In conjunction with the 2009 VW Nationals we will be holding a Supersprint at Wakefield Park near Goulburn on the Saturday 23 May, the day before the 2009 VW Nationals.
Who is intersted in running?
Send me your snail mail address and I will get entry forms to you as soon as they are available.
Styeve
VWFREAK ·
My car isn't suitable, but great idea.
Sides ·
Yup - I'd be keen.
1303 ·
I'd be in if you can make it happen....are you planning on tagging onto anothers club event to make up numbers??
hellbugged ·
yeah, i'll be in that Steve
1303Steve ·
Hi
We are running the event ourselves, Club VeeDub Sydney merged with the Volkswagen Club of NSW some time ago, so we will be using expertise from our own club to run the event, we will however need to invite other clubs to attend to fill up the numbers, perhaps friends of VW racers.
We will need helpers on the day, we are trying to do it as cheaply as possible for the entrants but but we will have professional timing etc.
Thanks for the PMs keep them coming.
Steve
VWCOOL ·
yeah mate
Mick058 ·
i would be keen, have a mini friend too.
Brad ·
What sort of vehicle do you need ? Mods etc ?
I maybe interested if I can use my L Bug with Subie.
1303Steve ·
Hi
Any car can virtually run, you would need a CAMS licence, your car would be scrutineered for safety etc, you would need a helmet, neck to ankle clothing and fire extinguisher.
Steve
barls ·
im sure the boys at vforce would put one or two cars in
Guy_H ·
Sounds good as long as Golfs are allowed 😵
speedster356 ·
Yeah, sounds good Steve.
1303Steve ·
Hi
Guy of course the water cooled brigade are invited. At last years VW Nationals car show, 1/2 the entires were water cooled cars and many of them would hopefully be keen to run.
Peter it was taken as a given that you would run, it will actually be really good to have all the VW racers in one place.
Steve
t2 ·
how is this going to work ? will there be catorgories as in beetles / kombis etc or engine size ?
i would consider having ago at this in my ute but as its only a 1679 with a 34 pict 3 i dont think it will be very entertaining to watch , if there were some other kombis running with small engines now then it would be interesting and could be a good laugh
The classes will be along CAMS guidelines, so no special classes for different model VWs, we can't cater for every model but if you have run you will have ball and I guarantee that even a "ute but as its only a 1679 with a 34 pict 3" can get out of shape.
The cars will however go out in groups with approximately the same speed, so slower cars with slower cars etc
Steve
Craig Torrens ·
so I can run a Lancer EVO then 😂
hellbugged ·
only if you like loosing Craig😉
Craig Torrens ·
oh I dont think so 😀.................and I know how quick beetles go 👍
Brad ·
Craig Torrens wrote:oh I dont think so 😀.................and I know how quick beetles go 👍
you might know but do you still have one that isn't to pretty to drive ?
amazeer ·
I'll be in it Steve. I'm driving your car.
I dont know first hand how it works, but you can run at Wakefield under AASA permit and licences. Would be cheaper.
vassy66T1 ·
I'd love to think that my 54 Beetle will be on the track by then. (note to self: late nights and weekends must be happening)
If it is I will make the trip ... sounds fantastic!!
1303Steve ·
amazeer wrote:I'll be in it Steve. I'm driving your car.
Hi Chris
Which one, the Prado or the Hi Lux? I'm hoping to have my new bug ready for then, aint nobody driving that but me.
Steve
Craig Torrens ·
I'm hoping to have my new bug ready for then,
Steve
LOL.........yeah right, maybe for the 2014 supersprint ! hehehe
1303Steve ·
Hi Craig
You have to have a dream, only a few things to do before paint now.
So are you going to have a run, if all you have got is an EVO, I guess that will have to do?
Is there nothing better in the museum?
Or are you hill climb guys reluctant to run with another car near you?😂
Steve
Sides ·
1303Steve wrote:Or are you hill climb guys reluctant to run with another car near you?😂
Oi - c'mon - I already said I'd be in !!!
😂
hellbugged ·
1303Steve wrote:Or are you hill climb guys reluctant to run with another car near you?😂
Steve
i think you others should be reluctant to run along side me😊
guru ·
hellbugged wrote:
1303Steve wrote:Or are you hill climb guys reluctant to run with another car near you?😂
Steve
i think you others should be reluctant to run along side me😊
mmmm...... the benifit of saving lots and lots of parts.
1303Steve ·
Hi
That was my attempt at giving Craig a serve, sorry if I hit anyone else.
