Masewera othamanga a DRAG ndi otchuka kwambiri ku Australia. Ena amakonda kuthamanga magalimoto awo pomwe ambiri a ife timasangalala kungowonera tili m'mbali.

Mwatsoka, mpikisano wa drag racing ku Australia uli ndi mavuto angapo: Melbourne ndi Adelaide. Calder Park ku Melbourne imachita misonkhano ya mumsewu yokha ndipo AIR ya Adelaide yatseka zipata zake kwathunthu.

Mungatsutse chifukwa chake ndi chifukwa chake mpaka usiku koma kungonena kuti othamanga m'madera akum'mwera kwa Australia akuchita zinthu molimbika pakadali pano. Izi zikutanthauza kuti othamanga m'magalimoto monga Simon Lazarevski ayenera kuyenda makilomita masauzande ambiri kuti ayese.

Simon amakonda magalimoto ake a Mopar ndipo amakonda kuthamanga kotero mwachibadwa angaphatikize zilakolako ziwirizi kukhala makina othamanga a Mopar. Koma iyi si galimoto yake yoyamba ya heavy metal; ankakonda kuyenda ndi VJ Hardtop yosowa koma zimenezo zinayamba kufulumira kwambiri poganizira kuti inalibe 'khola'. Masiku ano VJ Hardtop ndi cholowa cha banja chokondedwa — “Ndikukumbukira kupita ndi Abambo kukatenga ndili ndi zaka zinayi,” akutero Simon — kotero sankafuna kupanga chinthu chonga chimenecho.

Komabe, ankadziwa komwe kunali chipolopolo chakale cha Pacer Hardtop chopanda mota kapena bokosi, choncho anachichotsa. Tsopano, tisanadzazidwe ndi makalata odana ndi anthu ochokera ku Mopar omwe akukonzekera kupha Simon chifukwa chodula Pacer weniweni, mungafune kumumva akuyankhula.

“Galimoto inali yosokonezeka pamene ndinaipeza. Inali paulendo wopita ku chidebe cha zinyalala ndipo ndikufuna kuganiza kuti ndinaisunga,” iye akufotokoza. Ndi bwino kubadwanso ngati wothamanga kenako kubwezeretsedwanso kukhala zinyalala.

"Ndimakonda kwambiri mawonekedwe a Pro Street ndipo ndimaganiza kuti chimodzi mwa izi chikuwoneka bwino chomangidwa mwanjira imeneyo. Ali ndi mawonekedwe aku America koma akadali aku Australia ndipo anthu amatha kuwamvetsa."

Poyamba chinali choyera chokhala ndi mzere wofiira, chipolopolo cha Pacer chinakokedwa mu shed ya Simon kuti chigwiritsidwe ntchito ndi zitsulo zambiri zomwe zinayamba mwa kudula machubu a mawilo ndikuchotsa choyimitsira kumbuyo cha cart-spring.

Simon, mothandizidwa ndi mnzake wapamtima Marino Prodan, anachita chilichonse pa galimotoyo m'shedi kupatula utoto ndi chidebe chozungulira. Izi zinaphatikizapo kuwotcherera m'mabafa akuluakulu okwanira kutenga 30×12 slicks, kukulitsa m'mphepete mwa mabwalo akumbuyo ndikuyika makwerero oimikapo makwerero pamodzi ndi Strange/AVO coil-overs.

Zolumikizira za chimango zinayikidwanso ndipo kenako chipolopolocho chinatumizidwa ku Zagari Engineering kuti chikakhale ndi khola lachitsulo chofewa cha mfundo 10 lomwe limalumikiza zonse pamodzi. Kuchokera pamenepo Hardtop inapita ku John Walker Crash Repairs kuti ikakonze utoto. Anyamatawo anapaka mapanelo aatali a angular mu Protec Chrysler Mercury Silver.

