Normally us Sydney folk go to the VW Nationals at Easter. It always clashes with the BugIn.
This year the Nationals will be held on 25th May.
So the BugIn looks very exciting. Especially the events on Easter Saturday 22nd March at Oran Park. There's a Motorkhana on the skid pan. These are heaps of fun. There's also a lap dash on the Oran Park North circuit. That's the figure 8 using the part of the circut with the Yokohama bridge. There's also a Khanacross on the figre 8 dirt circuit. If that's not too rough I'll probably give that a go too.
Oran Park will close in 2008 or 2009 so this may be the last opportunity to drive on this famous historic circuit before it becomes a housing development.
The same thing happened to Amaroo Park raceway in Sydney's north west. The VW Nationals had a lap dash there but I didn't have my car finished and have always regretted not driving around the circuit that I spent my childhood at watching the racing.
So Circuit Racers and Hill Climbers come along and make this the roundy-roundy racing version of the fantastic turnout at the Warwick drags.
We should be able to get:
Rudi's sports sedan
Jak & Paul's WRX beetles
2 Vforce beetles
Col Maymans new hillclimb superbug from Tamworth
Heath and Christine's hillclimb beetle from the Newcastle area
Greg Wards Hillclimb car
Maybe Paul Zanellos white beetle can come out of retirement
Vintage Veedubs Tarmac Rally car
Something from the Debasi squadron
Dave Sidery from Qld
Neil Penboss has a circuit car being prepared for Bug-In.
I'll be taking taking something down, either the VWMA rat drag bug with some changes for the circuit side of things, or I've got an Oval stashed away which could use some outside time.
Last chance to run on Oran Park. Too good to miss.
Craig Torrens ·
2 cars from me.
bat69 ·
A bit of circuit with a little bit of dirt action thrown in is a dame good combination. Count me in on those ones.
Sides ·
Oh yeah - I'm DEFINITELY in, and also gonna do as much as I can to hold BiX to his "should be fine"....
😵💫
hypo-vw ·
Team WPVW will be there in force with 3 fully prepared cars and a 4th in the pipeline .
The WPVW hillclimb sports sedan is up and running once again after sitting in the corner of the shed for the last 3 years collecting dust .
Looking forward to another wonderful VW event .
rufbug ·
do you need to have a roll cage and what licensing do you need to get a look in.
dutchy ·
Ill be there.
JVLRacing ·
That car Dutchy is a piece of art! Lots of people are looking forward to seeing you!
fullnoise ·
Hi Rufbug,
Normally for single car speed events you just need a securely mounted fire extinguisher, securely mounted battery, secondary throttle return spring, secondary bonnet tie-down (I just use a tie-down strap through the bonnet handle and around the bumper brakkets) and non-synthetic wrist to ankle clothing. Then there's a helmet and leather shoes.
Normally you only need a rollbar if your car is a convertable.
The regs are probably on the CAMs site somewhere. One of the technical boffins might paste them in below.
JVL,
Come on, dust off the beetle and bring it to the track.
Dutchy,
Beautiful work. Your car is my new favourite car and I haven't even seen it in the flesh.
CT
VWCOOL ·
Craig Torrens wrote:2 cars from me.
And if all goes to plan, one - maybe two! - from me, too
who wants to "buy" a drive 😎
VWCOOL ·
JVLRacing wrote:That car Dutchy is a piece of art! Lots of people are looking forward to seeing you!
ABSO-FREKIN-LUTELY!!
Cam ·
JVLRacing wrote:That car Dutchy is a piece of art! Lots of people are looking forward to seeing you!
I'm one of said people. Looks superb & really well thought out.
How about you JVL? can't have enough sports sedans out there imho 😎
VWCOOL wrote:who wants to "buy" a drive 😎
That could actually be a good idea, dude. Given all the interstate people that will be floating around.
colin ·
Hi guys i hope to run my black beetle on that weekend.I was happy with my times at warwick and look forward to some twisty bits to have fun with
Cheers Col
fullnoise ·
Sorry Col,
Your car was my favourite car. Not any more. But a close second. Take that stupid stinger off and it could be my favourite sounding car.
Cam, please explain your icon thingy.
Regards CT
Cam ·
fullnoise wrote:Sorry Col,
Your car was my favourite car. Not any more. But a close second. Take that stupid stinger off and it could be my favourite sounding car.
Cam, please explain your icon thingy.
Regards CT
With you there CT, can't say I like stingers much either 🙅
lol, my friend was taking a photo of the roof (nice ye-olde restaurant in the UK) I was just expressing my thoughts on the quality of the food we recieved.
Plus I was bored with the old flashy one (icon that is) 😉
JVLRacing ·
fullnoise wrote:Sorry Col,
Your car was my favourite car. Not any more. But a close second. Take that stupid stinger off and it could be my favourite sounding car.
