Badger wrote: Nick be great to see the rest of your pics from the York meet, any chance of a look on an upcoming update of the Time Travel site?Yes they'll be on there soon, I'm currently going through my '82 stuff so stay tuned.....
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Just found this tit bit of news in the pages of a 1971 edition of ‘Custom Car‘.
‘March 21st was roll out day for Hustler Racing’s blow-ya-mind Bond Bug - an untamed little critter destined to be one of the quickest fuel altered in the land. Mark Stratton is the mastermind, Steve Cryer is the sponsor, Metronome is the name and blown and injected Chrysler hemi-power is the route. Putting that six or so litres to the ground are giant M&H Racemaster, wrapped around super wide mags. Front tyres are Michelins.'
This also appeared in the November 1973 issue of ‘Drag Racing News‘.
‘Steve Cryer came on the scene and handed Mark [Stratton] and fistful of bread and Mark again contacted Reliants. This time the result was ‘Metronome’ a 392 Chrysler powered Bond Bug with ‘some mods. Mark still has no idea why his blown Altered did not work, ‘just won of those things,’ he says. In fact the best time it ever recorded was on 6 cylinders, the other two pistons being left on the start line!’
‘March 21st was roll out day for Hustler Racing’s blow-ya-mind Bond Bug - an untamed little critter destined to be one of the quickest fuel altered in the land. Mark Stratton is the mastermind, Steve Cryer is the sponsor, Metronome is the name and blown and injected Chrysler hemi-power is the route. Putting that six or so litres to the ground are giant M&H Racemaster, wrapped around super wide mags. Front tyres are Michelins.'
This also appeared in the November 1973 issue of ‘Drag Racing News‘.
‘Steve Cryer came on the scene and handed Mark [Stratton] and fistful of bread and Mark again contacted Reliants. This time the result was ‘Metronome’ a 392 Chrysler powered Bond Bug with ‘some mods. Mark still has no idea why his blown Altered did not work, ‘just won of those things,’ he says. In fact the best time it ever recorded was on 6 cylinders, the other two pistons being left on the start line!’
Nice pic dragamx, that must have been taken at the 1981 Santa Pod World Finals as in the foreground is Colin Gill's Jag powered Plymouth coupe altered which got itself into handling troubles on the Friday bouncing from slick to slick then crossing lanes, hitting the barrier and rolling several times. Colin was OK but the car needed a bit of work.
dragamx wrote: did ed shaver drive metronome?Yes he drove it at the end of 1972
To put the Metronome, Doodle Bug conundrum to rest, they were definately NOT the same car/chassis. I used to help on Roy Jagger's pit crew in the early 8os with a mate who I went to school with. Good times 
I have some large black and white photos of the bond bug taken at santa pod in 1969/70.If anyone lives near me (basildon essex) that could put them on here please get in touch with me as im useless with computers and i dont have the scanner needed.
boyzee wrote:I have some large black and white photos of the bond bug taken at santa pod in 1969/70.If anyone lives near me (basildon essex) that could put them on here please get in touch with me as im useless with computers and i dont have the scanner needed.Here you go boyzee, some really good pictures, I will scan some more when I get the time, thanks for sharing them.