Steve
Craig Torrens ·
yeah a weak attempt at that 😂
VWMA Editor ·
Hi Steve,
Open wheelers allowed? My Fvee will be ready by then.
1303Steve ·
Hi Craig
They are more than welcome.
Steve
pete wood ·
might be interested. what would be the cost?
Guy_H ·
I'm In!
Let us know if there are any available practice sessions (like the day before) as well - for us "out of towners"
t2 ·
pete wood wrote:what would be the cost?
x2
i have mentioned this to a couple of kombi friends and they seem to be keen, should be a couple of nice slow 1600cc split buses getting around the track if all goes well
1303Steve ·
Hi
We are only hiring Wakefield for the Saturday, let me talk to them about private practice before hand.
We are only trying to break even with the event, it will cost Club VeeDub around $7000.00 to run the event, we guess the entry fee will be between $120 - $150, it depends on how many cars we have running but as were talking about VW drivers we want to keep it as cheap as possible.
We are still ironing out all the details, but from the response so far, I think that the event should be well attended.
Steve
Sides ·
Guy_H wrote:Let us know if there are any available practice sessions (like the day before) as well - for us "out of towners"
Guy - after seeing your Lakeside video's, you're too much of a quick learner to need practice !!!
I on the other hand need all the steering time I can get....
😉
Steve - the $120-$150 price point sounds reasonable I reckon, and although I've never driven Wakefield I'm sure it'll be a hoot.
👍
mactaylor ·
yeah count me in car should be on the track by then. I think you can run with a aasa licence at wakefield but if you guys are cams affiliated then it could get interesting.
vw54 ·
think you can run with a aasa licence at wakefield but if you guys are cams affiliated
YES the event will be CAMS affiliated
Cam ·
This should be a really fun event. I'll definitely be doing my best to get there.
amazeer ·
Not real fussed Steve, but since you're giving me a choice I'll go the Hi Lux. Should be able to find a couple of WSCC members to have a run there as well.
1303Steve wrote:
amazeer wrote:I'll be in it Steve. I'm driving your car.
Hi Chris
Which one, the Prado or the Hi Lux? I'm hoping to have my new bug ready for then, aint nobody driving that but me.
Steve
Sick68VW ·
yeah count me in stevo...
hellbugged ·
oh dear Steve..............i've seen your driving before😀
..............can a car be entered with two drivers ?
1303Steve ·
Hi
Multiple drivers shouldn't be a problem.
I just spoke to Wakefield. They sometimes have private practice during the week, it all depends on track bookings, they should be able to tell us about 2 months before hand what will be available.
There is limited villa accommodation available at the track,
5 Villas available: (Club VeeDub has booked 2 alreadyfor Friday night)
6 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms, Large Lounge Living Area (per Villa)
Accommodates 2 People per room ( 12 persons per Villa)
Cost: $60 per person per night
Utilities:Bed Linen and Towels provided, Kitchen: Bar Fridge, Microwave, Kettle, Clock/Radio, Tea/Coffee
Steve
t2 ·
i tried to find some info and prices for cams licences or any other license i could get so i could have a go at this , wasn't very lucky does anyone have a link ,looking for the cheapest legal license as it will only be used at this one event ,so don't want to spend $100 just for the license if you know what i mean
cheers
amazeer ·
t2 wrote:i tried to find some info and prices for cams licences or any other license i could get so i could have a go at this , wasn't very lucky does anyone have a link ,looking for the cheapest legal license as it will only be used at this one event ,so don't want to spend $100 just for the license if you know what i mean
cheers
Level 2 speed is the minimum for supersprints. $95. What you may not know is that you MUST be a member of a cams affiliated club to get a cams licence.
1303Steve ·
VWMA Editor wrote:Hi Steve,
Open wheelers allowed? My Fvee will be ready by then.
Hi Craig
Apparently open wheels are not allowed to run with sedans, so you will only be allowed to race with other open wheel cars on the day.
Steve
Guy_H ·
Will try to round up some more Golf's for the weekend to help fill out the numbers 😵
VWCOOL ·
Is there camping available at Wakefield?
Otherwise - who wants to share a cabin on Fri nite?
t2 ·
amazeer wrote:
t2 wrote:i tried to find some info and prices for cams licences or any other license i could get so i could have a go at this , wasn't very lucky does anyone have a link ,looking for the cheapest legal license as it will only be used at this one event ,so don't want to spend $100 just for the license if you know what i mean
cheers
Level 2 speed is the minimum for supersprints. $95. What you may not know is that you MUST be a member of a cams affiliated club to get a cams licence.
looks like its going to go in the to hard basket , will have to go and spectate
amazeer ·
well, its not too hard, just a matter of doing a membership form, licence form and entry form, but I admit its an expensive days outing.
