Catalina Rally-Cross

sander288 "Bolt-on Master"

1,404 posts · joined Aug 2008 · 20 Jul 2009, 5:21 pm

#724995

Found this cool film, quite a few VW's looks like good fun!

BMW R65 LS
1967 1300 Deluxe
Swing-axles FTW ❗

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 20 Jul 2009, 5:26 pm

#724997

takes me back to the early seventies

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 20 Jul 2009, 5:26 pm

#724998

takes me back to the early seventies

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 20 Jul 2009, 6:03 pm

#725010

Hi

Great find, I spent many weekends going up to Catalina to watch, we always used to watch from above the water splash.

Later in life I went on to work with Chris Heyer who drove the Provincial Motors car.

Steve

grumble Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,672 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 20 Jul 2009, 9:51 pm

#725081

What a top pic on the cover of racing Car news

grumble Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,672 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 20 Jul 2009, 10:05 pm

#725085

Brings back memories of Kempsey mud scrambles in the late 60's,we ran our 36hp beetle with tractor type tyres on the front and mud grabbers on the rear against the v8 fords and chevvies.From memory there was no scrutineering of value, if it went it was a goer,no safety gear,seat belts or whatever,but we had a ball. Different driver every run,just hold it flat point it and hang on,most times we finished with no tow.Best of all we towed the trailer up from Taree with the Killabakh school bus -a split screen kombi with 36 big hp and all of them working overtime.

Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 21 Jul 2009, 8:09 am

#725141

This series used to be broadcast on Channel 7 in Sydney, which was fairly unusual. I once wrote to Channel 7 to ask if they still had video of the series, but I never got a reply. They probably still do, somewhere in their archives. Will Hagon has recently put out some DVDs of old '70s motor racing at Warwick Farm etc, so he may be worth contacting.