#time trials

[pwlanier]

The oldest piece of Isle of Man TT heritage in existence

Manx National Heritage has secured an important new object for the national collections, the silver hip flask awarded to Rem Fowler for his

[ughimgj]

so.

i decided to time myself to see how fast i can beat inner agent 3

yeah, um…. 5 minutes is kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinda fast considering how ass i am at this game.

[temporal-nebula]

[bunnywizardtammy]

so i was grinding out some tracks in mk8dx as i typically do, and…

i got new pb’s on these tracks on 200cc! now its time to push them even further down

[wheelsgoroundincircles]

Belly Tank Racer

The drop tank was designed to extend flying time by acting as a portable fuel cell that could be dropped once empty. That way, the pilot could more nimbly engage the enemy. They're also known as belly tanks or wing tanks depending on where they were attached to the plane. During WWII, they were available for the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, Lockheed P-38 Lightning, North American P51 Mustang, Northrop P-61 Black Widow, and other combat aircraft.

After the conflicts ended, thousands of the tanks languished in military surplus yards, and racers soon noticed. They snapped up the slickest shapes that would work the best as race machines. They were, and are, fast little suckers. Before WWII, streamliners ran just over 100 mph—today, more than 360 mph!

In early dry lakes racing, the Southern California Timing Association only recognized roadsters and coupes. They soon accepted streamliners because racers wanted to test new theories of aerodynamics. This morphed into many classes, and lakesters got their own game when they split from the streamliner class.

The attraction was that exposed-wheel lakesters were much easier to build than enclosed-wheel streamliners. The tank gave you the whole body, you could stuff bits of a Model T frame and a flathead motor inside and add Ford axles on both ends, and you were nearly done. That's what the builder of the first recognized postwar tank, Bill Burke, did.

Over the next 60 years, tankers went from junkyard bombs to finely crafted speed weapons. Flathead Fords were a classic source of power, but like every form of dry lakes racing, there are now broad classifications of engines sizes. What makes them interesting is that although they all have a vaguely familiar look, none is the same. This is a wide-open class that builders can interpret with some wild combinations. Don't think that just because it's a vintage style that it's a dying classification. At the 2016 SCTA Speed Week, 30 cars registered for the lakester class. It's a class where nothing is normal, and tanks and lakesters offer a hot-rodding history lesson. Here's a look at the racers from Speed Week 2016 and the cars that inspired them.

[caddicarustv]

2 months in the making. Pain. Bruising. Regret. Here it is, everyone. The 90 minute epic. Let's complete Crash Bandicoot 4. CHECK TWEET REPLIES FOR THE VIDEO LINK   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yapbT_FgFQ&list=PLuau-_j-MhpiXa-8N2MnMYejzrC3yZuEB&index=1

[sonicmusicremixes]

TITLE: Time Trials (Blast Processed)

ARTIST: BlastProcessed

Looks like we’ve got another date with a time trial showdown! Welcome back to another week of Sonic Mania remixes! Turns out there were two songs made to promote this game, but sadly, none of songs in the game go back to their classic chiptune roots! Well let’s rectify that. Here’s a chiptune remix of “Time Trials”; but it’s so good, you’ll swear it’s more than that! It’s true what they say, sky blue really does suit you...

Download it here.

-Samurai Echidna.

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