. NOTE: This is not a nitro harley. A top fuel bike is a very different animal.

The rider whose head we’re glued to is Englishman Ian King who shipped his bike over for a recent event at South Georgia Motorsports Park. The run we’ll watch below was the final round where King needed to close the deal and make sure the rest of his hard work from the weekend was not wasted. As you watch the video, pay attention to what King is doing and also what he is not doing, mainly we’re talking about the fact that he’s heaving his body around on the bike to “steer it” as opposed to using the handle bars to actually direct the bike. Handle bars don’t help when the front tire is way off the ground.

Take all of those elements we just mentioned and then add the fact that the bike is painted in classic Gulf colors? Yeah we know….too cool!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read all bout the Brit and his amazing 1500 HP Drag bike here.
http://www.kingracing.com/

TON UP MOTORCYCLES SHIRT

Posted on by Steve Carpenter
25 Apr

Here we are with another cool design that I am sure that you are going to dig, more than a shovel does dirt.

This is one of our designs and it is actually one of the Bikes that I built, the NutBasher, as I wanted to capture the spirit of that ride.

 

This is available in Medium, Large, Extra large and Double fat.

 

Makes a great gift for the Petrol head in your family and as we use expensive inks, these will give you many miles of smiles.

Printed on GILDEN Middleweight Black 100% pre-shrunk Cotton, these are ready to wear and show people what turns your crank.

My mate MURF drew the bike and I did the logo and wording and this is a really cool shirt design that I truelove love and hope that you like it as well.

We ship all over the globe and have many more designs too, so keep checking back OK?  As there may be a few other items that you may like.

Thanks for checking this out, we have these in stock and ready to mail out to you, so have a look and see what you think.

The ink we used is high quality and the Gold is actually Metallic ink to go with the bike.

Plenty of other cool stuff on our website and have a new site coming out soon to host many more things.

 

MY OLD SEELEY HONDA

Posted on by Steve Carpenter
25 Apr

 

 

 

 

Well, back in 2007 I was lucky enough to have not One , but Two Seeley Honda’s and this one I am featuring was a really sweet ride and one of the last ever made by Colin Himself.

I saw Colin at Snetterton race track back in 1977 as this was the year before I left school, I hitched a ride on the back of a old Gt suzuki and jumped the hedge to get to see the trans- Atlantic races, Colin was there with a Honda britain and boy did that bike stand out, Colin was far superieor to anyone with frame design back then and this Duplex cradle from for the DOHC and round swing arm was a first and boy did it perform, little would I know that later on in life on the other sode of the world, I would own 2 of his examples.

 

 

This was complete with Lester rims and had never been touched since 1978 when it was assembled and sent to the USA.

 

This still had the Original Number plate on the bike of which i rode about for a while with this on, reminded me of home. 

 A fantastic machine, the Duplex cradle frame handled the road like a Ducati, this was a 836cc motor and it purred through the Dunstall exhausts.

 

 This even had the original Avon tires on the bike and road it with them on, I was so stoked to get the machine running as it had ZERO miles on the whole bike.

 

 The rear Lester rim was unusual as Seeley had used a stock CB750 Hub and machined it to fit the rest of the rim.

 

 The Paul Dunstall rear sets really were a superb set up and so smooth.

 

 

 This was the last bike made and left the shores of back home in 1978 which for me was cool as that was the year I left School.

 No stickers here, Colin used the same sign-writer for years, so these were all hand lettered.

 

 

 You do not see many of these around these days but the ones you do are used and some are even raced on a track and I love seeing that.

 Early front forks with a Double disc set up was the trend of the day and worked very well once it was all bled etc.

 The Tommesselli clip ons were amazing and set just right, the bike handled so well.

 

 I had original Koni shocks on here too.

 

 Paul Dunstall rear sets were so nice and smooth in the gear transition it was a super ride.

 

 Round adjustable rear swing arm was a really good engineered design and function so well.

 

 

 Original cb750K hub had been machined and pressed into the rear of the Lester rim which was a disc brake version.

 836cc old Bellmouth Velocity stack and untouched since 1978.

 

 The Paul Dunstall megaphones sounded really sweet and had a nice deep tone as you shifted gears.

