Hey Guy's, I don't know about you but I am super keen for a run in my Buggy following the wash out in Sydney.
Saturday suits me and my crew so the next one is 20th July.
C'mon who's in for our own Qld'er Showdown???
Cheers Dave!
1916baja 路
Yeah dude, I'll bring my car! So hurry up. 馃憤
Stanley 路
Sounds good...i'm in
FROSTY 路
I'm in !!!!!! I'll be ready by then. WAHOO!!!
whathaveidone 路
Looking forward to seeing your car run frosty!!!
Will yours really be ready then Mick????
1916baja 路
Ha ha! Not likely! I'm just shit stirring. I do that sometimes...
Stanley 路
Bring the type3 and suck it up Mick
1916baja 路
Won't start....
dangerous 路
I'll be in for some skids.
andrewmurphy 路
I'd better pull my finger out and get the street car back together.......
matberry 路
I'll come with my little streeter 馃檪
Gotta see how she goes, thanks for the txt Dave
66deluxe 路
matberry wrote:I'll come with my little streeter 馃檪
Gotta see how she goes, thanks for the txt Dave
After being a passenger on Saturday i am confident all other cars will be slow.
FROSTY 路
Lets go this weekend!!!!
matberry 路
FROSTY wrote:Lets go this weekend!!!!
ok
matberry 路
66deluxe wrote:
matberry wrote:I'll come with my little streeter 馃檪
Gotta see how she goes, thanks for the txt Dave
After being a passenger on Saturday i am confident all other cars will be slow.
Gee mate, not sure about that....
FROSTY 路
Bummer no TNT on this weekend, might have to find a straight bit of road.... (Can't wait till 20th)
1916baja 路
Highway is pretty straight.
matberry 路
1916baja wrote:Highway is pretty straight.
Done that
1916baja 路
I know, I was behind you in Sydney on the way back from pizza!
66deluxe 路
Is this on during the day or at night?
1916baja 路
Normally night.
66deluxe 路
Ok cool. Might give the T5 a run maybe.
typethreeking 路
Neil and I are bringing his car out for a run, got some other friends bring there street vw's out aswell, not sure if there racing yet!
Stanley 路
typethreeking wrote:Neil and I are bringing his car out for a run, got some other friends bring there street vw's out aswell, not sure if there racing yet!
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matberry 路
Steet cars are for racing too. Get em on the track guy's 馃檪
20bkombi 路
matberry wrote:Steet cars are for racing too. Get em on the track guy's 馃檪
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Stanley 路
Seems we will get in just in time. On the 21st Willowbank are starting work on replacing their burnout pads so the following two TnTs are being cancelled.
andrewmurphy 路
The Mexicans laid down the gauntlet!
Go Queensland....... Hope to have the street car going and there.
Sides 路
Hillclimb weekend for me, but depending on what time the call finish I'll try to come for a looksee.... too many quick VW's not too !!!
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matberry 路
Gave Bluey a wash and a test cane on the weekend, so I'm good to go. Also Tony with his matt black buggy and Nick from Outrage Trimming with his 2276 IDA cal bug are both in. Now please weather gods be nice to us...... 馃檪
Gates open at 4, racing from 4.30
LIFE IN THE LOW LANE 路
Weather forecast isn't looking favourable at this stage but a lot can change between now and then...
Was going to give the bus a run but couldn't get the engine out and input shaft seal replaced this weekend so spectating and lending a hand it will be....
Dak-A-Tak 路
Looks like it will be wet , if its very sunny conditions , I will come up and do some testing of Nitrous , Cheers
Stanley 路
Dak-A-Tak wrote:Looks like it will be wet , if its very sunny conditions , I will come up and do some testing of Nitrous , Cheers
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andrewmurphy 路
It lives again! Should be there
dangerous 路
What is that weather doing? 馃お
matberry 路
BOM looks shit at present, hope the predicted rain is early and it will clear at 4........ ever hopeful
Dak-A-Tak 路
Lot of rain moving through at moment from west , heading down towards the gold coast .
The place will be super wet , I'll make a call at mid day .
1916baja 路
Apart from a few clouds its a beautiful sunny day here in brisbane!
Stanley 路
Starting to look ordinary in Ipswich. Predicted to get worse before it gets better. I'd leave it til the last minute to make a decision.
I have to call it about 12.30 ....damn weather.
Thanks for the links Dave, glad your still a maybe. Tony and Nick have both wimped out already I'm also worried about a wet run down....car is sick of the wet!!!
Stanley 路
Raining here now and I am east of track
DavoBuggy 1641 路
Willowbank Just cancelled tonight. DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1916baja 路
Ah bullshit! I'm on my way to yours, I'll be there soon anyway.