VDU.88A ·
Sounds like a good event put me down for it too I'll give it a go.
Glen Wouldn't mind doing the camping thing but if its not available and your keen for a cabin put me down for that too.
VWCOOL wrote:Is there camping available at Wakefield?
Otherwise - who wants to share a cabin on Fri nite?
bigrudi ·
sent my entry in today looking forward to Club Veedubbs first VW Nationals Supersprint,time to start puting your entries in air cooled guys all ready started ,any watercooleds going to run havnt seen one at any events yet ,only parked at krispy creams,unc unc unc,hope craig comes in his evo i hear these things are realy quick, theres nothing like a bit of variety. there are classes for all vehicles from stock to open wheelers,registered cars must be road worthy have 1kg fire extinguisher and brkt, exta bonnet holdown device[cable tie ]or similar,approved helmet,longsleeve shirt,long pants,or overalls , non synthetic footware.This will be a great event for the first time competitor,at one of the best tracks in nsw ,you drive at the pace you want in classes that run at the same pace as you ,you are racing the clock ,not other competitors,so you run at the pace you feel comfortable at,if you have any questions or problems just ask someone,they will gladly help, after all VW are the cars we love to own and drive,dont be shy we all want to enjoy the experience in a freindly and safe enviroment.lets start getting these entries in so the organisers can set up the day forallcompetitors,entry forms are available off the CLUBVEEDUB WEBSITE. hope to see you there , cheers Rudi
amazeer ·
Apparently a formula holden is interested in turning up. I've said OK, so long as she moves over when the formula vee's want to pass 😉
For those who have tried 10-20 seconds drag racing and think it was good fun/fantastic well figure on 4 flying laps at a time, (4 to 5 minutes) with brakes and corners thrown in. Drag racing is lame.
bigrudi wrote:,hope craig comes in his evo i hear these things are realy quick,
Apparently in standard form they do 1.12's around the track............and the quick ones do 1.07-1.08's
It certainly feels quick on the street............although not quite as quick as my beetle 😂
1303 ·
Craig Torrens wrote:
bigrudi wrote:,hope craig comes in his evo i hear these things are realy quick,
Apparently in standard form they do 1.12's around the track............and the quick ones do 1.07-1.08's
It certainly feels quick on the street............although not quite as quick as my beetle 😂
Craig
....I bet the beetle handles better too!!😂...... I used to want an evo, but now I think I will keep my beetle.
Paul
Cam ·
Beetles have character at least 😂
bigrudi ·
bob welsch 1600 datsun turbo ran a1m 6 matilda mracivic under 2ltre mx5 1m 7 under2ltr vw lbug 1m11
silver ·
Wonder how my New GTI would go around Wakefield??
hellbugged ·
what speeds down the straight at wakefield Rudi?
bigrudi ·
used to run about 175ks tops new turbo engine will be closer to 200ks with bum cheeks clenched togeather .shit i still cant stop smiling.cheers Rudi
bigrudi ·
reckon new gti should be good for about 1m22s on street rubber depends on how hard your willing to push it nice new car send your entry in and give it a try you will be rapt Rudi
vassy66T1 ·
200 clicks in a beetle ... s#$t 🤘
Got to see that one day.
hellbugged ·
hhhmmmm thanx Rudi........260HP @ wheels with a 180km/h third gear and fourth after that might proove very interesting 😉
bigrudi ·
sounds like youve got similar ratios to my box, should be runing close to 224ks @ 6500 top. at Eastern Creek next month, will be a busy month wakefield on the 3rd of may then the creek on the 17of may and the vw nationals supersprint on the 23rd of may.geting plenty of r and d in Rudi
fullnoise ·
I'm about 90% sure I'll make it to the Supersprint.
Well done for Club Veedub to organize it. I hope we get enough entrants.
I did a 1:16.0 at Wakefield back in 2003. I haven't run there in a few years and didn't beat that time until the Dutton Rally in 2007 where I managed a 1:15.0. Hopefully a 1:14 is on the cards.
It's a great track. My favourite.
Jake's in. Paul is a maybe. Hopefully Colin can get the day off. Rod Penrose is building a car for the event, from scratch. Rudi is in. John Ladomatos might be an outside chance too in his recently built L bug.
