Syclone0044
09-18-2006, 02:44 PM
:stare :wow :eek: :crazyeyes
Last Friday I went to the "Eve of Destruction" at Kaukauna / WIR and it completely kicked ass again!! Far too much happened so I'll just post some highlights.
http://s95370645.onlinehome.us/images/eve06/bus_topple.jpg
This school bus was set up on its tail and they had another bus come around the oval racetrack and nail it! :rolf
Video of Bus topple (http://s95370645.onlinehome.us/images/eve06/bus_topple.mpg)
The School Bus Figure 8s are some of the most fun, the drivers basically aim to broadside another bus in the "X" when the opportunity arises.. One bus usually tips and starts on fire LOL! This year a bus entered the race pulling this big boat....
http://s95370645.onlinehome.us/images/eve06/fig8bus_boat.jpg
...after 1 or 2 laps another bus got a clear shot and took a full on direct hit at the boat! The boat got bashed and the trailer was completely destroyed!
The best race was the Trailer Car Figure 8 Races.. these are typical figure 8 cars pulling trailers and the goal is to be the last one racing, still pulling a trailer. The other drivers aim directly for the trailers crossing at the X!! Makes for plenty of excitement. This year on the trailers there was a snowmobile, several boats, a few pop up campers, etc. They were all destroyed!!
http://s95370645.onlinehome.us/images/eve06/trailer_races.jpg
Now for the best part. :devil At the end they stacked up two wrecked cars from one of the 4 cylinder races (I think), and backed up a jet car to it, and fired away!! They actually did this in 2 piles one at a time, each with its own jet car, but in my photos the second pile is blocked by the first.
Here is the jet car about 2 seconds into firing!! It's about to get a WHOLE LOT HOTTER.... they blast the cars for about 4 minutes solid!! :stare
http://s95370645.onlinehome.us/images/eve06/jet_meltdown1.jpg
Now for the money shot!! After 1 or 2 minutes of full JET BLAST!!! :rockwoot:
CLICK FOR 1280x960 Image! (http://s95370645.onlinehome.us/images/eve06/jet_meltdown2big.jpg) <--- My new wallpaper!
http://s95370645.onlinehome.us/images/eve06/jet_meltdown2.jpg
CLICK FOR 1280x960 Image! (http://s95370645.onlinehome.us/images/eve06/jet_meltdown3big.jpg) You can see part of the melted car flying in the air in this photo upper left.
http://s95370645.onlinehome.us/images/eve06/jet_meltdown3.jpg
... If you think these photos are cool, trust me it was at least 10 times cooler in person!! We were probably 50 feet away from where it happened with the best seat in the house. I pretty much sat with my jaw open saying "holy shit" over and over. The noise was almost deafening but completely kick ass. Check out all the hot molten metal showering in the sky!!! You can see the doors and fenders glowing orange! Last year you could see the engine block glowing bright.
I also shot a video when they started to blast it, about 30 seconds long. I wish I had a high quality video camera for this because it doesn't really capture the detail or the sparks flying, but you'll get a feel for it anyway with this video:
Jet Car Meltdown Video (4 MB) (http://s95370645.onlinehome.us/images/eve06/jet_meltdown.mpg)
Afterwards there was a white hot pile left that was still burning strong 20 minutes later when we left!
http://s95370645.onlinehome.us/images/eve06/jet_meltdown4.jpg
Compare that to the first photo when the jet was just firing up. :banana
Last Friday I went to the "Eve of Destruction" at Kaukauna / WIR and it completely kicked ass again!! Far too much happened so I'll just post some highlights.
http://s95370645.onlinehome.us/images/eve06/bus_topple.jpg
This school bus was set up on its tail and they had another bus come around the oval racetrack and nail it! :rolf
Video of Bus topple (http://s95370645.onlinehome.us/images/eve06/bus_topple.mpg)
The School Bus Figure 8s are some of the most fun, the drivers basically aim to broadside another bus in the "X" when the opportunity arises.. One bus usually tips and starts on fire LOL! This year a bus entered the race pulling this big boat....
http://s95370645.onlinehome.us/images/eve06/fig8bus_boat.jpg
...after 1 or 2 laps another bus got a clear shot and took a full on direct hit at the boat! The boat got bashed and the trailer was completely destroyed!
The best race was the Trailer Car Figure 8 Races.. these are typical figure 8 cars pulling trailers and the goal is to be the last one racing, still pulling a trailer. The other drivers aim directly for the trailers crossing at the X!! Makes for plenty of excitement. This year on the trailers there was a snowmobile, several boats, a few pop up campers, etc. They were all destroyed!!
http://s95370645.onlinehome.us/images/eve06/trailer_races.jpg
Now for the best part. :devil At the end they stacked up two wrecked cars from one of the 4 cylinder races (I think), and backed up a jet car to it, and fired away!! They actually did this in 2 piles one at a time, each with its own jet car, but in my photos the second pile is blocked by the first.
Here is the jet car about 2 seconds into firing!! It's about to get a WHOLE LOT HOTTER.... they blast the cars for about 4 minutes solid!! :stare
http://s95370645.onlinehome.us/images/eve06/jet_meltdown1.jpg
Now for the money shot!! After 1 or 2 minutes of full JET BLAST!!! :rockwoot:
CLICK FOR 1280x960 Image! (http://s95370645.onlinehome.us/images/eve06/jet_meltdown2big.jpg) <--- My new wallpaper!
http://s95370645.onlinehome.us/images/eve06/jet_meltdown2.jpg
CLICK FOR 1280x960 Image! (http://s95370645.onlinehome.us/images/eve06/jet_meltdown3big.jpg) You can see part of the melted car flying in the air in this photo upper left.
http://s95370645.onlinehome.us/images/eve06/jet_meltdown3.jpg
... If you think these photos are cool, trust me it was at least 10 times cooler in person!! We were probably 50 feet away from where it happened with the best seat in the house. I pretty much sat with my jaw open saying "holy shit" over and over. The noise was almost deafening but completely kick ass. Check out all the hot molten metal showering in the sky!!! You can see the doors and fenders glowing orange! Last year you could see the engine block glowing bright.
I also shot a video when they started to blast it, about 30 seconds long. I wish I had a high quality video camera for this because it doesn't really capture the detail or the sparks flying, but you'll get a feel for it anyway with this video:
Jet Car Meltdown Video (4 MB) (http://s95370645.onlinehome.us/images/eve06/jet_meltdown.mpg)
Afterwards there was a white hot pile left that was still burning strong 20 minutes later when we left!
http://s95370645.onlinehome.us/images/eve06/jet_meltdown4.jpg
Compare that to the first photo when the jet was just firing up. :banana