Cam, please explain your icon thingy.
Regards CT
You are so funny CT!You told me you liked mind(car) the best you tart😊
fullnoise ·
Hi Cam,
If you come up to the BugIn and i bump into you, you can have my mobile phone and wallet. No questions asked!
You may also have the same reaction to the food at Oran Park, if not worse! Each time I go out there I recognise the sandwiches from my previous visit which is usually about 6 months prior.
Even more scary, why was your friend taking a photo of the roof?
JVL,
I did like your car but I came to the realisation that it was probably a mirage (I saw it once and then it disappeared).
CT
Craig Torrens ·
JVLRacing wrote:You are so funny CT!You told me you liked mind(car) the best you tart😊
Yes it is a MIND(car)............in your mind and not in anyone elses😂😂😂
dutchy ·
The car needs to be used & abused,once i fix all the problems in it,& not have to worry about everything but driving.
O7 broken leg torn cruciate ligament on downhill bike
new higher stress job
getting married
Where does the god dam time go.
JVLRacing ·
Craig Torrens wrote:
JVLRacing wrote:You are so funny CT!You told me you liked mind(car) the best you tart😊
Yes it is a MIND(car)............in your mind and not in anyone elses😂😂😂
very quick witted mr torrens🤪
JVLRacing ·
fullnoise wrote:Hi Cam,
If you come up to the BugIn and i bump into you, you can have my mobile phone and wallet. No questions asked!
You may also have the same reaction to the food at Oran Park, if not worse! Each time I go out there I recognise the sandwiches from my previous visit which is usually about 6 months prior.
Even more scary, why was your friend taking a photo of the roof?
JVL,
I did like your car but I came to the realisation that it was probably a mirage (I saw it once and then it disappeared).
CT
bloody comedian😂
hellbugged ·
yep, i will come and have a go too, sounds like a fun weekend
colin ·
CT i promise to run a muffler and not a stinger at that event, will you reconsider your opinion on your fav car?
Guys with supers have feelings to.
Cheers Col
Cam ·
fullnoise wrote:Hi Cam,
If you come up to the BugIn and i bump into you, you can have my mobile phone and wallet. No questions asked!
You may also have the same reaction to the food at Oran Park, if not worse! Each time I go out there I recognise the sandwiches from my previous visit which is usually about 6 months prior.
Even more scary, why was your friend taking a photo of the roof?
Oh nice! I see whats going on here. You want to update your phone off the insurers back and think the tattooed and pierced Melbournian will step up to the challenge of robbing you in front of a crowd 🙅
The roof looked far more ye-olde & imposing in person (or perhaps that was a side effect from the food).
Volksaddict ·
Lookin forward to seeing Dutchys beetle ...its the ducks guts
Craig Torrens ·
dutchy wrote:The car needs to be used & abused,once i fix all the problems in it,& not have to worry about everything but driving.
O7 broken leg torn cruciate ligament on downhill bike
new higher stress job
getting married
Where does the god dam time go.
just sell it to me !!
JVLRacing ·
Craig Torrens wrote:
dutchy wrote:The car needs to be used & abused,once i fix all the problems in it,& not have to worry about everything but driving.
O7 broken leg torn cruciate ligament on downhill bike
new higher stress job
getting married
Where does the god dam time go.
just sell it to me !!
......it doesnt have a 1916 in it Craig😂
fullnoise ·
Did you win the lotto Craig?
Or have you sold the rights to the episode of Renovation Rescue that you starred in?
Do you have video footage of you scaring the daylights out of the presenter in your beetle? I'd love to see it on YouTube?
Adelaide is a good place to look for VWs. They build some tough show quality cars down that way.
CT
Craig Torrens ·
Win the Lotto????
I'm just good at saving 😂
silver ·
Craig Torrens wrote:Win the Lotto????
I'm just good at saving 😂
cant lose money buying the right ones either!
VWCOOL ·
[/quote]......it doesnt have a 1916 in it Craig😂 [/quote]
Maybe it doesn't have a 1916, but it could within an hour 😉
dutchy ·
Hey JVL will you be there,it willl be good to catch up & check out your machine,maybe Holzlys car will be going too.
JVLRacing ·
dutchy wrote:Hey JVL will you be there,it willl be good to catch up & check out your machine,maybe Holzlys car will be going too.
....... Likewise dutchy😎 lots of new stuff is happening!
Pretty sure you will be able to get CAMS licences on the day, & 1 day memberships to NVCC if you're not in a CAMS club.
Should be a good weekend.
Special Air Service ·
Originally posted by fullnoise[/i
Do you have video footage of you scaring the daylights out of the presenter in your beetle? I'd love to see it on YouTube?
