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Title: Frog Guts - onboard camera! Post by: Fastbrit on July 09, 2013, 08:33:06 am (https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/944524_10152055390339768_1036127571_n.jpg) (http://s163.photobucket.com/user/Photokernow/media/FrogGuts.mp4.html)
The only onboard footage ever taken of Frog Guts... The 'mystery' gasser! Thanks Russell for the opportunity (although it has been said that I'm the only guy foolish enough to drive it...). :) Title: Re: Frog Guts - onboard camera! Post by: stretch on July 09, 2013, 10:34:30 am Cool footage.
It must be really alien driving that car, how difficult did you find it? What sort of times & speeds did you achieve? Title: Re: Frog Guts - onboard camera! Post by: Fastbrit on July 09, 2013, 10:49:10 am Cool footage. Actually, it wasn't quite as bad as I expected but I was amused to see when viewing the whole video, that I selected the gears in the staging lane with my left hand, but shifted on the track with my right hand!It must be really alien driving that car, how difficult did you find it? What sort of times & speeds did you achieve? The car ran straight, the hand-operated brake worked fine and the engine was good – only the misplaced steering wheel was an irritation! Times? Only made that one half pass... Title: Re: Frog Guts - onboard camera! Post by: speedwell on July 09, 2013, 14:41:01 pm ;)
Title: Re: Frog Guts - onboard camera! Post by: gizago on July 09, 2013, 19:24:48 pm I selected the gears in the staging lane with my left hand, but shifted on the track with my right hand! only the misplaced steering wheel was an irritation! Presumably because your right hand was on the brake in the staging lane? Has Russell got something against straight steering wheels :P The Dave Andrews car is the same isnt it?? Title: Re: Frog Guts - onboard camera! Post by: deano on July 10, 2013, 05:24:12 am I selected the gears in the staging lane with my left hand, but shifted on the track with my right hand! only the misplaced steering wheel was an irritation! Presumably because your right hand was on the brake in the staging lane? Has Russell got something against straight steering wheels :P The Dave Andrews car is the same isnt it?? Yes, at least he is consistant..... That engine RPMs really good! Title: Re: Frog Guts - onboard camera! Post by: Fastbrit on July 10, 2013, 07:18:40 am No idea of the engine spec but it has all the hallmarks of a roller-crank, slipper-skirt motor. Love it!
Title: Re: Frog Guts - onboard camera! Post by: mg on July 10, 2013, 14:54:17 pm When the butterfly steering wheel is indexed at 9 to 3 it might be less in the way for the between the knees shift lever.
Title: Re: Frog Guts - onboard camera! Post by: toyotek on July 11, 2013, 05:16:01 am ;D ;D SWEET!!! I,ve been waiting too see that for a long time! That car was built and raced by Tim Goodrich. He's known more for his Porsche 356 restorations. Frog guts was built when he owned J&T motors. Good to see it out, not just collecting dust!
Title: Re: Frog Guts - onboard camera! Post by: Jon on July 11, 2013, 08:42:47 am I liked that :)
Title: Re: Frog Guts - onboard camera! Post by: Russell on July 11, 2013, 21:56:55 pm It is still for sale and now worth more as we know it can make a pass and straight and has been driven by HRH KS....
Seriously if anyone is interested let me know, cheers Russell |