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tomgears
 Post subject: Drag Racing with Steam in the Czech Republic
PostPosted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 1:32 pm 

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File this under "just when you think you've seen it all". Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpvzWJj- ... ture=email

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Les Beckman
 Post subject: Re: Drag Racing with Steam in the Czech Republic
PostPosted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 6:56 pm 

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Tom -

Did you check out the "Pod Parou" 5 and a half minute clip? Quite an interesting special operation. Kind of puts what we do for special steam gatherings to shame!

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Tom Parkins
 Post subject: Re: Drag Racing with Steam in the Czech Republic
PostPosted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:13 pm 

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New idea for NRHS/NHRA at Steamtown this summer. How many steam engines can they line up? Well maybe 3.
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Joshua K. Blay
 Post subject: Re: Drag Racing with Steam in the Czech Republic
PostPosted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:21 pm 

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There's a whole bunch more drag races on there, steamed versions.

Wild!

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 Post subject: Re: Drag Racing with Steam in the Czech Republic
PostPosted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:41 am 
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They also did an event which puts Strasburg's "trains and troops" event to shame:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDDkN7cd ... re=related

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