I suggest everyone gets to Goulburn on Friday arvo and we all go out to dinner or for a drink on Friday night? How about it?
CYA CT
rose ·
I'm going to race the 70 bug so you all can have a laugh.
I have a six stacker cd player so I'll be right something to listen to while I'm racing around the track just like the stig 😂😂
vw54 ·
good work Rose good to see you there
amazeer ·
did someone mention drink? i'm up for that.
It would be good to get as many cars down there on friday as possible. That way we could do some pre event scrutineering and start earlier. The earlier we start the more runs we get,
trickysimon ·
What is the plan for starting times and finishing times at the moment? (Sunday show and shine as well)
Mick058 ·
Can we come watch the sprints? What time does racing start? its only 1.5hrs from Sydney right? Down the M5??? i'd be keen to come watch for a little.
amazeer ·
The event is scheduled to start at 9:30. That is going to be a tough ask if we cant get a lot of cars scrutineered beforehand. That is the aim though. The event will finish at 4:30. Cant really go beyond that because Club VW need to get back to farifield to set up for the show.
Its approx 1.5 hours yes, and spectators are invited to come and check it out.
bigrudi ·
any idea how many entries in so far cheers Rudi
Captain Cockatoo ·
At $150 per entry , I don't think it will be full 🤪
amazeer ·
Check out the event website www.clubvw.org.au/supersprint
It has a list of entrants so far. At this point in time its current as of Tuesday.
Re the crack about the cost of the event, I think you will find it is on par with other events of this nature. Ask Greg Ward or Glenn Torrens how much they paid to run at the Bathurst Hillclimb and how much track time they got for their money. 4 x 30 odd seconds. They'll get over 4 minutes per run at Wakefield for a similar price. Ask people how much they pay for Warwick and how much track time they get. I think you find that the Club VW SuperSprint is bloody good value by comparison. Club VW wont be making any money out of the event. They need 33 just to pay for the track hire. Add cost of ambulance, rescue and recovery, cams affiliation, permits, trophies etc.
76bug ·
just a quick question, why is clubvw only running 4 lap stints? most event ive been to at wakefeild they do around 10 laps 10 cars per group roughly 5 groups.
vw54 ·
At $150 per entry , I don't think it will be full
you obviously have never run an event or hired a venue
just a quick question, why is clubvw only running 4 lap stints? most event
It may vary depending on entrants and times cars are doing etc etc
Jak Rizzo ·
Captain Cockatoo wrote:At $150 per entry , I don't think it will be full 🤪
obviously never had any motorsport experience before. $22 for go karting doesn't count.
I'd pay even more if it was asked, purely for the fact that it's a vw event. In 11 years of supersprints I have never done a vw organised event.
My recolections have to go all the way back to the mid 90's, watching Craig, the Mullers, Stan etc at Amaroo. It was one of the best things I had ever watched, shits all over the drags.
Massive thanks has to go to Dave, Amazer & club veedub for sticking their necks out.
regards
Jak
pS should see how much the Porshce club charge.........& it doesn't include a porsche in the entry fee.
vw54 ·
Massive thanks has to go to Dave, Amazer & club veedub for sticking their necks out.
thanks for that Jak but there are many others as well Steve, Herb, Hicko and Rudy and John L for the enthusiam
amazeer ·
just done a quick search on google, first page of results only.
19th Oct HSV ran supersprint $140, 4 laps
15th Feb AROC ran supersprint $170 3 laps
8 March WRX club ran supersprint $150 entry fee, 3 laps
19th Apr NSWRRC ran supersprint $130 members/$150 for non members 4 laps
5th May MX5 club will run a supersprint, $150, 4 laps.
23rd May ClubVW $150, 4 laps.
We're running the normal amount of laps, for a normal price.
Captain Cockatoo ·
its about on par then😎
Craig Torrens ·
How much would it cost if you do 15kph over the speed limit on the road, and get caught ???
Cam ·
$150 was the cheapest sprint I've come across down here (vic) of late. Looks like damned good value to me, unfortunately I will be really struggling to make it 🙁
amazeer ·
Went down to Wakefield yesterday for a bit of a reconnaissance run to Wakefield yesterday. Superb venue. Almost no chance of hitting anything solid. You'd have to have the most monumental 100m tank slapper to hit the only armco wall which is along pit lane. There's heaps of undercover pit garages, unlike at Oran Park. The food from permanent cafeteria is easily edible, unlike most race tracks. There's proper seating and clean toilets unlike most tracks. Even a kids playground apparently, though I didnt see it.