 

 

 Alloy rear seat was comfortable and had the original tuck n Roll cover and had the Colin Seeley initials hand painted on the sides.

 

 I doubt I shall be lucky enough to have another of these but so glad I had the chance to own 2 of them and ride this, the bike now resides in Brisbane- Australia.

 

 A superb time piece and something I believe will always turn a few heads when it blaps down the road.

 

The bike was such a lovely design, and a dream to ride, the bike hugged the corners like a Ducati and the motor was a strong 836cc that put the power to the tarmac with a Linear feel and as this also had a Jerry Branch head, the bike pulled hard when you got over 5000 revs.

 

 

 The fairing has a few scuffs and a lot of it all cleaned off, but the brakes were seized but only took a couple of hours to get everything dialed in.

But as this was the last bike to be made, the sign writer must of been in a hurry , as he painted the logo the wrong way around, making this an even more unique machine.

 

 This bike had ZERO miles, I did about 11 miles on it and loved every mile of this ride.

 So- if you see a Seeley, take a good look at the cool work that went into that bike as the frame is a piece of art.

 Hope you like the photos? I was lucky enough to get in  a few magazines with this machine.

 

 Time waits for no man and now a geezer in Australia is bombing about on this machine with a mile wide smile.

 

 On the road and this bike was just pure fun to ride and like stepping back in time to 1978 as nothing had changed on the bike at all.

 

 Sure wished I had videoed it as the sound of the exhaust tone was really cool and unusual to hear these days.

 If you see a Seeley for sale- grab it, a cool piece of history and Colin is still around and meeting people at bike shows and race events.

 

 

 

So until I find another one, I will bid you all a fond farewell and hope you enjoyed the photos?

 

 

 

 

 

 

15 British Insults Most Commonly Used!

Posted on by Steve Carpenter
23 Apr

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Taking the mickey out of each other is a national pastime in the U.K.  Here’s a glossary of the most commonly used insults indigenous to the British Isles:

1. Bollocks

A fun and versatile word.  Anatomically speaking it refers to the testicles.  In everyday life, however, it can be uttered in recognition of a mishap such as trapping your finger in a door or dropping your iced bun on the floor, a sort of ruder way of saying ‘oopsy-daises.’  Users find the hard ‘B’ at the beginning to be an extremely satisfying release of exasperation.  If something is described as being ‘bollocks’ it either means it’s nonsense or not up to par.  Confusingly, if something is described as being ‘the dog’s bollocks’ then it is very, very splendid indeed.  As an insult, you might tell someone to ‘go bollocks.’  As a transitive verb it can be used to describe a screw-up.  “I bollocksed up at work again, Margaret,” you might tell the wife.  Finally, to receive a ‘bollocking’ is to be on the end of a stern telling-off.

2. Git

A ‘git’ is a smarmy so-and-so who’s rather pleased with himself and delights in bringing others down.  However, it can also be used as a term of endearment.  For example, if your mate won ten quid on a lottery scratch card you may refer to him as being a ‘jammy git.’

3. Gormless

There is one ‘gormless’ kid in every class in British schools.  They can be easily identified due to their tendency to incorrectly pronounce words.  For example, they pronounce ‘spotless’ as ‘spockless’ and ‘specific’ as ‘pacific.’  A gormless person lacks any basic common sense and may struggle to successfully complete simple everyday tasks like getting dressed.  Although the word can stand alone it is best served with a follow-up noun like ‘wanker’ or ‘tosser’ as in the sentence, “Fred you gormless wanker come over here and help me.”

4. Knobhead

A popular insult in the U.K.  Taken literally it means you have a penis for a head, while metaphorically it suggests you’re an idiot.

5. Minger

A remarkably unattractive person.

6. Pillock

‘Pillock’ dates back to the sixteenth century and comes from the Norwegian word ‘pillicock’ meaning ‘penis.’  One of the earliest recorded uses of ‘pillicock’ can be found in the third act of Shakespeare’s King Lear when Edgar cries, “Pillicock sat on Pillicock hill,” which is a metaphor for sexual relations (in this context ‘Pillicock hill’ refers to the vulva – he was a saucy one that Will Shakespeare I tell thee).  These days the word is relatively tame, as the true meaning has been mostly forgotten.  Now it’s primarily used to describe a goofy and annoying person.

