Well after seeing you ladies getting all nostalgic on the "Nopi" thread, I figured why not start a "blast from the past" thread so the Noob's could see what it was like back i the day.. post your pics and vids

Why not kick it off with our resident "tuna"

Fullboost feature from '02

"When I think of the U.S import scene, one word comes to mind… Honda! You can't deny some of the times coming out of the states are pretty short of amazing. The fastest Pro-Street Honda to date has covered the ¼ mile in a blistering 8.1 seconds, but enough of the Honda's. Mazda Rotary's are more of the flavour in Australia, anyway. There's nothing like watching a Rotary launch at 9,000rpm off the line…. Chris Anderson's Series 4 RX7 is taking challengers in the U.S rounds of the Pro Import series. Late last year Chris ran 9.20 at 150mph at the Moroso IDRC Nationals. Making the time even more impressive is the fact that the car is still un-tubbed (26x10 inch Mickey Thompson ET slicks) and still weighs 2600lbs. Under the bonnet, the 13B Rotary engine has received some serious modifications. Unlike in Australia where most people opt for a large turbo type extend port, Chris' RX7 utilizes a secondary 'Bridge Port'. For those that aren't quite familiar with Rotary porting, this is where a second hole or port is cut into the plate above the standard one which is also enlarged.

Well Chris says that when done correctly, the bridge port works well. Actually just about all the top runners there are either using a BP or PP! The secret is in the amount of overlap to make it work effectively. The rest of the engine is fairly standard. Now running a 13BRE intake manifold from the Cosmo, 9.0:1 rotors' and Mazda 3mm Apex seals. For extra strength, the housings have had extra dowelling performed. Rotary's love boost and Chris has amended this by installing a large Garrett T-72 turbocharger with a P-trim wheel and a HKS waste-gate. Fuel delivery is taken care of by a Haltech ECU, .Weldon 2035 fuel pump, 2 x 680cc primary injectors and 2 x 1600cc secondary injectors, while an MSD controls the ignition. On 32psi the car has made 608rwhp. A direct port Nitros system has also been trialed and on 35psi, the car turned the rollers to a tune of 689rwhp. The 9.20 pass was also only on 32psi. You don't produce numbers like that on unleaded fuel, with VP-C16 fuel being the chosen juice. Obviously with so much power and a sticky track, drive-line breakage's can occur on a frequent basis.

To overcome this the RX7 is fitted with a Richmond 5-speed Transmission which is a pro-shifted version. It basically means he still has to use the clutch to shift. This is taken care of by a Tilton twin plate unit and further down the line is an Mopar differential with mega strong 35 spline Moser axels. Chirs is still using standard front brakes to pull up from such insane speeds. Chris says "The parachute is not mounted on the car as yet because I'm building a wing for the rear. Trust me I've been warned numerous times about the chute from the track officials". Having to compete against 1500lb Honda's can become quite frustrating so Chris is currently in the process of removing as much weight as possible by adding some fiberglass body parts, doors, rear hatch etc. The aim is for 2000lb's, and to be competitive in this weight class really does call for some chassis modifications with either mini tubs or just go all the way and run a half chassis! Future engine modifications are mainly centered around converting to an Alcohol/Methanol fuel.

In just the last month Ari Yallon of Rotary Performance in his un-tubbed S6 RX7 has run 9.116 at 149.52mph, while in Puerto Rico, Toledo Racing's un-tubbed Series 5 RX7 ran 8.90 at 152mph, so as you can see, the competition is certainly fierce! Chris is keen however to give just one more try at the World Import Challenge in March to break into the 8 second time zone with a uni-body un-tubbed car before making the changes listed above. We wish him good luck!

You may wonder how Chris has been able to build such a quick car? Well he's been involved with rotary's for over 13 years and currently works for South Florida Performance where he performs tuning on heavily modified cars, be it rotary or piston. You can check out their web site at www.sfp.net . He'd also like to thank Adam, Ryan, John and Noel for their work on the car."

 

 

Look at how pack the stands use to be! Those were the good old days!

 

nice pictures i remember those days , by the way CRIS when you are going to finish your car

 

You got have a start so there can be a finish!
I prefer to do huge wheelies with other people cars as long as I don't end up on top of the wall! Hint! Hint!

 

chris.......... honestly, do you even own the car anymore ?

 

Bert and the twins..... Bullish's Sloaras
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=vckzoG...eature=related

Apart from Flaco's Rx7, these two Toyotas changed the world of import drag racing and help propelled it to where it is today, actually to where it was in 06-07 .. For some strange reason, George used to always drive around the boss for the win Maybe he had a lil something extra in his tune

Look at the stands, thats what real Import drag racings used to be like...


Noob's Name that driver in the 300zx running against Bullish around the 4:15 mark
*** NO PRO's PLEASE***

 

nice vid. I think thats Contreras Lazcano old 300.

 

^ men i just said no pro's
Had to go ruin the trevia lesson for the younglins

 

oooopppppsssss sorry

 

What became of Carlos Gonzales Jr & Sr? They did very well in the first 1 or 2 season's of NHRA.. I think the just phased out after the Rx3 crash

How about Ray "shane racing" Lochead? Remeber his Rx7 that was stuck in the 8's for a long while? When the Rx8 was debuted, Mazda gave him a shell but we never herd of it after that...

 

Here are a bunch from my collection includes

Ray Lockhead SR motorsports Rx7

Rotorholic Turbo Starlet VS SR RX7

Jose(Rotorholic) R100 & His funky Silver Starlet

Adam Saruwatari first race events

Rene Rx3(ME) & My All Motor Blue Rx7 before crash

 

Carlos built the red rx8 with the dragon on it in another post! I guess money problems took its toll.
The last i herd hes welding and fishing in the gulf!
I enjoyed Carlos and his crew they were blast to party with even if i couldnt speek the language!

 

Here are some videos of Carlos Rx3 and his Rx7

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...deoid=19331268

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...deoid=19327805

 

^ nice....

What about pics and vid of cars like Joe "party time" Perez, David turbo, Sakura and a few more than im having a hard time to remember....

Anyone remember Craig Paisly's TRD Tacoma? well its been sold to someone in Australia and its getting a Mazfix 20b

 

I have some on VHS tape NEED to get Adapter to get them into computer.

I also have some Rare Old school videos from Flaco's first Race on his R-100.

I have no names on some of the VHS tapes so its going to be a challange trying to find all the rare treasure.

 

I had some footage from 2001-2002 but my mother dumped all that **** 4 years ago... The lady also dumped every issue of turbo mag & super street from since about 1997 and im still freeking **** till this day



wanna see how i rolled back in the day? Doing it big dawg style since 1980 bitches

 

I used to have a rx-2 like that one ...

 

that was also in the 80s....

 

Don't let the tail lights fool you, that's a 76 series 4 Rx7 with a pointy front like a Rx3.. Very rare car, even by Aussie standards
The old man had 2 when I was born then I got him a 3rd one last year for old times sake

 

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thanks for cropping the bottle half of that picture, nobody wants to see your little weiner

 

 

what happened to him ? saw him in stl once, nice guys