Stanley 路
Aaaarrrggggghhhhh....馃槵馃槵
DavoBuggy 1641 路
I can't believe it's happened again! Oh well I better get to work on the data logging stuff now before Jambo.............
matberry 路
Damn, Bugger, Damn damn damn !!!!Was a minute away from leaving and I got your txt Dave,R. Thanks. Wouldn't have heard th fone with the IDA's pump'n tunes 馃槀
Iwas looking forward to getting some time slips and wipp'n some V8 but. 馃檨
lou0060 路
Glad I turned the ex vvds drag at into a circuit car.... We're running at Mt Cotton, had 5 runs today and should be good to go for tomorrow. Sorry to hear another drag meet cancelled, went all the to Sydney last month so feel your pain guys. Hopefully El Ni帽o or whatever it is wii pissss off soon and we can return to the good old drought days!!
FROSTY 路
And today there isn't a cloud in the sky, that is so typical..... I'm looking at the next TNT on the wed 7th aug ( 2 1/2 weeks away) there is also 14th and 17th. Should have my papers back from andra by then.
Thanks
Jason
HappyDaze 路
66deluxe wrote:Ok cool. Might give the T5 a run maybe.
There ya go, Frosty.馃憤
And Matt, mind your language......V8? 馃檯
matberry 路
Greg, purely in a 'whipping arse' context must be ok????
Since another stoopid rain-out, even tho it didn't rain duing the planned event *^%$# , Tony has asked me to suggest the option of a trip to Warwick to the planned event on the th August, a track championship event (I believe) that he is planning to run anyway.
Being a Nostalga event I think we would be well recieved.......
Thoughts people
OZ Towdster 路
Well you are old Matt , some would say Nostalgic ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, oh you mean our cars heheheheh , not a bad idea though for getting out and supporting the Warwick dragway as they always look after us on our event
Stanley 路
I'm out....have a gearbox and engine build to have ready for Jambo and Warwick.
DavoBuggy 1641 路
Hey Guy's I'm heading out to Warwick Dragway on Thursday
not to race but with our company Allpave asphalt services to do some much needed
track repairs for Chris and the boys....'Mates Rates' of coarse!!
vassy66T1 路
Good to hear that Dave!!
matberry 路
vassy66T1 wrote:Good to hear that Dave!!
x2
nice work mate.
dangerous 路
FROSTY wrote:And today there isn't a cloud in the sky, that is so typical..... I'm looking at the next TNT on the wed 7th aug ( 2 1/2 weeks away) there is also 14th and 17th. Should have my papers back from andra by then.
Thanks
Jason
Think I will give the T&T on the 7th a go too.
Are you running that one too frosty?
Sides 路
Ooo ooo... not doing anything that week or weekend... might have to come out for a look see !!!
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1916baja 路
Sides wrote:Ooo ooo... not doing anything that week or weekend... might have to come out for a look see !!!
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Yeah you are, you're baby sitting my daughter so I can go to the drags !馃槀
Sides 路
1916baja wrote:
Sides wrote:Ooo ooo... not doing anything that week or weekend... might have to come out for a look see !!!
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Yeah you are, you're baby sitting my daughter so I can go to the drags !馃槀
Pfft... just bring her along !!!
I mean your daughter is pretty tough for her age... after all she's been known to eat crank cases !!!
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1916baja 路
Sssshh..... The wife still don't know!
FROSTY 路
Yep I'm going on we'd 7th. Sill waiting for paperwork from andra, should be here by then
andrewmurphy 路
Who's going on Wednesday?
I am planning on being there.
matberry 路
I'm in, can't wait to give Bluey a run, and I believe Tony is too in his Manx
66deluxe 路
I think i will come and have a look.
FROSTY 路
I'm in too
Dak-A-Tak 路
I'll be coming up , for a look only .I will be having a big day helping out my dad , so won't have time to load up everything .
I'll look at a Saturday date .
matberry 路
Tomorrow night folks, anyone else coming? Dave buggy? I've given Nick from Outrage Trimming the hurry up and he's going to drive out the '59. 馃憤
dangerous 路
T'was a great night for the Volksies,
great turn out of cars but a bit of a delay with the Mitsubishi oil down.
I got a bit loose on both runs but engine sound pretty close to the mark with the new air shrouding,
and some reasonable sixty foot times. 11.46@121.97 best before trailering it to avoid panel damage.
Frosty was there, but broke some 40hp axles I think.
as was Andrew Murphy, Matt Berry and Nick Bence (Outrage).
Thanks to all the Volksy blokes that came out in support!
matberry 路
Thanks DB, a great night for sure. Lots of Volksie dudes 馃檪
I was syoked with Bluey running well both on the hiway and on the track.