7. Plonker

‘Plonker’ is a PG friendly word used to describe an imbecile.  In the beloved U.K. sitcom Only Fools and Horses, Del Boy Trotter can often be heard referring to his younger brother, Rodney, as a “42 carat plonker.”

you plonker smitten by britain

8. Ponce

The most common use of ‘ponce’ is to describe a man who behaves in an effeminate manner when he shouldn’t be doing so.  For example, a footballer that goes down easily and rolls around on the grass feigning injury could be described as being ‘a big ponce.’  Interestingly, the word is also British slang for a man who earns a living working for a prostitute.  Ponces differ from pimps because the prostitute employs them, not the other way around.

9. Prat

A ‘prat’ is a magnificent fool, one who rejoices in irritating those around him.

10. Slag

‘Slag’ refers to a loose woman and is pretty much interchangeable with ‘slut.’  It is at its most effective when said aggressively by a male cockney.  

11. Slapper

While it is possible for a woman to be a dignified slag, a ‘slapper’ is a slag with about as much class as a high school dropout.  She’s the drunk in the shortest skirt stumbling around while laughing or crying like a maniac because she had one too many shandies.

12. Sod

If you are a ‘sod’ then you’re a miserable git.  However, the word is versatile and can be used to express frustration and/or exasperation.  “Sod it!” you might say when you’re struggling to build an IKEA chest of drawers.  “Sod off!” you might yell at someone you don’t want around anymore.  Sod’s Law is the same as Murphy’s Law in America and decrees, “if something can go wrong, it will.”  As with many of the words in this list ‘sod’ comes from a sexual background.  It stems from sodomite.

13. Toff

‘Toff’ is a disparaging word used to describe members of the British aristocracy.  The leading school of thought amongst etymologists is that the term is a bastardization of ‘tuft’, a golden tassel worn on the caps of undergraduates at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge during the nineteenth century.  Another theory is that the word is merely a shortening of “toffee-nosed.”  This suggestion derives from the popular use of snuff by the British upper class during the 1800s (after taking a hit of snuff, a man’s nose would often secrete a toffee-like mucus).  In a sentence, ‘toff’ is often preceded by the word ‘posh.’  A good example of a modern posh toff is the bumbling Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.

14. Tosser

‘Tosser’ is synonymous with ‘wanker’ (see below) but is substantially less offensive.

15. Wanker

The literal definition of this word is “he who pleasures himself” while the figurative usage describes a person whose company is insufferable.  The word is often accompanied by a hand signal whereby the user rolls his hand into a loose fist and mimics a masturbatory motion.  The BBC Editorial Guidelines state that the word “can cause moderate offense” and “may generate complaints if used in pre-watershed programmes.”  A politer alternative is ‘wally.’

What are some of your favorite British insults?  Tell us in the comments below. 

Jon is a British expat living in NYC where he is often asked if he’s Australian on account of his Yorkshire accent.  He is a freelance copywriter and writer, regularly contributing to BBC America.  He has written for many publications including: MLSsoccer.com, First Touch Magazine, Inked Magazine, Contactmusic and more.  Follow him on Twitter at @Jon_Langfo

Cool Tunes that I listen too.

Posted on by Steve Carpenter
22 Apr

OK, for your Morning Cup of CAFE, here we are with a few sounds that I like to listen to from time to time.

 

 

Good friends of mine are Big Sandy and his Fly Rite Boys, his lead Guitarist – Ashley Kingman has been a mate of mine for quite a few decades now when we had BSA Bantams and used to head out to Hemsby for a Rockin Weekender, this band has been around for many Moons and never tire of their cool style.
And great to see them on late Night with Conan OBrian, so get this band out to the world on a Major TV network.

So being a blog on Tuesday, here are some tracks I dig that you can play whilst you work, some you may like, some you may not, but I dig it all and thanks for looking.

 

 

 

 

Two hurt as hotrod show car rolls in HOBART- Australia

Posted on by Steve Carpenter
21 Apr

A VICTORIAN couple ended up in hospital when their hot Rod rolled over on Hobart’s Southern Outlet yesterday.

