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Rene at Mt Alma 2011 Hill Climb

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dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#838033


westi wrote:That's mad Alan.

fullnoise Fahrvergnugen

964 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#838039
Ferk. That's fast.

Definitely worth watching. The NSW hillclimb championship would be a whole lot more exciting on roads like that.

Thanks for posting it Dave.

CYA CT
esratrams

cnfabo Custom Title Time!

1,353 posts · joined Apr 2008 ·

#838051
sweet, i tried finding him on youtube a while back cause i saw a pic of his bug and could see the vid came in the back.... gotta go have not watched it yet.....

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

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#838053
Nice 5 speed 🙂


cnfabo Custom Title Time!

1,353 posts · joined Apr 2008 ·

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😂😂🤪🤪

luv it....anyone know whats in that thing...i have noticed that he runs in 2-3ltr class....i

colin Fahrvergnugen

984 posts · joined Mar 2007 ·

#838073
Thanks for sharing Dave.
And nice driving Rene.

Cheers Col

vassy66T1 Wow ... are U reading this?

2,120 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#838102
WOW 😵

That is really quick and great driving.

dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#838172
Rene has a number of different engine combinations, but not sure what he was running that week end.
I think it was 2165, but he will let me know.
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.

STIDUB Over it.

1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#838191
nice, the mentiopn of 5 speed confused till the 2nd video, he only goes for 5th once in both runs right?
Volkswagen Drivers Club of Queensland - member 🙂

STIDUB - yep its still a work in progress

Vwdcq club car racing/ and crashing while my bug isn't finished.

The above are personal views, no more, no less

dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#838309
It is a "China Black" 2387 with wedgeports,
and berg 5 with Albins gears.
Gotta have big balls to go 7000 in 5th so close to the edge of the road near the end of those runs!!.
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.

cnfabo Custom Title Time!

1,353 posts · joined Apr 2008 ·

#838328
yeah nuts for sure.he can drive darn good too....would like to know what speed he reached...

do u know what bumbstick and length rods are in the engine dave....

vassy66T1 Wow ... are U reading this?

2,120 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#838331
"China Black" .. okay, I'll ask.
What is that?

cnfabo Custom Title Time!

1,353 posts · joined Apr 2008 ·

#838359
waveman1500 wrote:These videos are very impressive, I love them! I wish that my bug was that fast!
yeah same...i can see a close 5 like that would benefit even a milder engine...

ttriebler Officially Full-On Dubber

321 posts · joined Jan 2008 ·

#838361
WOW....MASSIVE balls..........
Reversed gears for Subaru transmissions.
Fit a Subaru 5 speed to your rear engined car
www.subarugears.com

fastnuf Slammed & Awesome Dubber

86 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#838416
"The NSW hillclimb championship would be a whole lot more exciting on roads like that."

Definitely not your rinky dink go kart track. There are not too many hillclimb tracks that you get into 4th gear at, let alone 5th.
White Knuckle Racing Team.

corvair88 Learner Dubber

19 posts · joined Dec 2010 ·

#838823
In answer to a couple of questions re: Mt Alma hill climb.
The motor is all chinese aftermarket.
It has a prepared 86mm $289.00 chevy journal crank,$750.00Mag case,$350.00 94mm Wisco pistons,$259.00 rods,my own cam grind,$735.00 wedgeport heads, 48IDF Carbs bolted to $190.00 manifolds, 12lb 8dowel fly wheel,$48.00 Blackfan housing and tinware, $179.00alternator, $350.00exhaust,$69.00 Black capped distributor with black high tension leads.
Therefore the name China Black.
7000rpm is 116.16mph over the finish line with less than 80meters till dirt, for run off.
This has been a bit of a talking point ,from a drivers point of view ,but the organisers say that it is up to the driver to decide how they finish off
their own run.
There has been quite a few vehicles that have changed shape, both going up the 19 degree hill, and ,after going over the Mt. Alma Mile 1.6km finish line. Rene'
Rene'

cnfabo Custom Title Time!

1,353 posts · joined Apr 2008 ·

#838825
sweet, thanks for that rene......

vassy66T1 Wow ... are U reading this?

2,120 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#839093
Awesome Rene.
Very impressive 👍

1916baja Custom Title Time!

1,990 posts · joined Sep 2007 ·

#839469
WOW thats mental! I'd be crappin myself....

dorigtt Learner Dubber

8 posts · joined Feb 2012 ·

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Other than the engine specification, what is the suspension / brake setup of his car?

PAZZAN Wolfsburg Wizard

592 posts · joined Jan 2008 ·

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snitz Wolfsburg Wizard

605 posts · joined Sep 2008 ·

#934704
I still remember your Karmann Ghia Rene'... I still remember Mike Petrou and Clinton Faustmann tuning it at DAT Racing.Did any other parts other than the wheels make it onto the bug?.

corvair88 Learner Dubber

19 posts · joined Dec 2010 ·

#937207
Hi snitzt
In answer to you question regarding whether any components were saved and made it to the Beetle.
There was a couple of a couple of gears from the gearbox, a couple of wheels and that's it.
The KG burned for 22minutes on the side of the Gorge Road in the Adelaide Classic as it was called then in 1997.
New technologies, new ideas and the Beetle has always done me proud for the last 5 years in hill climbing but my heart is with the KG.
Now I have to dust off and set up the KG for hill climbing.
That's top of the bucket list!

Regards from Rene' in the over regulated Nanny State
Rene'

snitz Wolfsburg Wizard

605 posts · joined Sep 2008 ·

#937221
Thanks for the reply Rene..would be awesome to see you back in a KG again..👍..but any flat 4 in a tarmac rally or hillclimb makes my day!.