CT
Yeah that was Gold alright.
Craig Torrens ·
The 'gold' one was the one that didn't make it to air.................it was full of the word F##K 😀
amazeer ·
VWCOOL wrote:And if all goes to plan, one - maybe two! - from me, too who wants to "buy" a drive 😎
What are the terms and conditions of the drive?
amazeer ·
hypo-vw wrote:Team WPVW will be there in force with 3 fully prepared cars and a 4th in the pipeline .
The WPVW hillclimb sports sedan is up and running once again after sitting in the corner of the shed for the last 3 years collecting dust .
Looking forward to another wonderful VW event .
You're putting one together for me too? Thats mighty gentlemanly of you. Seems like everyone wants me to drive for them.... 🤓
pete wood ·
i'd be up for this...understeering all the way round.🙄
I need a 2S lisence right?
do we need proper ROPS or just a single roll over hoop?
frogman ·
pete wood wrote:i'd be up for this...understeering all the way round.🙄
I need a 2S lisence right?
do we need proper ROPS or just a single roll over hoop?
For the Skid Pan Motorkhana, you will need:
CAMS L2NS Lic.
Be at least 12 years old,(L2NSJ Lic. availabe for juniors)
& have a seat belt. If you are in an open car (no windscreen) you will also need a helmet & goggles/visor.
For the Dirt Circuit, you will need:
CAMS L2NS Lic.
Be at least 14 years old(if previously done a motorkhana)Fire extunguisher, Seat belt, Helmet, Drivers of open cars will also need long sleeves & long pants.
For the North Cct., you will need:
CAMS L2S Lic.
Be at least 14 years old,(L2SJ Lic)
Fire extinguisher, Seat belt, Helmet, Everyone needs to wear long sleeves & long pants, a Blue Battery triangle.
I will have to look up the CAMS manual about ROPS & Harness belts rules, cant remember off the top of my head... Will post up asap.
amazeer ·
If the car is road registered you dont need any ROP. If you do have it, when you are sitting in the car your helmet cant be higher than the rollover bar. You cant be excluded for not having a rollbar. You can be excluded for having a rollbar 1/2" too short.
frogman ·
ROPS... Roll Over Protection Structures info:
as per schedule J in CAMS Manual. www.cams.com.au
Whilst not compulsory for road registered & closed cars,
Open cars with only an unsupported/non braced roll bar (hoop) and any part of a 3 point seat belt attached to it will not pass scrutiny.
So basically if you only have a hoop roll bar you won't pass scrutineering.
If you have an approved ROPS, you need an approved harness. 3 point belts not allowed with ROPS.
fullnoise ·
Time to think about preparing my car.
New shocks are in order. The old konis are not as smooth as they used to be. They're 10 years old which is a bit of a sin because they should really be replaced about every 3 years to be kept at their best. There's no point having good tyres if you don't have good shocks to work with them.
I suspect the valves in the head are short because there's not much room to coil bind at .460 thou lift. So I'm going to whip the heads off and compare the length with some borrowed ones. Hopefully then I can swap the 1.1 rocker arms with 1.25 arms.
I should have the shorter manifolds on this weekend for testing down the 1/4 mile.
I've just joined the VW Club of NSW as my CAMS affiliated Club and renewed my CAMS licence which somehow got lost in the post.
I think an ARDC day at Eastern Creek will be on the cards in Jan or Feb next year to test the shocks back to back, try the big swaybar if the smaller rear springs have reduced the turn-in and to try some tyre pressure theories.
I'm sure there are others going to a lot more effort. Who is doing what? Where are your cars up to?
My to do list is mainly an excuse to pull stuff apart.
CYA CT
Cam ·
fullnoise wrote:is doing what? Where are your cars up to?
CYA CT
Got my IRS/Balljoint chassis finished (in regards to being all painted up, etc...) for the Ghia
Sorted some good SAAS seats on CAMS approved sliders
KONI reds (altho, sort of in the same boat as yours, CT)
Now all I have to do is the body: Finish rust repairs, bare metal, prep & respray.
Retrim and fit the interior, redo the chrome... Oh and then got to figure out a motor, brakes wheels and tires 😉
Should be do-able buy Easter, yeah? 😂
BiX ·
Mines nearly all sorted ready for some autocross and hill climb shake downs ever xmas and early next year.
jsut got to do battery pull cable.
Reset seat posistion (needs some custom brackets)
get body worked tidied up
check all the front bushes and replace if required
wheel alingment
Bleed brakes and see if i can get some better pads
plus the usual service, clean out, degrease, fit harness, check semi's are all good.
And if i have time and money
New ignition
LSD
Rear brake upgrade
adjustable front strut tops
So not really that much to do........
Sides ·
Right now I think I'd have to wash Jezebel... and maybe put some fuel in....