 

Two people were hurt in a rollover on the Southern Outlet heading into Hobart yesterday.

 

 

 

 

Two people were hurt in a rollover on the Southern Outlet heading into Hobart yesterday. Picture: Kim Eiszele Source: News Corp Australia

The crash happened about 4.30pm as the couple were heading into Hobart, south of the Olinda Grove turn-off at Mt Nelson.

They were in Tasmania for the weekend’s Australian Street Rod Federation event at the Hobart Showgrounds, which attracted more than 370 vehicle entries.

Organiser Lindsay Greenwood said he understood the man had suffered broken ribs and the woman, who was the driver, suffered facial injuries.

Mr Greenwood said dozens of people had come from interstate for the event, including about 60 from Western Australia, and many had spent a few weeks touring the state.

Police said it was unclear what caused the crash, but the road may have been wet at the time.

 

 

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What a shame, I used to live in that part of the world and worked at a Rod shop, we used to attend this show all the time, these cars are so well built as the laws are probably the toughest in the globe and maybe this saved the people lives as the construction was done well, but unclear why it happened.

But its gut wrenching when a vehicle that has had thousands of painstaking hours put into, ends like this, I sure hope everyone is ok?

A sad blog but wanted to post this today as things happen.

Safe recovery and hope people can help get this machine back to its show winning condition.

Salvage yard shut since 1953 finally sells its secrets

Posted on by Steve Carpenter
18 Apr

 

Oliver Jordon auction
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  • The difference between a treasure trove and a scrap yard may just be good marketing. How else to explain the interest generated by a Oklahoma man who closed his junkyard over a zoning dispute in 1953 and protected it like the Fort Knox of rust until his death? Later this summer, his cache of some 250 cars from the first half of the 20th century will finally go to auction, and within all that broken-down metal rest a few true rarities.

    Handled by Vanderbrink Auctions, the firm that staged last year’s madhouse sale of the Lambrecht family in Nebraska, the collection of Oliver Jordon doesn’t have anything to compare to a five-mile Chevy kept new since 1966. Jordon bought a scrap yard in Enid, Okla., in 1945, and when the city asked him to alter the property for zoning reasons, Jordon just closed up instead, surrounding the property with barbed wire and attitude.

  • Jordon kept adding vehicles here and there, but he never sold any. His grandson built a few sheds to protect some of the stash from the weather eating the rest away, and after Jordon died in 2004, his widow tried selling some of them individually. When those deals fell through, the family decided to go to auction.

  • No cars in the group will draw more attention than a pair of Cords — a 1936 and a supercharged 1937. Fully restored examples of these front-wheel-drive classics can fetch $200,000, but the dire condition makes their values harder to pin down. Other rarities include a 1939 Lincoln seven-passenger sedan — one of the few rust-free cars in the mix thanks to its aluminum body — along with what may be only the fourth known surviving example of a 1924 Rollin Touring sedan, the product of a little-known Ohio automaker.

  • The rest of Jordon’s empire of dirt holds some promise for those hardy hot-rodders who can see past the rust and weeds for just the right spare part or chassis. What’s not sold at the June 7 auction in Enid will go the route of many other scrapyards in middle America, recycled back into metal for the rest of the world. You can see the entire list at http://www.underthehoodshow.com/index.cfm/page/ptype=results/category_id=208/home_id=208/mode=cat/cat208.htm   site here.

 

 

 

 

This time-warp 1963 Chevrolet Impala found a new home with a winning bid of $97,500 - making it the second highest price paid at the Lambrecht auction.

 

 

 

 

Dakota races at Irwindale and takes the Win!

Posted on by Steve Carpenter
15 Apr

 

 

 

Photo: Adam LaVelle

 

 

Some of the videos I took have not loaded for some reason, but I thinks its photo bucket, buy at least some captured for you to see at the lower end of this Blog.

Sometimes just refreshing the page will load the videos.

 

 

 

 

 

Well, some people are  a little superstitious when it comes to any sport, Base Ball players do their little unwrapping of gloves and re-positioning of their cap etc, Super cross riders do their head shaking and goggle  adjusting etc.

