VIDEO - One for the drag racers - VW Drag Bike of Stan Pobjoy

bat69 There is no status

791 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 4 Mar 2010, 7:27 pm

#765788

This is a very old video, but none the less a great bit of footage on old 8mm of Stan Pobjoy on his VW supercharged drag bike going down the 1/4. Footage is from 1970 to 1978 and unfortunately there is no sound of the bike, only a sound track. But you get the idea.

Enjoy.

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"Drive it like dirt"

bat69 There is no status

791 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 4 Mar 2010, 7:31 pm

#765790

And another of his top fuel Suzuki

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colonel mustard Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,829 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 4 Mar 2010, 8:23 pm

#765820

great new vids. the one of stan driving gregs car is best. 🙂

Tim Andrews Casual Dubber

38 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 4 Mar 2010, 9:42 pm

#765830

Don't you just love the tyre smoke for most of the run?

'56 Beetle, 1916

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Mar 2010, 9:58 pm

#765834

Hi

Great vidoes.

I never saw Stan run but I remember all the fast cars used to smoke the tyres for most of the track, that's why VWs had such an advantage until tyre technology caught up.

Steve

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 4 Mar 2010, 10:21 pm

#765837

1303Steve wrote:Hi

Great vidoes.

I never saw Stan run but I remember all the fast cars used to smoke the tyres for most of the track, that's why VWs had such an advantage until tyre technology caught up.

Steve

Yeah but back then bugger all bikes could smoke their tyres !

Gracey Wolfsburg Wizard

511 posts · joined Feb 2003 · 4 Mar 2010, 10:34 pm

#765839

The Suzuki sounds awesome!!!

Top fuel bike.......running on methanol not nitro!! That's what you call sticking it to the competition!

bat69 There is no status

791 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 6 Mar 2010, 5:52 pm

#766166

Another one of Stan's suzy

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Bug_racer Officially Full-On Dubber

351 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 6 Mar 2010, 9:54 pm

#766231

Was Stan based in Sydney then ?
If so where did he race after Castlereagh was closed ?

Nice vids btw 😎