I've just spoken to Craig Torrens who, driving his 1916cc Pobjoy-engined 1976 VW Beetle, won his class at the Australian Hillclimb championships at Mount Panorama, Bathurst. It was a close battle, but Craig managed to j-u-s-t keep ahead of a tough Holden Gemini coupe and a Cosworth-powered BDA Escort, once again lowering his under 2-litre improved production car record, too, to 29.57 (tbc). He's pretty happy and I reckon he'll provide a bit more more info later tonite or tomorrow when he gets home.
:thumb for VW power!
edit: The Gemini was also twin-cam 2.0-litre powered
[ Edited on 5-11-2006 by VWCOOL ]
[ Edited on 5-11-2006 by VWCOOL ]
ancientbugger ·
Any chance he'll be at the Noosa hillclimb up here in Qld next week?
Bizarre ·
Well Done Craig! :bounce
BTW
Was that Cosworth Escort a 1972ish blue one???
Saw a schmick mean thing on a trailer today
[ Edited on 5-11-2006 by Bizarre ]
BeetleJuice ·
Cool!
gotta be happy with beating a BDA Cosworth!
penguin ·
Congrats mate,
well done !
squizy ·
Just spoke to him! He's over the moon. Pulling up Bells at the moment, so no doubt will have all the details later tonight! Well done Craig.
BrisDubba ·
Well done Craig- good to see a Beetle at the front.. but dont bother coming to the Noosa Hillclimb, as you would then be in my class and I can certainly do without getting my ass whipped, well okay.. in some circles..
my Herbie is the only beetle running, up against some Imps, a Humber and a Peugeot. I think there are a few formula vees as well
But back to the point.. well done..
Peter
HotRodMatt ·
Congrats Craig.
humpty ·
Congrats Mr T.... Makes that beers taste a little better I bet!
Oasis ·
Good one Craig. I'll have a Gin for you..:thumb
vw54 ·
On yar CT
hypo-vw ·
WELL DONE CRAIG !! great to hear that you have won the Australian Hillclimb for your class . I know how proud you must feel , especially with such a close battle with your competitors .
KEEP ON FLYING THE VW FLAG FOR US ALL !!:beer
Midlife crisis ·
Well done Graig
Marc & Kathy
pete wood ·
Congrats!!! :bounce
I knew Craig was good, but I'm very impressed. The twin cam cars must be making a lot more power. But how weird is it. The 3 top cars are all over 30 years old. 😏
silver ·
Imagine how quick he could go if he went on a diet :kiss
VWCOOL ·
Craig or his car? Lol... A good start might be less McDonalds for one and some alloy wheels for the other...
pete wood ·
😂
XXX-1.8T ·
:beer
OZ Towdster ·
Well done Craig ,you are an insperation to us all in racing
1303Steve ·
Hi
Well done Craig, I tried to call him today to congratulate him but his phone went through to the work switchboard.
Bathurst is a very steep hill climb, maybe it suits 8 valve motors better than 16 valve motors, just look what Wayne Penrose, Gumley & Craig have done with 8 valve motors. btw, how did the Gumley machine go?
Steve
rusty62 ·
go craige😎:thumb
Brett ·
I think I saw this car on the news last night at the hill climb!
Is it Orange
Brett
speedster356 ·
Top work Craig, must have been the Nanna nap in the pro race trailer/caravan setup you had on site. Peter Gumley (Formula Libra) was a close 4th behind the Lola of West and the Gould GR55B from the UK (double entered). Top weekend of racing.