Looking through old drag racing Australia magazines and newspapers.And a car called YO YO was the fastest car at the time.Anyone remember this ride .I need info on this car for an article on VW in OZ..
I know most of the early ones but not this one
What year was the magazine dated ?? and was it in Sydney or where. ???
hey damo man how are ya? i have some old drag racing news papers with that car in it. and a heap of others.
ben will be over to scan em up thanx man.Dont know to much about him but he was sponsored by pound motors in melbourne the original empi dealer in melbourne.He was the only ever full empi sponsored Aussie Dragracer ever.That makes him a legend in aussieVW history.And its about time we started getting our racing and vw history out there.So anyone got any old flicks etc of early races on -off road racing please u2u me or email me .Im doing a website and wanna complile some stuff.Cheers Damian.
Yo Yo drag bug was owned by Earle Krygger(vic)which was supercharged vw powered in the 70,s.I think he may have ran high elevens (ill do some checking).I do have a cool picture of his car, with the Aust flag painted on it.Peter Keegan was much faster low tens and was sponsored by camel filter cigarettes.Like to know more about the empi deal if this was true becouse i have never heard it befor!!!!!!.Later he ran a vw dragster for a while.
Good to see you finally got on line Pete.
dak-a-tak cheers great to see someone knows yo-yo very kool car indeeed.Yeh trying to find out more on the empi thing .cheers Damian
Hi! race supporters,i did some checking and Earl Krygger ran a chain drivin blower with a bruce phillips(australian) fuel injection system.Had early holden rear brakes on the back,magnesium spindle wheels with no front brakes up front.He was the man! untill keegan came along.They pushed each other faster & faster.( 11.21ets early 70,s)
Keegan was the man,Great to see others are australian vw drag racing historians.
A mate came over today and lent us these mags and newspapers with YO YO and THE APE ( splity kombi with a v8 in the rear with a V drive mid ships that wheel stood crazy!!) and an oval with a escort 1300cc motor in the back with twin side draft webbers 45mm... im yet to read them thou
