whathaveidone ·
Since our cars are ready me and morgan are heading up to DOTD!!. Ben Ford from WPVW is heading up too. Anyone else keen????????
Aussieveedubbers · VW Drag Racing
Day of the drags!!!!
https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/threads/100980/day-of-the-drags
whathaveidone ·
SuperOwen ·
I'm in with the buggy. Apparently there's some interest from the organisers in running VW classes if there's sufficient numbers from us.
STOCK ·
I checked the weather forecast they say its gunna rain
next weekend
better call it off now 👎👎
next weekend
better call it off now 👎👎
splity65 ·
Just entered Flamin Tiki for sunday. Looking forward to some racing see you guys at the track
westi ·
Should be there with bells on.
We'll have to see how the dyno goes.
But it's lookin good so far.
We'll have to see how the dyno goes.
But it's lookin good so far.
whathaveidone ·
I realised last night my license expires tomorrow so ill have to try to organise that this week!!!!!
westi ·
As long as you pay it you will be fine.
SuperOwen ·
There should be an andra official at the track you can renew with. I'll call the track to tomorrow to confirm as I still need mine.
splity65 ·
Owen andra licenses usually need to be sent away with a medical and photo to the Adelaide head office. I would Check with the track ASAP to find out if you require one for the weekend. This will depend on the bracket and times your running. If you express post the forms with an express post envelope inside you can sometimes get your license back inside a week. You can download the medical, log book and license applications on the andra website. Good luck mate see your out at the track.
SuperOwen ·
Thanks, I only need a super street licence so no medical. Getting one on the day was no issue for the VW event (I did check this) so I imagine next weekend will be the same, but I'll call up and check anyway.
hypo-vw ·
Dean Penrose is also entered for the super street class in his 2733ml type-4 turbo 69' beetle
whathaveidone ·
Sorry guys. Im out 🙁 bloody work has got in the way again😬😬
HotRodMatt ·
COrrect. If there are enough pre-75 VW entries they'll get their own bracket on Sunday. If not enough for a full bracket, then they'll be in the time brackets with the others.
SuperOwen ·
Does that mean we will get to run Saturday and Sunday? How many is enough, 8?
ian.mezz ·
🥲
SuperOwen ·
Yeah we took the buggy up, started to rain after we unloaded, then cleared up so we got scrutineered etc. Took it down the back of the pits to warm it up and drop the clutch a couple of times. Was looking good so I started to suit up then the rain came again halfway through pulling my boots on and the organisers called it a day. Unless the weather changes dramatically we won't try tomorrow.
Kombi_Rescue ·
think we are still gunna give the roo shooter a run sunday if weather holds off.
westi ·
Did anyone go.
What's the news
What's the news
Kombi_Rescue ·
The Roo Shooter got a run at the best time of 14.2 on street radials,got to the semi finals in class B only to be pipped by a hundreth..sleep at the wheel with a reaction of .634.....had a great run with a 52 F100 rat rod truck...hope there are a few pictures as this would of looked good . cheers steve ..ps buggy was doing 12's but was a little off song I think...good show though.
splity65 ·
Good to hear your early problems turned around Steve. Congrats mate. Yeah I was having an ordinary day problems with selecting 3 and 4th early on. My last run I attacked the start line a bit more than previously and broke traction as soon as I pulled second gear. The car hooked hard accross the track coming to rest against the wall in the wrong lane. Fortunately my opponent was able to steer around me. Car is fine just a small scuff on the front tyre from hitting the wall, driver escaped with a Bruised ego. Will give the car a good looking over to check everything is fine before we lay blame but we think it a problem with the spring being to stiff. Axles and tranny don't seem to be the problem.
Kombi_Rescue ·
wow...I didn't hear that you hit the wall.....good to hear you got away with that one......yeh we had the starter solenoid short out and blow our main power fuse after a burn out ...I too was bruised....pushing it off from the start line is not what you call encouraging. Did you think the track had a lot of traction ???? by the time I got back from the semi's you guy's had packed and gone.....we became noddy no friends fast.....not all that many out there on Sunday compared to past events .
splity65 ·
Traction was patchy. You had to stay right in the groove. pretty sure A little more sun would have done wonders for the traction. Can't say it was the track fault I thought they did a great job considering the rain delays. Sorry for skipping town on you Steve nothing personal mate. Yeah numbers where way down but that because of the weather nothing else it's a great even that had great ore entries but very few showed up on the day. Hoping for better weather and car number next time lets try and get that Vw field going.
ian.mezz ·
splity65 wrote:Traction was patchy. You had to stay right in the groove. pretty sure A little more sun would have done wonders for the traction. Can't say it was the track fault I thought they did a great job considering the rain delays. Sorry for skipping town on you Steve nothing personal mate. Yeah numbers where way down but that because of the weather nothing else it's a great even that had great ore entries but very few showed up on the day. Hoping for better weather and car number next time lets try and get that Vw field going.
OZ Towdster ·
That could have turned nasty real quick , nothing like a Camaro comming in through your side
DavoBuggy 1641 ·
Shit ay, you must have crapped yourself Shane! Glad to hear you and car are ok!