“Anandisamalira bwino kwambiri,” akutero Simon ponena za John Walker ndi Protec Paints. “Zikomo kwambiri kwa iwo.” Anyamata omwewo anakonzanso malo oikira injini ndikulumikiza mabowo osafunikira, zomwe zikutanthauza kuti palibe chomwe chingakusokonezeni ku malo oyambira a 470-cubes.

Simon ndiye anapanga injiniyo yekha. Amapanga injini zambiri (makamaka zinthu za GM) ndi kampani yaying'ono yothandiza yomwe amaitcha Hippo Race Engineering (0412 440 472). Dzina la Hippo linachokera ku VJ Hardtop yakale ndipo tsopano yakhazikika.

Pofuna kuyendetsa bwino galimoto ya ANDRA ya Super Stock, motsogozedwa ndi Modified Sedan sub-class, Simon adapanga injini mkati mwa malire a buku la malamulo. Izi zikutanthauza kamera yopapatiza ya tappet, fakitale ndi mitu, ndi kabotolo kamodzi kopanda nitrous, blower kapena turbo.

Ma cubes 470 a zinthu zabwino kwambiri za Mopar — musanyengedwe ndi ma covers a rocker a Indy Cylinder Heads; Simon amawagwiritsa ntchito chifukwa satulutsa madzi

“Anyamata a Ford ali ndi ma SVO blocks; anyamata a Chevy ali ndi Bowties; ine ndili ndi 1967 Mopar,” Simon akuseka. “Zipangitsa kupambana kukhala kokoma kwambiri.”

Chipika cha '67 440 chimenecho chimayendetsa makina achitsulo a fakitale ndi ndodo za Eagle kuti apeze ma cubes 470. Simon ankachita makina ake ambiri kunyumba - chinthu chokhacho chomwe sakanatha kuchita chinali kuboola chipikacho ndikupera makinawo koma anadula ma pistoni a Ross ndi kunyamula mitu ya Mopar Stage-VI mu garaja lake lakunyumba ndi shopu ya makina. Kukhala ndi lathe, makina opera ndi zinthu zina zambiri n'kothandiza, eti?

MSD 7AL2 inachokera ku galimoto ya Scott Geoffrion's Pro Stock Dodge Daytona, Simon atathandiza mwiniwake wa galimotoyo, Matt Sawyer. "Ndili ndi zida za masekondi 7 mgalimotomo," akutero Simon. "Ndikusewera Mars koma ndikangofika ku mwezi ndidzakhala wokondwa."

Mitu imeneyo ili ndi zinthu zabwino: ma valve a titanium, ma spring a Manley ndi ma retainer ndi ma locks a titanium a madigiri 10, ndi zida za Crane ndi Indy rocker zomwe zimagwira ntchito zonse. Yopangidwa kuti ipikisane, Simon's mwachionekere sapereka zofunikira za kamera koma tingakuuzeni kuti ndi chipangizo chachikulu cholimba ndipo injini imagwiritsa ntchito mafuta a Sunoco race. Zonse pamodzi, imapanga mphamvu ya 720hp pa crank. Kupuma mkati kumasamalidwa ndi Mopar M1 intake ndi HP-series 1050 Dominator carb yomwe imayamwa scoop yayikulu yokhala ndi bonnet, pomwe kudyetsa nyamayo kuli ma pump awiri a Holley blue osinthidwa kuti agwire batri ya 16v Turbostart mu buti. Palinso batri ya 12v yoyendetsera zowonjezera.

Anthu ambiri amaganiza kuti Simon ndi wokwiya chifukwa chogwiritsa ntchito mapampu awiri otsika mtengo koma akuganiza kuti akhala akugwira ntchito bwino mpaka pano. Komabe, ali ndi pampu yoopsa ya Product Engineering yomwe ili pashelufu, ikungoyembekezera kulowa. Koma modabwitsa, Simon sakuganiza kuti injini yake ndi yowala kwambiri.