🙂
... BUT that's no fun though, so like CT I've planned some things for across the Dec-Jan break in events:
- stiffer springs up front
- 944T brakes all round (picked up the last few bits I needed on the weekend)
- pull engine and check everything
- possibly a Quaife
- finally get the engine lid the same colour as the rest of the car
- reset all the suspension heights (again)
- wheel align and dyno
- add some go-fast stickers !!!
😵💫
Cam ·
Sides wrote:...
- add some go-fast stickers !!!
😵💫
The oh so important ingredient 😎
VWCOOL ·
amazeer wrote:
VWCOOL wrote:And if all goes to plan, one - maybe two! - from me, too who wants to "buy" a drive 😎
What are the terms and conditions of the drive?
Dunno - do you reckon it's an idea that could work?!
pete wood ·
this still all happening? when do we sign up?
fullnoise ·
I'll be emailing these gents at the end of the week to get the sup regs and entry forms
Lap Dash, Show n Shine and Swap Meet enquiries.
Rick Feruglio
Ph. 0418 639 207
email feruglio@bigpond.com
MotorKhana, Khanacross and Trade enquiries .
Scott Harper
Ph. 0419 550 500
Email: sporting@nvcc.com.au
I'm really looking forward to doing this event. The good thing about a lap dash is that it is short so the hillclimbers can join in without worrying about overheating unlike multi-lap supersprints.
I haven't been on a track since May and I'm itching to do some laps.
Mind you it is fun taking the beetle to the beach. It turns a lot of heads now the polished Fuchs are back on it and it has a nose-down stance aka Cal-Look.
CYA CT
frogman ·
2008 Supp Regs have been released by CAMS.
Entry forms available soon!
JVLRacing ·
Sides wrote:Right now I think I'd have to wash Jezebel... and maybe put some fuel in....
🙂
... BUT that's no fun though, so like CT I've planned some things for across the Dec-Jan break in events:
- stiffer springs up front
- 944T brakes all round (picked up the last few bits I needed on the weekend)
- pull engine and check everything
- possibly a Quaife
- finally get the engine lid the same colour as the rest of the car
- reset all the suspension heights (again)
- wheel align and dyno
- add some go-fast stickers !!!
😵💫
Ad a very nice box as well!😎
bat69 ·
Whats happening with your Sports Sedan JVL? I saw you advertised this as well..
hellbugged ·
bat69 wrote:Whats happening with your Sports Sedan JVL? I saw you advertised this as well..
it's off the market😎
oh, and i hope to have enough time to get to "bug-in" too.
are the forms out yet?
bat69 ·
Looks like it is getting a bit of attention. But with no engine & box how is he going to race it. Its a bit hard to push a race car around the track and set any sort of a time. 😂
frogman ·
Could every one who intends on entering in ANY of the Bug-In activities please go to the web site, down load the itinerary and send in your registration form, (if you havn't already of course)
As you can imagine, running 3 motorsport events at once plus all the other activities requires alot of planing & paperwork.
PRE REGISTERING is the ONLY way to go!
Although it will be availale on the day, we would also greatly appreciate it if all mororsport entrants could get regionaly scruitineered the week before the event.
CAMS car club membership will be available on the day, but again, if you need a CAMS Licence, best be organising it now.
The more technical/pen pushing stuff we all do now, the more fun we can have on the day!!
P.S. Reservered 'Bug-In' accomodation at the H.Q. is almost booked out too..
Right, just emailed the contacts. Now all I have to do is get the car working 🙄
amazeer ·
Hey frogman, have you applied for the permit yet? Last year hillclimb permits were getting approved in 2 days. This year we're harnessing synergies with the new you beaut centralised system and it took over 3 weeks. Just a heads up, just in case. You're probably heaps more organised than I am and dont need this advise though 🙂
Mick058 ·
My car wont be ready in time.
So vwcool, still offering to buy 'drives'
When do app's need to be in for a lap? Is the lap run relate to this
'For the Skid Pan Motorkhana, you will need:
CAMS L2NS Lic.
Be at least 12 years old,(L2NSJ Lic. availabe for juniors)
& have a seat belt. If you are in an open car (no windscreen) you will also need a helmet & goggles/visor.'
i've got a stock 69 beetle i could get, but that could be slow and boring.
Special Air Service ·
So as I see it, too run in the Lap Dash I would need:
I would also need to have my beetle scrutineered, what does this involve? What is checked? I would hate to enter & find out that my car wont pass scrutineering. Is there a cost involved in getting scrutineered? Where can I get this done prior to the event?
I know this sounds like I'm a tight arse & yes I am, but as a guy that is entertaining the idea of being able to say "Yeah, I drove my beetle at Oran Park before they closed it" I'm trying to figure out if I cancome up with the cash before I get my heart set on it. Car is only a '72 1300 standard beetle so I will only be competing for a bit of fun & self satisfaction.
