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  1. 18th January 2010, 11:26 PM #1
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    Wanting to race again .

    I have the bug again and it's biting hard ! I want to get back into speedway racing but do it properly this time in a more common class . I'm looking at 2 classes at the moment and they are the V8 Dirt Modifieds and Formula 500's . I raced a few years ago and done it half hearted . as the saying goes " I have the need . The need for speed !".

    This is a V8 Dirt Modified .....



    This is a formula 500 ......

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  2. 18th January 2010, 11:55 PM #2
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    one problem i see ..........

    you'll need more than $25 pr/h to pay for that

    would be fun though
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    Quote Originally Posted by hiline View Post
    one problem i see ..........

    you'll need more than $25 pr/h to pay for that

    would be fun though
    Oh well thats me out then, I couldn't afford it
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  4. 19th January 2010, 12:09 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by hiline View Post
    one problem i see ..........

    you'll need more than $25 pr/h to pay for that

    would be fun though
    Only race around 5 months of the year . the rest of the time is saving money . Last time i raced i was on $16 an hour and had 5 feature wins and a 3rd in a state title . $25an hour is not to bad . plus the wife works fulltime also

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  5. 19th January 2010, 12:15 AM #5
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    what is the average wage nowadays?
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  6. 19th January 2010, 05:43 AM #6
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    bet you wouldn't fit into that suit now

    like the car ...............
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  7. 19th January 2010, 07:52 AM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by hiline View Post
    bet you wouldn't fit into that suit now

    like the car ...............
    The current owner is restoring the Repco midget I had in 1965-66. Tried it for size recently. I have no chance of fitting in it again. Need to lose 30 kilos to do so. I remember when I was looking to buy my first midget. I tried several and even then had no chance of fitting in some. Obviously made to fit the first owner. I was 6'1", 100 kilos and roaring fit then, with size 12 shoes. To fit in a car built by Keith Blicharski, I think I would have had to have a leg amputated. Keith is tall but always quite a slim build. I squeezed into one of Fred. McDonald's cars but needed help to get out. This was an interesting jigger. It had a Rambler engine, aluminium block and cast iron head, destroked to bring it in at the capacity limit. Fred got the engine from Blicka who had built a car for it but then changed tack and was working up a Ford 260 V8 cut in half which was never completed. Blicka used a Daimler 250 V8 instead. This car is still around but needs a total restoration. Never seen another of those aluminium Rambler engines.
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    Ayrton Senna said "Racing, it is in my blood". Never a truer word and it will never leave you.

    After about 7 years I still have the craving. Went to the world championships a couple of months ago in Macau and that made the problem worse.

    As all ex-racers think..... one day.
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  9. 19th January 2010, 11:21 AM #9
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    Go for it Mick a sponsor would be useful to help with the bills, Regards Frank.
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  10. 19th January 2010, 09:20 PM #10
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    Mate, consider the Wingless Sprints, one will cost you less than either the 500 or a V8 Dirt Mod. All you need is a roller chassis and basically a dunger V6 holden motor. But as a speedway fan of 50yrs I'd love to see you add to the ranks of V8 Dirt Mods....in my opinion the best class of speedway racing in australia.goto australianspeedway.com and present your case and you will get a lot more help and advice than I can give.
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