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SPEEDWAY
Mar 8, 2014 19:59:05 GMT -6
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Post by magnesium on Mar 8, 2014 19:59:05 GMT -6
What would have happened in 72 if Rupp built the Speedway? Take the best components from both companies. Think into the years following that, especially the first year of SnoPro
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Post by snosnake on Mar 8, 2014 20:26:18 GMT -6
I think it would have been one hell of a sled. There is a lot of 71 Magnum similarities in the Speedways.
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Post by kronnikracing on Mar 8, 2014 21:18:34 GMT -6
Some day I WILL own a speedway. sharp sled and good old kohler powered engines. Rick your boy got any for sale?
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Post by snosnake on Mar 8, 2014 23:58:31 GMT -6
Probably not right now. He's a Speedway hoarder but I have been tring to get him on the 12 steep program.
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SPEEDWAY
Mar 9, 2014 5:56:26 GMT -6
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Post by magnesium on Mar 9, 2014 5:56:26 GMT -6
Eventually Rupp got around to it. The 74 Nitro II,then the 75 FA, albeit still without a jackshaft
The Speedway would have been a giant-killer with the 440SR in 72.
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Post by snosnake on Mar 9, 2014 9:25:09 GMT -6
I think Speedway was the first to use a Jackshaft in all of there models.
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Post by 400nitro on Mar 9, 2014 13:26:37 GMT -6
I always liked the speedways since I first saw one pass my 40hp American one night when I was 14. I'm looking for one to build this summer. I want to widen the front and graft the 3d flares around the spindle area. I also love the raised ram air scoop on that kids that put a xenoah in one. that must be a blast to ride!
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SPEEDWAY
Mar 9, 2014 13:44:05 GMT -6
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Post by magnesium on Mar 9, 2014 13:44:05 GMT -6
Back in 72 I saw some Speedway mod's at an OSRF race,they flew.We had no idea "Who are those guys?" Looks like the stockers had aluminum parts and the mod sleds got magnesium. Also interesting that in 74 Speedway stayed with the SS Kohler instead of the RS.
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SPEEDWAY
Mar 9, 2014 13:52:56 GMT -6
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Post by magnesium on Mar 9, 2014 13:52:56 GMT -6
I think it would have been one hell of a sled. There is a lot of 71 Magnum similarities in the Speedways. I bought an arm load of jackshaft towers from CPC. Vern said they was Rupp. There may be some reading this thread unfamiliar with the Speedway story. The company was founded by Rupp engineers who went out on their own.Hey,Ed!!! Did you ask Mr. Rupp about how it went down? |
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Post by snosnake on Mar 9, 2014 15:18:43 GMT -6
Back in 72 I saw some Speedway mod's at an OSRF race,they flew.We had no idea "Who are those guys?" Looks like the stockers had aluminum parts and the mod sleds got magnesium. Also interesting that in 74 Speedway stayed with the SS Kohler instead of the RS. In 73-74 they ran the 295RS 340RS and the 440 triple RS. The 440 triple may have been only one year and not to many were built. |
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Post by snosnake on Mar 9, 2014 15:25:15 GMT -6
I always liked the speedways since I first saw one pass my 40hp American one night when I was 14. I'm looking for one to build this summer. I want to widen the front and graft the 3d flares around the spindle area. I also love the raised ram air scoop on that kids that put a xenoah in one. that must be a blast to ride! Do you mean this one?     |
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Post by 400nitro on Mar 12, 2014 17:55:07 GMT -6
that is the one. how does it work? like you said there is a lot of 71 magnum f/a engineering in them. I think if those guys wouldn't have left rupp, this would have been the 72 magnum with sr free airs.
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Post by kronnikracing on Mar 13, 2014 6:55:47 GMT -6
Did many guys race speedways on the ovals back in the day? I cant say in the last 6 years i have seen one out at the current events!
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Post by 400nitro on Mar 13, 2014 7:09:46 GMT -6
I think tom earhart raced one back then. if I remember they offered some kind of different caster setup on the steering for oval racing? I think the 74 twister was designed by a former rupp engineer also, which kind of took over as speedway went away.
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Post by kronnikracing on Mar 13, 2014 7:51:55 GMT -6
Did they have angled front spindle tubes like the rupps?
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Post by 400nitro on Mar 13, 2014 13:43:56 GMT -6
I'm not sure, I think it just really laid the skis over in a turn more than stock. I think maybe the black label beer sponsored one had it. they were never as successful as they should have been on ovals except for a few guys who could handle them. they seemed to be a real handful.
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Post by snosnake on Mar 13, 2014 15:23:30 GMT -6
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Post by red19lite on Mar 13, 2014 20:10:03 GMT -6
I'm not sure, I think it just really laid the skis over in a turn more than stock. I think maybe the black label beer sponsored one had it. they were never as successful as they should have been on ovals except for a few guys who could handle them. they seemed to be a real handful. i watched them at the grass drags back in 72-73 guys were loosing control and barrel rolling them on grass it was very entertaining we ran 1000ft drags then, they had to much drag for grass with front engine and slides, rupps, chaparrals , scropians , sno jets ands ski-doo won all the stock classes, there were some modified one,s that ran good with bogies and rubber tracks sometimes, Attachment Deleted this was a Buchanan , Michigan red bud track, Lowell west ran rupps, the speedways handled better after they widened the front ends the stockers seemed to bouce around and then tuck the front end then they rolled if the driver wasn't a real good cowboy it was weird |
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Post by magnumed on Mar 14, 2014 4:54:07 GMT -6
I think it would have been one hell of a sled. There is a lot of 71 Magnum similarities in the Speedways. I bought an arm load of jackshaft towers from CPC. Vern said they was Rupp. There may be some reading this thread unfamiliar with the Speedway story. The company was founded by Rupp engineers who went out on their own.Hey,Ed!!! Did you ask Mr. Rupp about how it went down? Mark, he mentioned a few names and then briefly mentioned speedway. He told me so much information I should have tape recorded the conversation. I asked him more about the Rupp magnums and the racing program than anything. A lot of interesting stories about Gene Bloom. |
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Post by kronnikracing on Mar 14, 2014 6:13:38 GMT -6
I bought an arm load of jackshaft towers from CPC. Vern said they was Rupp. There may be some reading this thread unfamiliar with the Speedway story. The company was founded by Rupp engineers who went out on their own.Hey,Ed!!! Did you ask Mr. Rupp about how it went down? Mark, he mentioned a few names and then briefly mentioned speedway. He told me so much information I should have tape recorded the conversation. I asked him more about the Rupp magnums and the racing program than anything. A lot of interesting stories about Gene Bloom. I think i know part of the speedway story but maybe someone could elaborate on it so we are all on the same page. Got a call from speedway ted lastnight totally out of the blue. Might be picking up a chassis and some glass from him this summer. |
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