I would also need to have my beetle scrutineered, what does this involve? What is checked? I would hate to enter & find out that my car wont pass scrutineering. Is there a cost involved in getting scrutineered? Where can I get this done prior to the event?
I know this sounds like I'm a tight arse & yes I am, but as a guy that is entertaining the idea of being able to say "Yeah, I drove my beetle at Oran Park before they closed it" I'm trying to figure out if I cancome up with the cash before I get my heart set on it. Car is only a '72 1300 standard beetle so I will only be competing for a bit of fun & self satisfaction.
Thanks for your time guys.
Cheers
Brendan
Ok, so yes unfortunatley CAMS have decided to put L2S licences up to $95 this year... BUT we can now do a FREE 1 day membership to NVCC (CAMS affiliated car club)
L2NS for the pan & dirt are now $50.
Scruitineereing is also FREE, & can be done by ANY 'S3' CAMS Scruitineer & needs to be done in the week prior to the event. Best to phone the CAMS office on (02) 6935 1366 for your nearest scruitineer, usually the local motorsport type workshop, or somene might live in your area so you can just work out a time to go to them at their home or where ever.
Basically, scruitineering covers safety, such as
- front end/steering no wobbles etc,
- seat firmly mounted,
- battery firmly mounted, -
-condition of seat belt, (a standard seat belt in a road car is fine)
- if you have a roll cage, you must use a harness type belt
-an approved helmet (for the speed /dirt events 99% of helmets sold in Aus are legal)
- a fire extinguisher within reach that is secureley mounted(you can use strong/wide cable ties to mount the bracket if you dont want to drill holes, but DONT cable tie the extinguisher in!)
- & a secondry bonnet latch (an occy strap or a belt through the handle is fine)
-also a blue triangle 150mm sides to show battery location(blue elictrical tape will be fine) for the lap dash.
If you have any other questions about anything feel free to PM me or post them on here
Scruitineering will also be available on the day of the event in the morning, but you might have to wait in a que for a little while...
frogman ·
dumone wrote:how many people are entered and is there any sort of guarantee on how many runs entrants would get??
what's the problem Pete?, i'm not going if you don't🤖
EVERY driver is guaranteed SIX runs consisting of a 3/4 of a lap warm up, 1 full flying lap & a 1/2 a lap cool down back into the pit lane.
Once everyone has done their 6, we will just keep on sending you out till you cant take it any more, or until 4.30pm, which ever comes first.
We will accept some entries on the day, but to keep(time consuming) paperwork to a minimum on the day we really would appreciate it if you can send in the registration form at least a week before the event, which ever part of the Bug-In you want to come to.
p.s c'mon pete... you can do it!
fullnoise ·
The people I think are racing in the lap dash are:
Nathan Abbott - Hillclimb 1916cc '69 beetle
Colin Mayman - Sexy black Hillclimb 1915cc Sbug flauting big horsepower.
Jak Rizzo - Circuit / Daily Driver WRX powered Sbug. Does low 13 quarters with a baby seat in the back.
Paul Loiacono - Circuit / Daily Driver WRX Lbug that gave the Porsche Club sprints and motokahanas a big wriggle last year.
Craig Hughes - Type 3 (How many cars does this guy have?)
Damien Pell - Daily Driver 60's bug no doubt full of old Hellbug tricks with a super dooper 1776.
CT's - Boring Oval.
Wayne Penrose - I expect at least 3 cars.
Vforce - Could bling a fleet of cars.
Ben Durie - ?
Who else???
CYA CT
Sides ·
A few Brissie based cars I know of that are going:
Dave Sidery (me) - '70 1916cc hillclimb beetle
Gordon Boatfield - "Show-off" frame buggy (suspect with a Toymota in the back)
Trevor Luckhurst - '76 1916cc beetle
Neil "Wally" Penboss - 69/70 beetle with yet another 1916cc in it (a circuit car he's just built - not 'Bugger' his drag car)
Wayne Ferguson - '72 beetle (not sure on details)
bat69 ·
I won’t be going. The front beam is bent like a banana and I won’t have time to fix it and have it set up in time for Big In... Plus I have to work over the Easter weekend....... BUGGER
speedster356 ·
Cool, I have Saturday off training. Will the Spyder meet the requirements? I hope so, I really need a dose of motorsport🤪
frogman ·
speedster356 wrote:Cool, I have Saturday off training. Will the Spyder meet the requirements? I hope so, I really need a dose of motorsport🤪
If thats your Spyder in your avatar, then it should be fine. I have seen it around (boris' picnic?) & it looks like you have done CAMS events before..
