RC DRAG CARS V8 CONLY DRIVERS
RC DRAG CARS V8 CONLY DRIVER

Here’s the man himself next to his awesome creation. There’s a lot of weight in the tires and axle so limiting straps are used to keep that weight off the shocks when the suspension is fully extended.

A set of bevel gears and a spool get the rear tires moving while a hydraulic brake system slows them down. Yep, that valve stem is for filling the tire with air. Kevin shaved all the treads off and glued on rubber strips to make the terra type tread that you see here. Where do you get 1/4-scale monster truck tires? You make them yourself. Kevin spent countless hours making these awesome treads which start life as a standard garden tractor tire.

The base engine will set you back $8,258 and the price goes up from there when you start to add the option parts. That’s not a scale engine used to hide an electric motor this one actually runs and powers the 1/4-scale Grave Digger. This is the Conley Stinger 609 and this engine features dual carburetors, zoomie headers, spark plugs and electric start. After only a few tries the body was finished. How do you like that scale Grave Digger body? Kevin made the body by making a very large buck and his own custom vacuum forming machine it takes two guys to make it happen. He didn’t go to the hobby shop to buy the parts for this truck instead he designed and made everything you see here. Virginia native Kevin Holmlund has a Conley engine and has decided to go the extra mile by building a 1/4-scale replica of the Grave Digger monster truck around it. Sunday then sees another qualifying session followed by a 200km SuperSprint.What would you do if you got your hands on a fully operational 1/4 scale Conley V8 engine? Most would mount it on a nice piece of stained wood and put it on their desk, and a few of those people would actually fire it up from time to time to show it off to their friends. The V8 Supercars hit the Barbagallo circuit on Friday for two practice sessions ahead of Saturday’s final practice session and qualifying before the 120km race. “Perth just makes me happy, it’s such a picturesque place and at this point in the championship I am just trying to win as many individual races as I can.” Whincup was happy to settle with third place this time round, as he currently sits at the top of the leader board in the V8 Supercars Championship. I tried to play a straight bat but got taken out a bunch of times so we’re just waiting for the stewards meeting to see where we’re all going to shuffle out at the end of it.” “I haven’t picked up a RC car since I was 13 so it was always going to be an uphill battle. Rounding out the top three was Red Bull Racing Australia teammate and six-time V8 Supercars champion Jamie Whincup. “The last few years at the Barbagallo track haven’t gone my way but the setup of the Red Bull Racing Australia cars is different to what I’m used to here so I’m confident that we can get back up to speed.“ To date, Barbagallo Raceway has not been one of Van Gisbergen’s strongest tracks, having never claimed a podium or qualified in the top four. “I had a bit of an advantage going in to the RC race today and I had a lap lead at one stage but then we lost a wheel so that put an end to my chances of winning.” No stranger to the world of RC racing, van Gisbergen entered the race with a jump on the competition, already claiming the NZRCA off-road National title earlier in the year and came out on the second step of the podium. “We’re feeling really confident about this weekend because it’s a circuit where we’ve had a lot of success and has the highest win rate for me which is encouraging.“

RC DRAG CARS V8 CONLY DRIVER

The TeamVortex driver holds the record of most wins in the West in Australian Touring Car Championship/V8 Supercars history. “I knew that Shane Van Gisbergen was going to be strong in the RC race and I thought I had the measure on Jamie Whincup and when they each lost a wheel and a battery, it was a clean run home for us.” Taking home the gold was TeamVortex driver, Craig Lowndes.

RC DRAG CARS V8 CONLY DRIVERS

Tearing around the model circuit in RC versions of their own VF Holden Commodores, the drivers not only raced for the top spot but boasting rights. Kicking off the Perth SuperSprint race weekend, the three V8 Supercars drivers gave the crowds a taste of what’s to come, battling it out on a mini Barbagallo Raceway – with radio-controlled (RC) cars! Red Bull Racing Australia drivers Jamie Whincup and Shane van Gisbergen together with Triple Eight Race Engineering teammate Craig Lowndes went head-to-head today at Perth’s Elizabeth Quay to see who really had the need for speed.

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