 

 

Now as today is the 13th, you’d think that our shop grease Monkey – “Dakota Kai Sun ” of Bronze Star Racing group- Would be doing an accumulation  of that, as well as rubbing a Rabbits foot, kissing a baby, looking up the the sky for the great Gods of Maui for some higher than though luck.

 

 

But Kota just shrugs his 19 year old shoulders and says, ” I will take any lane, doesn’t bother me”

That is someone with not just drive and positive attitude, it is someone who has a passion in his sport and gives it 100% every time. Today was no exception and as me and Jennifer Pulled in to the Pits with Bailey with us for a little luck from us, we could see Dakota was already on the starting line and we watched him Blap a really good strong 5.45 second run for his Qualifying run.

 

 

  A bit of a different set up for Dakota this time as Usually his Dad “Aaron Pine ” is there either Racing or wrenching for him, but Dakota’s Grandpa ” Bob Pine ” Was there as always to make sure all went well, Aaron was actually at Bakersfield with Dakota’s little Brother “Gavin” who at 8 years old has just started  racing in his mini Dragster, so a Racing Family and quite rare to have all three racing and that will be happening in a few weeks time.

  

 

The bike was all set and ready and seemed to react well to the condition of the track- the weather is usually hotter than the inside of a Camels Guts when you get to the track and when we jumped out of the Van, it was actually a little cold, the temp was down and the bikes loved that ambient temperature and Dakota’s machine was definitley  loving the cooler air.

        Kota ran a strong and faster 5.41 on his second pass and the bike launched better than a Political lobby for a new president! 

 

 

  With a fast time and a really good 60 foot and reaction time, we could sense there was something in the air- was it Triumphantness ?

 

 

 

 

Or maybe our Bulldogs rear end as that seems to let go every five minutes these days. Turns out is was the Triumphantness- as Dakota ran on his first run on the Left Lane   and took the win and the bike dug in and launched well, and this seemed to be a good day for this machine and of course for Bronze Star Racing group, Mav tv, Lucas oil, Shinko Tires and Penske suspension as this ZRX1400 was all go today.  

 

More focus than a telescopes View finder- kota sets his eyes in the Christmas tree.

A quick rest under the easy up and then the next round was already here, they sat in the staging lanes for some time and the weather was slowly warming up, but its the same for everyone else and when the green light was given, Dakota headed for the staging lane.

 

 

 

Whoosh- Bang- Bing- Bong- Rock on- His Gone!  Dakota takes the win once more, the bike is holding well and the clutch seems to be fine too.

 

 

  Next time up came Dakota and some Older geezer who could easily be Chuck Lidells ( The Ice Man )  dad- On his Buell. No worries, the light was on and Dakota took of for the win once more!  

 

Always focused and gets the job done to the best of his ability every time.

 Kota’s mate Gage Berrara on his Ninja sits and awaits for the track to open.

In the staging lanes just waiting for the call to take it to the line.

Dillan, Cody, crew for Dakota whilst his Girlfriend Taylor gives him some support in the staging lanes.

 

And so, a great Sunday of Drag racing with some fun characters for sure.

 

The Flying frog is getting to be a known commodity at the track these days, Dakota had to race him in th4e Final at their last meet, the froggy can fly rather than hop!

 

TONY PALLATERA has won many championships and the bike is a missile, although he had a few issues with tire pressure in testing.

 

 

 

They both are up on the line and the froggy gets the win as matey cant get the bike off the line as he wanted to and the tire lit up.

 

The staging lanes show a Mixed bag of Brands of Motorcycles, from Buells to Busa’s and Irwindale is a really great place for the spectator, as they can get close to the Pitts and to the track too.

Qualifying passes are what gets the day started.

 

Bob ” POPS” Pine is Dakota’s grandpa and he sets him up on the track and make sure all is good for his run on the 1/8th.

 

 

 

Dakota is all set, great shot here of him all set to hit the loud button and run a mid 5 seconds pass.

 

 

Gage Berrara fires up his ninja and gets a run in.

Tony Pallatera was unlucky with his tire pressure and clutch today but- that’s Drag racing.