Basically as long as it has the list of things in my previous post covered you should have no worries!
Hope to see you out there 🙂
speedster356 ·
Yup, a few CAMS events before. Better arrange entry and have a look at the sup regs then. wonder if the race suit still fits?????
VWCOOL ·
fullnoise wrote:The people I think are racing in the lap dash are:
Nathan Abbott - Hillclimb 1916cc '69 beetle
Colin Mayman - Sexy black Hillclimb 1915cc Sbug flauting big horsepower.
Jak Rizzo - Circuit / Daily Driver WRX powered Sbug. Does low 13 quarters with a baby seat in the back.
Paul Loiacono - Circuit / Daily Driver WRX Lbug that gave the Porsche Club sprints and motokahanas a big wriggle last year.
Craig Hughes - Type 3 (How many cars does this guy have?)
Damien Pell - Daily Driver 60's bug no doubt full of old Hellbug tricks with a super dooper 1776.
CT's - Boring Oval.
Wayne Penrose - I expect at least 3 cars.
Vforce - Could bling a fleet of cars.
Ben Durie - ?
Who else???
CYA CT
I'm working hard toward getting there. I need to lower the rear suspension, get alignment, etc, plus CAMS scrute, and the car will probaly need a fair bit of 'set up' with swaybars and brake bias etc... but it'll be a fun day no matter what!
VWMA Editor ·
Not that many...just a couple of spares when the others need a rest.
One or two probs with the Type 3, and the car trailer - it didn't like the long haul to and from Portland. How's 8 stress fractures grab ya! It is over 20 years old! Haven't given up yet.
Regardless, I'll be there, even though I make for a very poor spectator.
fullnoise ·
I just entered the Lap Dash and Motorkhana.
Here's a step by step guide:
1. go to www.nationalbugin.org.au
2. print out the entry form (Page 6 I think)
3. fill it in and fax it to Scott Harper (As per instructions on the bottom of the page)
4. total the costs for the events you want to enter (In my case $45 for motorkhana and $99 for lap dash)
5. send payment by EFT (Details on form)
6. Turn up at Oran Park at 7:30am for scrutineering
7. Recieve Supplementary Regulations and a written Drivers briefing on the day.
8. Have a blast. Top fun and good value!!!!!
According to Scott there will be AM and PM sessions in the Motorkhana and the Lap Dash will be running all day from about 9:30. For those who haven't done the Oran Park North Circuit (Like Moi) you can do a familiarisation lap behind a course car and low speed.
I'll probably kick off at the Motokhana with a couple of runs and then head over to the Lap Dash and then back to the Motokhana. Or I'll just go backwards and forwards depending on which has the shortes line.
I'd say the motokhana will be done in second and the north circuit in 3rd gear. The runs are short so engine or brake heat won't be a problem.
It should be great fun. I can't wait.
Well done to Scott and the others for organising the event. It's always a thankless task.
CYA CT
Cam ·
Have fun, kids! Can't make it this year 😢 Was hoping to sneak down to Avalon & onto a jet, but work is pilling up and have my better half's b/day on the weekend...
Since it's now well into the 21st century - I'll be expecting ample footage on youtube by this time next week 😁
frogman ·
Cam wrote:Have fun, kids! Can't make it this year 😢 Was hoping to sneak down to Avalon & onto a jet, but work is pilling up and have my better half's b/day on the weekend...
Since it's now well into the 21st century - I'll be expecting ample footage on youtube by this time next week 😁
you could always send the Mrs to a day spa for some 'me time' for her birthday... & why work on a religious holiday😂
Anyone want to volunteer to make an 'unofficial' video?
Might be able to organise to show it at the presentation night...
bat69 ·
So how did the racing go? Any updates
pod ·
none on this morning whilst i was there as it was raining on and off👎
frogman ·
Well it ended up being a great day, despite the ordinary weather. It cleared up ok & only had a shower later in the day.
All the motorsport action went off well, with everyone getting heaps of laps & having a good time. There were some quick VDubs out there! Quite a few offs, but everyone drove themself back out again after a few unplaned do-nuts 😵💫
The dirt circuit was more of a mud curcuit, but everyone seemed to have enjoyed the sideways stuff(except maybe the buggy guys who didnt have doors/roof/windows.)🤪
There is a few less flags left in the world now too, after they died an ungracefull death at the motorkhana skidpan.. who doesnt like handbrake action?
BIG THANKS to all the Victorian crew who looked after the show'n' (not so) shine all day, reports I heard were all good. 👍
Finally an EVEN BIGGER THANKS to all the organisers, timers, helpers & to all our fellow VDubbers who made the effort to support another Bug-In despite waking up to a grey old day.