There is only one problem. Lack of entries. There's only 3 weeks to go, If you are going to do it, you need to do it soon. Dont forget the early entry fee runs out in 2 weeks. You'll be hit an extra $30 after that. The number of entries is disappointing so far. The number of entries received from all sources is less than the expressions of interest received from this forum alone.
I'm on my knees begging, please spread the word about the event to anyone who might be half interested in turnng up. Doesnt have to be a Volkswagen, any make of car is welcome to come along.
Double posting this on the other supersprint thread but...
If you are holding off on sending forms in for the supersprint while you wait for licence or club membership details, there's no need. Send the forms off now with blank spaces or tba in fields you dont know and we can sort it out later. Its more important at the moment that we know the numbers of competitors than licence numbers.
Cheers
STIDUB ·
hey everyone, any ideas how much to be a spectator? considering a road trip down for the weekend... ( rdo's prove useful yet again 👍 )
bigrudi ·
its free to watch should start at around 9.30 all going well cheers Rudi
hellbugged ·
trying hard to get there guys.....!
Chris you can change my entry to sports sedan 3D 3400cc (type 4) with car number 555
who else has prep to do?
Craig Torrens, how many VW's do you have that actually go or are they just dyno skanks !!!!
surely some of the Holzl precison driving team are going to make a showing........do those cars actually exist anymore???
Craig Torrens ·
hellbugged wrote:Craig Torrens, how many VW's do you have that actually go or are they just dyno skanks !!!!
Geez...when I was racing everyone said I needed to put the cars on the Dyno......now that i put them on the Dyno everyone says i need to be racing !!!!
Damo, I don't have any that go around corners anymore 😂
Besides, if i was going I wouldn't be driving a vw !!!!
Pity about the low numbers.....this will be a great event.
where's Ben Durie, Grant Cook, Heath Campbell, Greg Ward, Nathan Abbot, Wayne Penrose, Boris from Vintage, Dak to the future !
Sides ·
I've been pretty quiet about the sprints, since I'd ended up with family commitments that weekend. But it now sounds like I may be able to juggle things slightly.... so there's a possibility...
(thanks Daimo for the gentle hassling about being soft btw 😉 )
hellbugged ·
Craig Torrens wrote:
hellbugged wrote:Craig Torrens, how many VW's do you have that actually go or are they just dyno skanks !!!!
Damo, I don't have any that go around corners anymore 😂
Besides, if i was going I wouldn't be driving a vw !!!!
Pity about the low numbers.....this will be a great event.
Soft.....what's the rag top, show pony???......it has a roll cage, four wheels and 138HP of totally reliable 1916, what more do you need?
GREAT SIDES!.....and don't take it to hard, i've been hassling everyone so the event will fill and we can do it again next year..more the merrier!
yes, my concern about the low numbers is that this might be a one off return to racing at the Nats without a decent response......C'MON it's such a great learning experience no matter what size engine or handling specs.......surely learning how your car handles in a safe enviroment is worth the time and effort.
last year i couldn't believe the size of the grid at Warwick, yet the couple of cicuit events that are put on at great time and expense on behalf of the organisers struggle big time......add up the seat time!!!!........i like Craig T's thought on how much $$$$ would the coppers fine be if caught testing your new donk or handling improvements on the street🤘
amazeer ·
Wayne Penrose is taking 3 cars, Boris is running in Georges car. The others are invited. One or more got personal invites.
90% of the cars running dont have race prepped handling Craig. If you wanted to do it, you'd be there. There's no other excuses.
ian.mezz ·
Rose will be there in my 70 bug it has 77 HP and it looks fast toooooooo😂😂😂😂
vw54 ·
No noise from the V Force grid as yet should we wait till the last minute
Craig Torrens ·
amazeer wrote:If you wanted to do it, you'd be there. There's no other excuses.
I couldn't be bothered.......there ya go no more excuses.
vw54 ·
well thats the most piss poor one i have ever heard
Perhaps we had better tell u the date for next year so u have 380 days to think up something better
VWMA Editor ·
I'm always humbled when people make the effort to support the drag racing events hosted by VWMA. Therefore, I always try, where deadlines permit, to return the support for VW events around the country.
When it comes to motorsport events, I'm not so good at spectating, so over the last six months I have been working on my Fvee, and all going well with the practice at Morgan Park tomorrow, I'll be there racing at the sprints. I just have to remember that there are corners to go around....
hellbugged ·
Craig Torrens wrote:
amazeer wrote:If you wanted to do it, you'd be there. There's no other excuses.
