VW at DLRA speed week

FROSTY Insano Dub Head

744 posts · joined May 2009 · 6 Nov 2009, 8:57 pm

#745712

"Who is it in the VW at Speed Week Lake Garinder SA this year and how fast did they go? what size engine too?"
Its only a 4000km round trip from the Gold Coast....
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FROSTY Insano Dub Head

744 posts · joined May 2009 · 6 Nov 2009, 8:59 pm

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coletrickle Wolfsburg Wizard

661 posts · joined Apr 2009 · 6 Nov 2009, 11:30 pm

#745746

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polak Everything is alright with enough Vodka :P

913 posts · joined May 2009 · 8 Nov 2009, 7:54 am

#746032

we will be there there next yr...... probably a stock 1300.... but im not too sure yet🤓

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FROSTY Insano Dub Head

744 posts · joined May 2009 · 8 Nov 2009, 12:35 pm

#746078

Hi Polak, Didn't get to chat to you at Warwick ( your car look unreal) I have read the DLRA rules and regs, just a little nervous abou gettin the car passed. Would like to have it all ok before I make a desision to tow it down there.

whatnow Custom Title Time!

1,000 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 8 Nov 2009, 5:52 pm

#746131

it looks as if there is a fair sized vw contingent heading down in 2010. from what i can gather it is about 1/2 - 1/2 36hp challenge and later type1 or type4 motors.

unless my wife's due date is during speedweek or very close to it i should be there. not with a car unfortunately but still there.

if you guys haven't seen these:

http://www.vdubber.com/ has a fair amount plus a 36hp challange group with quite a bit of info http://www.vdubber.com/groups/entry/Saltflat-Racers

plus there is a lot of interest and i think quite a few people who are going here:

http://www.volksculture.com/

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 8 Nov 2009, 10:54 pm

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FROSTY wrote:"Who is it in the VW at Speed Week Lake Garinder SA this year and how fast did they go? what size engine too?"
Its only a 4000km round trip from the Gold Coast....
Thanks Frosty

Hi

ash1965 posted this in another post "Recently, the first VW to ever run the DRLA Speedweek event, a Super Beetle owned and driven by Mark Hollyoak and powered by a 2180cc VW, posted a top speed over 117 miles per hour."

Apart from having upright headlights the curved screen bugs are the most slippery bugs.

Steve

T-34 Officially Full-On Dubber

234 posts · joined Feb 2004 · 9 Nov 2009, 1:50 am

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1303Steve wrote:Apart from having upright headlights the curved screen bugs are the most slippery bugs.

Steve

Only about 0.01 difference in COD between fatchick and early bugs - not as much as you would think.

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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 9 Nov 2009, 8:05 am

#746246

Muller has been egging me on to get the Hillbilly racer down there next year. Mmmmmmm tempted but $$$$ are scarce. At least there seems to be a great contingent of volksies going, sounds like the year to do it. 3 or 4 Clipper busses too, should make for a great circle of wagons to be camped with.

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 9 Nov 2009, 8:11 am

#746248

T-34 wrote:
1303Steve wrote:Apart from having upright headlights the curved screen bugs are the most slippery bugs.

Steve
Only about 0.01 difference in COD between fatchick and early bugs - not as much as you would think.

Hi

Not having any scientific wind tunnel data, but going by seat of the pants high speed experience in both 1302&1303 there is a notable difference, but in this style of racing every bit would help.

Steve

whatnow Custom Title Time!

1,000 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 9 Nov 2009, 8:13 pm

#746359

steve .01 difference between an early bug and a L model superbug is also what i was quoted by one of the US salt racing types.

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 9 Nov 2009, 10:06 pm

#746402

The CD difference is 0.1, not 0.01

And CD and total drag are two different things...

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 10 Nov 2009, 1:31 pm

#746472

Hi

The thing that knocks around the efficiency of late bug is the flat headlights, so if you fitted early headlights to a curved screen Super you would have the best of both model cars.

Friends who have raced each other on circuits have noticed the difference in straight line speed between a flat screen super and curved screen super.

I'm not sure if its allowed but maybe some kind of headlight bubble like Big Rudi uses on his L bug racer would help.

The Super Beetle by Mark Hollyoak used a Kamei front front air dam, this is a wind tunnel report done by Kamei.

Steve

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colonel mustard Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,829 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 10 Nov 2009, 2:08 pm

#746479

well, a low super with kamei would be far more stable areodynamic than a pre 68 beetle.... the combination of the curved screen, kamei (spoiler) and height (lowered struts) make it far more modern in its handling...🙂