🙂👍
hellbugged ·
well i'm home again after a 27 hour round trip.............well worth it despite the weather which pretty much held off after (just!)10am........... thanx to you Rick and please pass that on to all the other helpers as well, it sure was a big event to organise, where to next year, laps at Warricks circuit???😉
there were certainly some quick beetles there trying in the slippery conditions which eventually dried out, well for the most part👍
Colins black super hillclimber was running strong for sure!, CT's car looked liked it handled really well, but unfortunately it's become too used to the drags and suffered from carby shinanigans under cornering..........
Paul Zanello pulled his injected 2l out from under the covers and was running really hard........MMMMmm injeeection👍..........which leads to Rizzo and the rex powered pastitsi racer, couldn't hear the thing but copious amounts of tyre smoke and "drifting angles" indicated just how much power was on tap.......ooodles!
"Sides" was running his car too, which looke dlike a sweet set up, but i missed his efforts.......ummm Wally Penbose looked like he was having a ball on both the dirt and circuit and apparently also the Motorkahna which i never did get over to, because i was an "also ran" on the lapdash, eventually calling it a day mid afternoon, before i broke anything. there were others out there as well, but i'm unsure of their names and car details
it was nice to meet and also catch up to you all 😎
will the times and results be posted some where?
Craig Torrens ·
how did your car go ?
hellbugged ·
my bum is numb and for the most part i'm deaf........
but for the haul down and back with bouncing off the 6800rpm limiter in between, i lost one tinwear screw that i could see👍........it surprised me actually! got 220km out of 20litres fuel on the freeway, happy with that!.......
had a "fueling up" issue on the later run or two around the sweeping left ......
Craig Torrens ·
good stuff 👍
fullnoise ·
First, thanks to the Nepean Valley Car Club and the Officials for the pre-event organisation and for standing on their feet all day to allow us hoons to belt around on slippery wet pavement.
There was plenty of tail-out action in the lap dash and a few spins. But no cars were damaged which is credit to the drivers and officials.
The entry on to the Yokohama Bridge was particularly slippery. There was also a big bump and a puddle right at the first section of the corner which was tricky, but crucial. The timing beam was at the start of the bridge so you needed a good run out of this corner to start the lap and to finish it off.
The times are listed on Natsoft but the vehicles aren’t. I’ll list the ones I know:
1st 37.66 Paul Wagner Clubman (PRB or similar)
2nd 38.44 Paul Zanello VW Bug White (Great to see this car and driver out of retirement for the event. A tough and spectacular combination)
3rd 39.51 Chris Quick Nissan GT (Not sure of the model)
4th 39.66 CT Hansen VW Bug Oval Grey (More on my day below)
5th 39.78 Jak Rizzo VW Superbug Purple (Jak and I usually within a 10th of a second of each other! Jak did the smokiest tyre burning pit exit and the biggest “He’s lost it, no he hasn’t, yes he has, no he hasn’t, yes he has, no he hasn’t” moment of the day)
43.09 Damien Pell aka dumone (The 1776 we watched Damien build goes hard and sounds awesome. Damien gave his nice looking 60 something swinger a good wriggle. I saw him lock the rears and hang the tail out. Nice!)
43.87 Colin Mayman VW Hillclimb Bug (Black Beauty II, III or IV (I’m not sure). The prettiest car on the track! Colin said it hadn’t seen a corner yet because it has only competed at the Warwick drags since it was built. The car’s first corner was in the recce, the familiarisation lap, at 60, behind a pace car. And he looped it coming onto the bridge. Too funny! But the car sounded tough, fast and surprisingly composed for its first real outing. Just quietly COLIN YOU NEED NEW TYRES!)
44.18 Dave Sidery Black, Blue err Purple VW Hillclimb Bug (Looked good, sounded good, well done for making the trip down from QLD. Unfortunately it developed a gearbox selector problem late in the day)
There were 32 competitors in all. I think about 8 or 10 were VWs. A bit of a dismal turn-out, it would’ve been nice to see some of the hillclimbers.
The Motokahana was too tight for road registered cars. I should’ve entered my remote control car!
My day wasn’t the smooth sailing I’ve come accustomed to with my Oval. In the first timed run it seemed to flood (with fuel) and run poorly in the series of 3 left-handers coming off the bridge. In the second run I tried a bit harder and the engine went from 4500 rpm in third to a complete stall. I restarted it down the back straight and pulled into the pits where I noticed a tiny amount of fuel on the wet road. A few of us inspected the engine bay but it didn’t smell like fuel and we couldn’t see fuel anywhere.
I’ve always set the float levels to weber 44idf specs (As per the rebuild kit). I thought that perhaps the long series of corners is causing the fuel to splash out of the float bowl and down the throats over-richening the air fuel ratio and causing the engine to stall?