13.76 @ 96.1 mph, 2 litre street driven, daily.... 馃憤馃憤馃憤
Thanks for all you guys with the cameras too....now post em up 馃槈
vassy66T1 路
Very enjoyable night watching some cool 'air-cooled' Volksies
Awesome to catch up with all and have a chat.
FROSTY 路
Had a good night catching up with everyone! I got the ok ( just) to have a launch and idle it down the track as I didn't have all the paperwork from andra. BUT it didn't even get to 60 feet ,we think it has broken both alxes (fingers crossed) ,thankfully it didn't drop oil on the track too.
Matt's was my pick of the night, sounded and went very well!!!!
DakDak67 路
Tops night lads , it was nice to be back at the straight track. I have some video but its phone quality. Will post up tonight. All the Dubs were sweet and the crowd loved them, (I was sitting in the stands listening to the comments).
Hope to run the bus down the 1/4 sometime soon.
kombibob 路
Nice one mr berry, bluey in the 13's first run 馃槈
Stanley 路
FROSTY wrote:Had a good night catching up with everyone! I got the ok ( just) to have a launch and idle it down the track as I didn't have all the paperwork from andra. BUT it didn't even get to 60 feet ,we think it has broken both alxes (fingers crossed) ,thankfully it didn't drop oil on the track too.
Matt's was my pick of the night, sounded and went very well!!!!
Car looked good on the track Frosty and did a good skid so not all was lost.
The final run with Nick and Matt was a top run....well done lads.
Good to catch with everyone and get a methenol fix from DBs car which looked strong on the launches...pity track wasn't up to spec after the oil down.
One more before jambo me thinks. Just give me some time to get mine back together.
PS who was the ring in in the Fiat 127 馃槀
reub 路
Great work Matt. Sweet ride....
DavoBuggy 1641 路
Hey Guy's, Well done to All the guy's who made the trip out to race. Pitty bout the delay's because that means less footage for me but ive been through it today. Starting work on a compilation vid of the whole night, might even throw in a couple runs from some cool non vw's too. I only managed 1 incar shot of Matt Berry after all the stuffing around...
Here's some pics of the night!
DavoBuggy 1641 路
Few More
vassy66T1 路
Cool pics Dave 馃憤
Leon's brother running an 8.88sec in his turbo XW falcon was definitely the (non-vw) run of the night.
andrewmurphy 路
Was not the best of nights for my performance. Hp was down but still was great to get back on the track. 2 runs mid to high 13s at 99mph. Nothing broke and more data achieved. So all in all was a good night.
It was fantastic to see so many bugs......
Need more of that. Going to try and get a pass for next Wednesday night.
andrewmurphy 路
Frosty....love the car!!!
Craig Torrens 路
matberry wrote:Thanks DB, a great night for sure. Lots of Volksie dudes 馃檪
I was syoked with Bluey running well both on the hiway and on the track.
13.76 @ 96.1 mph, 2 litre street driven, daily.... 馃憤馃憤馃憤
Thanks for all you guys with the cameras too....now post em up 馃槈
Great result Matt.
What revs were you taking it to ?
So whats the next go fast mod you want to do ?
Its great that the Vintage Speed system works that well, giving not only looks and sound but also maintaining great performance. 馃槑
matberry 路
Craig Torrens wrote:
matberry wrote:Thanks DB, a great night for sure. Lots of Volksie dudes 馃檪
I was syoked with Bluey running well both on the hiway and on the track.
13.76 @ 96.1 mph, 2 litre street driven, daily.... 馃憤馃憤馃憤
Thanks for all you guys with the cameras too....now post em up 馃槈
Great result Matt.
What revs were you taking it to ?
So whats the next go fast mod you want to do ?
Its great that the Vintage Speed system works that well, giving not only looks and sound but also maintaining great performance. 馃槑
Thanks Craig, definately happy with the night. Considering the set up is hardly race worthy, very old T/A radials, minimal suspension travel in the rear and a highway cruiser transmission, I think she did pretty well.
Revs, about 6500
Next? man, happy to go to the shops and cruise, that's what it's built for, oh, and a fill in racer now and then. 馃檪
Yes, nice to see the VS is capable of some power, there is a blurb stating the heater box version is good for up to 180. I reckon I must be close to 170 at the flywheel, but I'm using the header 42mm Superflow version.
DavoBuggy 1641 路
Ok here's the vid, sorry if the music isn't too your taste but I like it!
Enjoy, Cheers Dave!
matberry 路
Great vid Dave, Good work mate. 馃憤馃憤 I like the music too.
Craig Torrens 路
Great Vid.....but lose the shit music, at least when the action footage is on 馃槀
dangerous 路
Thanks for the video Dave, nice work!
DakDak67 路
I really liked the video too, great music! , even my none VW mates thought it was pretty cool 馃檪