Irwindale is great for spectators as you can get so close to all the action.

The Little Buell that could, seemed to run well for an old bike and an older fella!

Kota and Kermit both have a go at the 1/8th mile.

2 Kwackers sit on the line, one new, one old, the Old one does not fair so well against Kota Kai!!!!!!

Dave Miller and his Squidster runs a By and this bike launches like NASA spaceship!

The Jolly Parisian comes back after kota shows him how its done, a fun guy, even for a Frenchman!

Dakota cruises back after the win and is as cool as a Eskimos out house.

Mr.Miller heads back for another round as he blasts through too!

Chuck Lidells dad suits up!

The lads have a chin wag in between rounds.

The infamous sign that you can see from the freeway!

Kota’s dial in time got lower than that too, this bike was doing great today!

OK- here we go, one more round and the Sun is coming out to warm up the track, its been remarkably cool today here!

The 2 youngest lads racing have a bit of a chin wag between rounds.

Staging lanes start to get a little hotter in the day.

Last minute checks and preps before kota takes to the 1/8th.

Lighting the tire up so traction is good and his grandpa Bob Pine makes sure he is all ready and lined up!

A great team and have proven to be a force to be reckoned with once all the ducks are in a row.

This Buell did itself a good turn today and he got the numbers in and sent Gage home!

Staying cool under pressure but this was a really good event for Dakota.

Final preps for the next round.

Pop’s Pine wished Dave Miller all the best as he gets ready to hit the tarmac once more.

 

This is a good fraternity to hang with and even though the racing is dead serious, there is always fun and laughter afterwards.

Dillon putting his back into it as he pushes Kota to the line.

 

Dave lights the tire up.

fresh paint must do something as he made the final!

Relaxed but focused on the next job at hand!

Dakota and Dave head back from their run with Dakota taking the win!

Kota shows his girl that this trophy has bling on it!

This is the view they they get at the line!

Kota and Taylor pose for some pics in the winners circle!

Dakota looking happy and wants to thank ALL his Sponsors. Shinko Tires, Lucas oil, Penske Shocks, MTC, Kawasaki and of course Bronze Star racing group, all added together, this makes for a winning combination.

Seven Triple One, thats Dakota Kai Sun, you will be seeing a lot of him, especially in the Summit class of the NHRA!

A great Sunday meet and always good to come to irwindale to watch the drags, you should try and make it as it is a blast!

 

The Flying frog tries his hand at running the numbers, but runs like an egg short of an omelet!

OK- here is some more video I did using my little camera, so you get to see what we did, this video is the froggy in the Left lane but doesn’t quite make the numbers.

Here we have the qualifying with Dakota and a long time friend gage, Kota is on his ZRX1400 and Gage on his Busa!

Kota is happy with the bike pulling mid 5 seconds.

Poor Gage has to run against the Buell and let the fella run 2 seconds ahead of him, that’s a hard chase.
Watch Gage as he lifts the front end on more than one occasion, bad luck mate.

Dakota into the next round with his win here over ” Tony Pallatera” but an issue with wheel spin shuts him out and Kota pulls hard into the lead and the win with a super time.

Dakota in the next round and this time against the Flying Frog, this could be a tight race, but kota gets the win and is through the the next round- GO Kota!!!

Dave Mad man Miller up against Former champ ” Tony Pallatera” but ” Tony” has issue in the first few feet and Mr. Miller takes the win and into the next round.

Dave Miller having a go with his Bike and just out of the paint shop, the three eyed red Squidster hauls some serious Arse!

 

Dakota runs against the old boy on his Buell, but- kota has to wait a full 3 seconds after Chuck liddels dad heads off, mid track i thought I heard the tire light up on the revs but kota ran it through and got the win!

The Final, I got this video of Dakota in the right lane against Dave miller another local racer and bloody fast too, this is a great match up and great friends too, but its a close race and kota does it and wins the final and the trophy!

Check Dakota’s reaction time.

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The final with Dave miller and Dakota

 

 

Other cool News is, I think this may be a first, but kota wins at Irwindale and his 8 year old Brother “Gavin”, takes the final in his first race at Bakersfield- Now that is a racing family.

 

 

 

 

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