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HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#926539
This was the 1981 Comalco Sports Sedan Championships.

http://vimeo.com/50871885
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#926552
impressive stuff 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Futue te ipsum!!!

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#926555
Now that car I remember well Greg. Think I even watched that race, back in the day. 👍👍👍
Matt Berry Motorsports...air cooled advice, repairs and mods Ph 0408 704 662
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HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#926556
VDUBXTC wrote:just needs a space between the . and the http

http://vimeo.com/50871885
Thanks for that......I'm learning [slowly].

Cheers, Greg
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#926560
YIKES GREG

Great stuff and a nice looking Beetle...

engine not in front of the rear axle..
no turbo
Not A porsche engine
a VW engine 1968cc with a 5 speed gearbox

and NO Sponsor...

Great stuff Young Greg Mackie

Loved it

LEE
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

cnfabo Custom Title Time!

1,353 posts · joined Apr 2008 ·

#926565
That's cool,what five speed was in it greg

vassy66T1 Wow ... are U reading this?

2,120 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#926577
Awesome stuff!

I remember the telecasts from those days 👍

sander288 "Bolt-on Master"

1,404 posts · joined Aug 2008 ·

#926609
Great video Greg; you need to get all the footage up!
BMW R65 LS
1967 1300 Deluxe
Swing-axles FTW ❗

HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#926672
cnfabo wrote:That's cool,what five speed was in it greg
Mk IV Hewland, Cris, with a 40hp diff [no LSD]. Beetle drive-shafts and stub-axles. As it was around 160 hp, there were no problems with the drive, although a 'heavy' clutch was needed to prevent slip. As you can see in the clip, it got away well, while the V8s were smoking their tyres.
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

PAZZAN Wolfsburg Wizard

592 posts · joined Jan 2008 ·

#926673
Is that car still at powertune in his showroom looks the same as the one I saw there a few years back ,what lap times did you get down to👍

HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#926675
Same car. I sold it to him in 1981, and although i have tried to buy it back, he won't sell. It should be driven, not just allowed to sit and rot.👎

Got into high 53s at Amaroo.
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

colin Fahrvergnugen

984 posts · joined Mar 2007 ·

#926745
Thanks Greg for posting that vid of you racing at Amaroo.
Brings back alot of memorys of dad taking me there to watch the car racing when i was a little tacker.
I remember one time Dad took me with his mate Stan Adler, did you ever meet Stan? good bloke.
We came across Dick johnson and Dad said hello, Dick remembered racing against Dad so he let me sit in his race car.
It was the mighty Ford Cosworth Sierra. Remember that day like it was yesterday, i was only 9 or 10 years old. What a shame Amaroo is no more.

Cheers Col

PAZZAN Wolfsburg Wizard

592 posts · joined Jan 2008 ·

#926769
53s around amaroo thats impressive , was it swing axle ?

cam070 Custom Title Time!

1,332 posts · joined Jul 2009 ·

#926800
Classic footage. There used to be a car that looked like that in the showroom at powertune years ago.

HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#926802
Col, I see Stan from time to time - he lives in Qld now, and still drives the 911 in historics. How's Brian?

Paul, not swing-axle 😂. The body & pan were '69 'S', with f'glass front & rear. Drive off the Hewland was Beetle shafts and CVs. I fabricated rear uprights from the trailing arms, turned 90 degrees, and cut down. Front and rear wishbones were also fabricated, with rose joints. Stock 'S' front brakes and Fiat rear. Even though it went against the grain, I used a Mini steering rack🙄. Mawer 13" wheels, with S/H slicks.
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

4agedub Slammed & Awesome Dubber

93 posts · joined Jun 2012 ·

#926919
Very nice!!!! That beetle of yours seems to have handled real good.

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#926957
cam070 wrote:Classic footage. There used to be a car that looked like that in the showroom at powertune years ago.
Its one in the same

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#926959
from p1
PAZZAN wrote:Is that car still at powertune in his showroom looks the same as the one I saw there a few years back ,what lap times did you get down to👍
HappyDaze wrote:Same car. I sold it to him in 1981, and although i have tried to buy it back, he won't sell. It should be driven, not just allowed to sit and rot.👎

Got into high 53s at Amaroo.
Matt Berry Motorsports...air cooled advice, repairs and mods Ph 0408 704 662
OFF-ROAD,CIRCUIT,DRAG,STREET,ENDURANCE

cam070 Custom Title Time!

1,332 posts · joined Jul 2009 ·

#927072
How do we get him to sell it so it doesn't stay hidden behind all the crap in his front yard. That car deserves to be let loose again.

PAZZAN Wolfsburg Wizard

592 posts · joined Jan 2008 ·

#927087
I here he also has shed full of vws ,somewhere🙅

HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#927105
At the VW Nats. earlier this year, I made it quite clear to Adrian that I believed the Sports Sedan should be sold back to me. He was not interested.
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#927108
I aint laughin', Dave.
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!