Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion
8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·
Gotta love a CRASH in Hillclimb !
reub VWRX is gone...
2,054 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
How awesome are the revs those things are pulling in the start of the vid...
Reub
Camo Custom Title Time!
1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·
Love the old Isuzu (Holden Gemini coupes). My sister had one as her first car back in 1980.
Brings back memories 🥲
Kev
Brings back memories 🥲
Kev
I thought rebuilding a VW would be cheap - Shit I was wrong, just don't let the wife know !!!!
Click here for my (slowy) modded 1961 Beetle build.
Click here for my (slowy) modded 1961 Beetle build.
amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism
3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·
If only I could put together a crash compilation of Huntley. Been some very expensive ones. I dont think there is a 5 metre stretch of track that hasnt bent a car. Even the gate to Don's Farm has been bent 90 degrees. Thats before you even get to the pit area!
colin Fahrvergnugen
984 posts · joined Mar 2007 ·
Just watched the vid.
Thanks for putting it up Craig.
Those front wheel drive cars behave very badly when pushed hard around a corner, thank goodness the Beetle is rear wheel drive!
Cheers Col
Thanks for putting it up Craig.
Those front wheel drive cars behave very badly when pushed hard around a corner, thank goodness the Beetle is rear wheel drive!
Cheers Col
modulus Veteran Volks Folk
2,009 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
Yes indeed!colin wrote:Those front wheel drive cars behave very badly when pushed hard around a corner, thank goodness the Beetle is rear wheel drive!
Here's a video of those incredibly stable rear-wheel-drive cars; notice how they are especially stable when sliding along on their roofs...
hth
Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion
8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·
😂😂.....I love the convertable at 2:26....you would poo your pants being in the back !
And the guy at 3:00 !!!
And the guy at 3:00 !!!
colin Fahrvergnugen
984 posts · joined Mar 2007 ·
Your comparison is so accurate.modulus wrote:Yes indeed!colin wrote:Those front wheel drive cars behave very badly when pushed hard around a corner, thank goodness the Beetle is rear wheel drive!
Here's a video of those incredibly stable rear-wheel-drive cars; notice how they are especially stable when sliding along on their roofs...
hth
Late model fully preped race cars on slicks as opposed to early model standard cars on cheese cutters!
Cheers Col
twoguns simply aircooled
4,275 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·
wow! love how they get out of the car... or thrown out in a couple of instances... in their street gear and dress shoes. no helemts. nothing. they could just dust themselves down and then head off for a quiet drink.
they certainly built the cars strong enough for a roll though. not sure about hte single ltach doors opening.
what was all the gear being flung out of the windows? was this like a weekend event thing or something?
they certainly built the cars strong enough for a roll though. not sure about hte single ltach doors opening.
what was all the gear being flung out of the windows? was this like a weekend event thing or something?
Simply Cruzin'...
TheMiniMan Insano Dub Head
849 posts · joined Aug 2006 ·
the front-wheel-drive cars that step out of shape are """usually""" caused by people who are so used to driving rear-wheel-drive cars & they havn`t turned the switch over in their brain to realise that if you back-off in a front drive car around a corner, the bum will step out,,, the trick is to keep the throttle buried
love the vids tho, awsome!!!
love the vids tho, awsome!!!