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Burning rubber

SUPERCHARGED CHEVY 327 V8 EXHIBITION BIKE.
Ridden by Ron (Mad) Laycock from Darwin Australia.This FIRE BURNOUT at Hidden Valley International Drag Strip 2000 lasted a full 1/4 mile. The bike runs  a 471 GM blower and 2 speed power glide transmission.
















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Calder Park Raceway Melbourne VIC. 2002

BIKE  INFO

OWNER BUILDER 
RIDER                    - Ron (MAD) Laycock
BUILT                    - 1980 
ENGINE                      - CHEVY  327 CU. IN. V8
                                       - 471 GM BLOWER
                                       - 850 HOLLEY
                                       - VERTEX MAGNETO
TRANSMISSION       - 2 SPEED POWERGLIDE
FRAME                       - HANDBUILT  (MAD)
REAR TYRE               - 315/70/15
DOES  FULL 1/4 MILE BURNOUTS AND 1/4 MILE FIRE BURNOUTS
This bike lived in a glass case at  the Hidden Valley Tavern's PIT STOP BAR when it was not out traveling and burning rubber. The Pit Stop bar is located at the turn off to Darwin's Hiidden Valley Raceway , 
2002 / 2008

Triplex chain to powerglide gear box
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Has broken many times

ON FIRE AGAN
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ADELAIDE 2002

STREET TOURQUE EXTREME MOTOR SHOW
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GOLD COAST 2002
















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FUEL INJECTED 350 CHEV

Ron (MAD) Laycock on  the way to another 1/4 mile burnout at Hidden Valley Internatioal Dragstrip Darwin.
This bike was originaly built by Wally Puskey Aprox 1971 and named CRAZY HORSE.
Restored by MAD 2000.
Bike runs a 350 Chev , Hilborn fuel injection , Dart heads , Vertex magneto , NO CLUTH ! NO  GEAR BOX ! KICK OFF THE STAND AT FULL NOISE and hang on  .
 
This bike is a similar set up to the original MICHIGAN MAD MAN.

VIDEO CLIPS

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""CLICK HERE"" TO PLAY VIDEO AT BIKE WEEK 2001. (2 MB). Bike is kicked off stand at FULL NOISE

""CLICK HERE "" to play short video at Bike Week 2001 395KB

Bike & Engine details

2 X CHEVS AND 1 FORD
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The year 2000 was a big year for V8 bikes in Darwin and Australia as this was the only time ever that 3 V8 bikes had competed together during several metings from May to September.
The NO LIMIT machine is 302 rear engine Ford winsor ,471 blower an C4 auto. 
NO LIMIT was originaly built by DAVE ( LOUT ) HENDRY aprox 1984 , No Limit and the Mad rear engine bike run together at Hidden Valley Drag Strip during  the 1980 's , Dave (LOUT) HENDRY passed away after a long illness in 2000.
NO LIMIT was sold to PETER GALL in 1999 , after an extensive   rebuild was run successfully during the 2000  racing season at Hidden Valley. An unfortunate crash during a testing session took the life of PETER GALL.

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