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Back in September we were asked "Would you like to do the Live
Action Arena at Autosport?" and of course we said yes. Little did we know this
would involve 5 shows a day on Saturday and Sunday. Plus 2 on Friday and 1 on
Thursday. Plus 3 rehearsals. That's 16 burnouts, more than we would do in 2
race meetings. And all at a time of year when we would just be beginning to think
about the new season in normal circumstances.
A typical measure of panic surrounded the delivery and installation of the
"Stealth" bodywork which was only completed a few hours before travelling to
the NEC. Congratulations to Luke and Ryan whose vinyl artwork gave the
Studebaker a really striking appearance, particularly under the show lights. |
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Although it wasn't a race meeting we still managed to break
some parts. An old favourite from a couple of years ago re-appeared when the
starter failed and we had to push start the car in the arena. Here Tom and Luke are moving parts prior to installation of
the spare. |
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Then we had clutch problems which required gearbox out and
complete rebuild. We only just completed this in time for the next show, in
fact we were still fixing Dzus fasteners as we pushed down to our start point.
With minimal crew even the
Webmaster was pressed into action. |
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The final straw which prevented us from appearing in the final
Sunday show was a seized release bearing. Here Tom is applying some
percussive adjustment to the bearing in hopes that we can free it enough for
the final run. |
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Although the surface of the hall was very slippery but we still
used a little water to get the tyres spinning as soon as possible. In a variation on our normal routine Andy drove around the
burnout water and backed into it under Luke and Tom's direction. As slippery
as the floor was we didn't want to get the front tyres wet at all. |
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Along with Andy
Frost we did pretty well destroy a section of the floor. |
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But the results were worthwhile as you can see with a good long
trail of smoke and still spare space to stop before the end. Click
here to see live action hosted at Google Video. |
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We ran after Andy Frost and Conrad Stanley so by the time we'd
laid rubber as well many punters only got a misty view of us but they
certainly heard us! Click
here to see the Studebaker head-on through the smoke and
here to see the full Frost/Stanley/Robinson show in videos hosted at
Google Video We heard many complimentary remarks about the Drag
Racing section of the show both from the public and the professionals running
the event. And it was great fun. |
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Often read but not often seen, it's Tog from Eurodragster helping Andy
check valve spring rates. Thanks to him and Kirstie Tramm for most of the pictures on
this page. |
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And finally here is the top team; Tom, Andy and Luke with star presenter
Louise Goodman. This picture by Matt Woods, see more of his work at
www.motorshots.co.uk |
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