So I pulled the carb tops off and lowered the float levels about 5mm (apparently a bit drastic). I put the carbs back together and we headed over to check out the motokhana. The car ran like absolute crap on the idle circuit (Below 3000rpm). I tried a slalom and it ran like crap and the fuel flooding problem was still there and the engine stalled half way through the run.
We bailed out of the motokhana. Jak head back to the lap dash and I headed back to the pits (Grass paddock) to pull the carbs apart again. The tops of the carbs (Below the air filter base) weren’t wet with fuel so I didn’t really think the fuel was splashing out of the float bowl. The only thing I could think of was either a dodgy float or a sticking needle and seat. Fortunately I had some new 2.0 needle and seats in the spares kit. If the problem was flooding you’d think it was going to be worse with the 2.0s, which offer more flow and keep the float higher, than the 1.75 needle and seats I was taking out. Or the problem was going to be fixed if the existing needle and seats were going to be dodgy. I reset the floats to a Bee’s Willy lower than standard.
I put it all back together and started it up. It still sounded rough. But I figured out that was caused by 2 blocked idle jets. So I cleared those after a bit of moral support from Mick058. By then Jak had finished his 6 runs and was about to pack up. I was going to pack up too, but first decided to drive down to the toilets to splash the boots. After a moment of clarity I thought I might as well get out on the track to see if I fixed the problem. There’s nowhere else I could test it. Because the flooding problem has only ever occurred on the North Circuit and this was the first time I’d done it.
So I lined up and had a go and there was no problem. So I lined up for a second run. The car was running a little rough just before I left. But a boot full of throttle, a back fire and a few bounces off the rev limiter leaving the pits was all it needed. I had a pretty good run which resulted in the time above. I had one more run, and was the last car to run. I was pretty pumped and came way too fast off the bridge to make the apex of the second left hander, I ran wide and lost all my speed, but the car was moving around on the wet patches, which was fun anyway.
The car purred like a kitten all the way home like all the coughing and farting it was doing earlier never happened.
yes getting on to the bridge was tricky..........i had some tyres mounted on cookie cutters ready for racing, but at the last minute decide not to bother packing them...............first loopdy loop there, all i recall was looking at the gutters thinking please, not the fuchs !!! amazing how much harder you try went your determined not to hit anything
.........by the end of the day i was coming round there with opposite lock on the stops, banging off the limiter.......happy with that for a swinger.
new project for 08 is to build a irs/bj pan............i know where to find all the goodies to go with it too😀
don't forget to put some time aside for the spectacular in august, two days racing.... sessions!!.... not just a lapdash, details soon.
colin ·
Had a great time at the Bug in,good to catch with everybody.Car suffered from a dodgy battery for the event which restricted the MSD to sending spark up to only 5300rpm it was like the rev limiter being set at 5300rpm oh well another lession learnt. But had a ball anyway CT and Jaks car looked great and Damien Pells car with its little 1776 screamer went fantastic. Good to see Paul Zanello give his car a run also.
Cheers Col
PAZZAN ·
GOOD TO SEE MY BUG STILL HAS SOME PACE ,FUN DAY SHAME ABOUT THE WEATHER WOULD OF BEEN NICE IN THE DRY AND REALLY LET THE BUG SING...GOOD TO SEE BUGS BEING BUILT TO A GREAT STANDARD,,..ANY ONE GOT SOME VIDEO FOOTAGE OF THE SPRINT LOVE TO SEE IT...... P. ZANELLO....
hellbugged ·
did you find the results link o.k Paul?
and there are some great pics of your car over here........
Missed your run CT, i chickened out once the rain came. Good to hear you got it purring the way it should. Can't wait to hear mine purr this weekend.
PAZZAN ·
THANKS GOOD PHOTOS,👍
westi ·
congates CT.drove there and back as per usual,must fell good to beat or even be in the same time frame as a turbo,injected quad camed car.
just quietly i'd be pretty chuffed.can't wait see some footage and do some more reading to see how the weekend went for everyone.everyone had heaps of fun i bet.
cya
Volksaddict ·
Great yarn CT ...its a VW!!!
fullnoise ·
Thanks for the kind words blokes.
I'm so impressed with my little oval. Each time I take it out I wonder if I've pushed my luck too far for the final time.
We've got some exciting plans for Jak's VWRX. We're entering it in the NSW Dutton Rally in November. Once we've executed our plans my oval will never ever be in front of it again.
Westi, is your beast back on the road yet? I'm sure you could adapt it to roundy-roundy racing.
An Eastern Creek private practice day and a NSW Supersprint Round at Eastern Creek are both on the cards for May. Hopefully my new shocks have arrived by then so I can back to back test the old ones. I don't want to end up in the "Jak Rizzo shock absorber hall of shame". I already have a place in the drum brake hall of shame!