1916baja ·
Damn!
whathaveidone ·
WOW good driving yo get around you. Glad to hear everyone ok
HotRodMatt ·
Looked a lot scarier from my side of the track...
SuperOwen ·
Here's some footage of Shanes buggy out of shape I stumbled across
LIFE IN THE LOW LANE ·
Lucky you had the head start Shane or it would of been not such a nice outcome!! Scary ride none the less!!
Dak-A-Tak ·
One way to win a race , 😂
Glad all is good with the car , Look's like a combo of few things there , gear shift , power coming on , maybe a little pull on steering wheel , front end lifting , Narrow track groove , and shit wall coming up .
Who said drag racing is easy , we only go straight .
Glad all is good with the car , Look's like a combo of few things there , gear shift , power coming on , maybe a little pull on steering wheel , front end lifting , Narrow track groove , and shit wall coming up .
Who said drag racing is easy , we only go straight .
1303Steve ·
Hi
That's scary. Any ideas about what happened?
Steve
That's scary. Any ideas about what happened?
Steve
too cranky ·
see pageys list above1303Steve wrote:Hi
That's scary. Any ideas about what happened?
Steve
A combination of things including a much more aggresive launch
1303Steve ·
Hi
So nothing broke to cause it. Is it running a spool?
Steve
So nothing broke to cause it. Is it running a spool?
Steve
Dak-A-Tak ·
I forgot to mention , really short wheel base to ( just like a AA/Altered ) and lots of angry power .
dangerous ·
Yeah lucky one there!
Pointers as Pete said above.
Easy to happen with a rear engined car once you get off the throttle.
My tube car did that twice before its demise,(separate issue),
and it was cold track and tyres both times.(T&T's)
It looks to me like:
cold tyres,
cold track
narrow "groove".
Nothing complicated.
Doing a decent burnout helps a lot.
That being said, bigger events' traction probably need no more than a light scuff.
At a recent T&T here, my car moved around on the 3 to 4 shift.
3 out of 4 runs.
Doing a good burnout on the last run all was sweet.
If your car is not smoking tyres in the burnout
then you are in the wrong gear, hitting the limiter, or have no power.
I have to urge you Shane, to get the car checked out, and get "back on the horse" asap.
While it is important to have respect for these things,
Good track conditions make it much easier to drive.
The sooner you have your confidence back the better you can concentrate on making the most of the power.
Pointers as Pete said above.
Easy to happen with a rear engined car once you get off the throttle.
My tube car did that twice before its demise,(separate issue),
and it was cold track and tyres both times.(T&T's)
It looks to me like:
cold tyres,
cold track
narrow "groove".
Nothing complicated.
Doing a decent burnout helps a lot.
That being said, bigger events' traction probably need no more than a light scuff.
At a recent T&T here, my car moved around on the 3 to 4 shift.
3 out of 4 runs.
Doing a good burnout on the last run all was sweet.
If your car is not smoking tyres in the burnout
then you are in the wrong gear, hitting the limiter, or have no power.
I have to urge you Shane, to get the car checked out, and get "back on the horse" asap.
While it is important to have respect for these things,
Good track conditions make it much easier to drive.
The sooner you have your confidence back the better you can concentrate on making the most of the power.
LIFE IN THE LOW LANE ·
Well said dangerous and Pete!!
If at first you don't succeed try try again...
If at first you don't succeed try try again...
Kombi_Rescue ·
Shane I would have had to change my underpants after that run...........scary miss mate see you at the track next one round cheers
splity65 ·
It wasn't a mechanical failure the tranny and axles seem fine as Pete and Dave said it was a combination or a few things. Short wheel base no. 1. Gear change, rear suspension looks to be to stiff, getting more aggressive of the line, narrow grove. Burnout is the other issue I need to address, I have struggled to lay down a big burnout at Sydney. I started to look into front brakes to hold it in the burnout. I think it's time to follow up on that one. Lets not forget drive video show I tried to correct maybe I over corrected. Plenty to think about but never fear I will return as soon as I have had a good hard look over the buggy.
VWMA Editor ·
I'm glad to hear you are okay Shane.
I, for one, know how difficult it is to drive a short wheel base drag car. The 12 second passes that Aaron and I drove last year at Sydney were frickin' scary, and you've already dropped into the 10s!
The adrenaline rush kept us coming back for more. There's not a split second where we could relax - they are a car that demands to be driven right to the end.
See you on the track in June.
I, for one, know how difficult it is to drive a short wheel base drag car. The 12 second passes that Aaron and I drove last year at Sydney were frickin' scary, and you've already dropped into the 10s!
The adrenaline rush kept us coming back for more. There's not a split second where we could relax - they are a car that demands to be driven right to the end.
See you on the track in June.
westi ·
and on top off the list pete gave us.IT'S A LEFT HAND DRIVE.
no way i'd get in that car.
the only thing i do well with my right hand has got absolutely nothing to do with race cars or changing gears.lol
no way i'd get in that car.
the only thing i do well with my right hand has got absolutely nothing to do with race cars or changing gears.lol
modnrod ·
HAHAHA!westi wrote:the only thing i do well with my right hand has got absolutely nothing to do with race cars or changing gears.lol
Jeez I hope you're talking beer......