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Rubber on tar
Speed has never been so quiet.

The sound of rubber ripping up the tar can be heard lightly from a distance, and the gravity pilots whip past with the sound of wind whistling over their machines.

Until the cries of 'GET OUTTA THA WAY!' break the near silence.

What a day.





After the first transportation vehicle strained under full carriage a mere 5km from the test track, it was unloaded, and shuttled back to Buzz to pickup the Contingency vehicle.

By late afternoon the pilots made their first fun of the 4.5km track, descending 500m along the way.

Gonz, BF and Sholtovich.

At the bottom you could not wipe the smiles from their faces.

Run #2 spelt the end for Sholtovich as his hydraulic brake cable briefly rubbed on the tyre, and within less than a seconded, burst - leaving him with only a rear rim brake.

Sholto's bike is more primative and uses a BMX frame flipped with a shortened suspension fork and banana seat welded on top.  'Ballast' was added for todays test, and it made the difference as now he could at least keep up the pace while in the slipstream of the lead riders.

The Gonz and BF had time for one more run and it couldn't have been better.

No cars got in their path, and they ran the course individually as opposed to benefiting from drafting each other.

The final result - fun all round.

Fastest speed recorded

BF         - 96.56km/h
GONZ     - 100.3km/h



Here's the 'ballast' we refer to.




If you are in the area next weekend - watch them in the flesh

Newton's Playground


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Posted by fyxomatosis on 02 March 2008 10 Comments · 1106 Reads - Print
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Ross on March 02 2008 23:36:39
Lets see em do it fixed!smiley
doubleoh2 on March 03 2008 09:44:30
I'm getting an adrenalin rush just looking at the pics.
ronasaurus on March 04 2008 08:06:35
Back 8 years ago or so ,when I was working out at the Watsonia bike shop,which is where I was first blessed with the presence of the Lord Gonz,we had his gravity creation on display above the cash register.The amount of times I heard the words"What the ****..IS...THAT??!!"Fly well,Gonzy,may you take it to another level,as always!
ronasaurus on March 04 2008 08:10:31
Hey-what the****-this ****ING **** ****ER doesn't let you say ****!!!!!
fyxomatosis on March 04 2008 09:52:28
That's right Ron. No foul language.
ronasaurus on March 04 2008 13:22:34
This from a bloke who couldn't understand why Paulie was sacked for wearing..........
fyxomatosis on March 04 2008 13:42:34
hahah. You've got me there. I think it was the straw the broke the camels back, and not an isolated incident in that case.

right. enough banter.
grubeegroova on March 04 2008 22:53:25
Zip Ties FTW!smiley
hunnibell on March 07 2008 11:52:18
hobart represents. sholtos bike came together then
Jono L on March 12 2008 22:38:37
Take em to Terry's ave! Just put some hey bails at the bottom!
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