“Kwa ine injini iyi ndi yabwino kwambiri,” iye akutero. Pali galimoto yaying'ono yokhala ndi mphamvu zambiri, yomwe ingagwiritse ntchito mitu yabwino komanso ndodo za aluminiyamu ndipo iyenera kuyendetsedwa bwino kuti ipange mphamvu zambiri. Ubwino wowonjezera wa galimoto yaying'ono ndi wakuti idzatha kukoka chitsulo cha 120lb kuchokera mgalimoto yomwe ikuyenera kuyendetsa kuti ichepetse kulemera (7.5lb/ci) ndi galimoto ya 470ci.

Kotero funso lomwe mukukayikira kufunsa ndi lakuti imagwira ntchito bwanji. Kodi liwiro la 9.82@137mph limakugwirani bwanji? Sizoipa kwa injini yomwe siifuna kuti ma rocker cover ake azikokedwa nthawi iliyonse ikatha ndipo imapanga mphamvu zake zabwino kwambiri pa liwiro la 6400rpm yokha. Ndipo zimenezo ndi kuyambitsidwa ndi footbrake!

Wosintha mawonekedwe wokongola, sichoncho? Turbo Action SCS Cheetah inalipo kuchokera ku kabukhu ka Mopar Performance ndipo Simon amaikonda. "Ndakhala ndikugwiritsa ntchito ma shifter awa kuyambira '94; ndi abwino kwambiri. Ngati mugula imodzi, idzakhala yosintha yomaliza yomwe mudzagule."

Hardtop yayikulu ili ndi 727 Torqueflite yonse yoyendetsedwa ndi manja yokhala ndi transbrake koma yokhala ndi ma laps ochepa pansi pa matayala, chosinthirachi chikufunikirabe kukhazikitsidwa - kuyambika kwa mabatani kukudabwitsa matayala mwamphamvu kwambiri. Poganizira kuti ikugwira kale ntchito pansi pa index ya kalasi yomwe ilipo (A/MSA index ndi 9.84sec), Simon akufuna kumeta magawo angapo owonjezera khumi. Akamaliza kukonza chosinthira ndikuyatsa mipiringidzo ya wheelie, adzatha kuyamba kutulutsa manambala enieni.

GRUNTEngine: Chrysler big-block 470ciCarb: 1050 HP DominatorManifold: Mopar M1Heads: Mopar Stage VI portedPistons: Ross 12.9:1 forgedCrank: 4340 fakitale yachitsulo, offset ground, 3.88in strokeNdodo: Eagle 7.1inCam: Secret SquirrelKuyatsa: 7AL2, HVC coil, 8.8mm leadsUtsi: Four-to-one headers, two-inch primary

SHIFTKutumiza: Torqueflite727, mawonekedwe ozungulira, osinthika. Chosinthira: TCI mainchesi eyiti. Kusiyana: mainchesi asanu ndi anayi, magiya 4.11, ma axles 35-spline, full spool.

BENEATHMabrake: Ma diski amphamvu ndi ma caliper (f), ma Commodore disc ndi ma caliper (r)Ma Springs: Okhazikika (f), Osadabwitsa (r)Ma Shocks: 90/10 (f), AVO yosinthika (r)Kuyimitsidwa: Okhazikika (f), bala la makwerero (r)

Ma ROLLINGRims: Center Line Convo Pro, 15×4(f), 15×10(r)Rabala: Moroso 175 (f), Goodyear 30×12 slicks (r)

MKATI: WoodgrainMipando: Jaz race, vinyl coversGauges: Auto Meter UltralightStereo: Pioneer, ma speaker a mainchesi anayiRollcage: 10-point mild steelShifter: Turbo Action SCS Cheetah

Marino Prodan; Gunna; Zagari Enginering (08 8369 1888); John Walker Crash Repairs (08 8344 9299); Protec Paints; ndi mkazi wanga wokondedwa, Mimi

Mardi Knight adagula galimoto yake ya VG Valiant zaka 11 zapitazo ndipo tsopano popeza yamangidwa ndi 265 yatsopano chaka chatha, akuyembekeza kubwerera ku njanji posachedwa.