I couldn't be bothered.......there ya go no more excuses.
aaaawwww, how sad 🙁
vw54 ·
hey Craig
that HUGHES special is looking like a John Player Special dressed in black yum
vw54 ·
come on Craig Tor chuck a sicky
and show us all of those 138 poniesatthewheels
VWMA Editor ·
Yes Dave, an interesting story about the logbook to be told in the pits....
Craig Torrens ·
vw54 wrote:come on Craig Tor chuck a sicky
and show us all of those 138 poniesatthewheels
In two weeks it should have 145hp 😂
hellbugged ·
bit late then tho
Craig Torrens ·
not for what i want it for 😁
hellbugged ·
yeah, i here on label you........
"Track to the future"
😏
Craig Torrens ·
just "Blast from the past"
hellbugged ·
okay........change of tact.......
PLEASE CRAIGY will you come and play wif us 🙄
STIDUB ·
bigrudi wrote:its free to watch should start at around 9.30 all going well cheers Rudi
thanks rudi, the leave forms are in, i should be there if all goes well
rose ·
come on craigey I need someone to give me pointers on how to fang Ian's bug around the track pretty pretty please lol
Craig Torrens wrote:just "Blast from the past"
vw54 ·
In two weeks it should have 145hp
what are u doing an upgade to the spark plugs
NuZo ·
this thread is awesome! unfortunetly i cant go due to work commitments, i had my eyes keen on watching tho. cant even do that 🙁
Iv been spreading the word. some Subaru RX drivers, some commodores etc. none are too keen, their all pussy's IMO.
Wish i could make it tho 🙁 and gl hf to all going! make sure theres plenty of vids for youtube!!!
rose ·
That looks like heaps of fun.
Can I have a go pretty please lol
VWMA Editor wrote:I'm always humbled when people make the effort to support the drag racing events hosted by VWMA. Therefore, I always try, where deadlines permit, to return the support for VW events around the country.
When it comes to motorsport events, I'm not so good at spectating, so over the last six months I have been working on my Fvee, and all going well with the practice at Morgan Park tomorrow, I'll be there racing at the sprints. I just have to remember that there are corners to go around....
VWMA Editor ·
For you Rose, sure thing (I'll just need to check with the clerk of the course first).
Practice went well today. A few minor things to sort, but overall a very good day. 3 sessions of 8 laps. The Rapiers were also out for some practice.
hellbugged ·
Craig H......
just had a thought that it might be worth asking the company/guys that did the video footage DVD at Warwick 2008, if they would be interested in covering the supersprint.............they certainly did a great job and from memory, they didn't charge a fee, just made the return out of the DVD's sold?.................i know how hard is to get good film's of thse events, broken promises etc.....
where were they based?
..........i'll sign up for a couple of copies........one for Craig Torrens so he can see what he missed out on 😘
1303Steve ·
Craig Torrens wrote:so I can run a Lancer EVO then
So Craig
Do we have a case of see no Evo,
hear no Evo
fear no Evo?
Stole that line from another forum member
Steve
Craig Torrens ·
😂😂..yeah send me a dvd and the "how to build a 1776 in five years" book as well !!! 😂
hellbugged ·
oh dear Craig, i understand any four digit number apart from 1916 freaks you right out.....so i'll pay that one 🥲.....
but bare with me here
retort...
yeah, i did build it myself, in between 3 jobs, family, big kids and small kids, fixing the rest of the car to be ready for it and someone elses race car too......it's not rocket science despite what some people would have you believe.......then you know what i did???.....took it out for the exact purpose it was built for ..........propelling a VW, not dyno 😂
you should just equip the bat cave with an engine dyno, save having all those VW's gathering dust and rust.....be a lot cheaper😂........hell you could store the dyno and full catalouge of slighlty different "spec" specials in the space that just one of those beetles takes up 😘
.....boo moo hoo ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
Craig Torrens ·
hellbugged wrote:oh dear Craig, i understand any four digit number apart from 1916 freaks you right out.....so i'll pay that one 🥲.....
but bare with me here
retort...
yeah, i did build it myself, in between 3 jobs, family, big kids and small kids, fixing the rest of the car to be ready for it and someone elses race car too......it's not rocket science despite what some people would have you believe.......then you know what i did???.....took it out for the exact purpose it was built for ..........propelling a VW, not dyno 😂
you should just equip the bat cave with an engine dyno, save having all those VW's gathering dust and rust.....be a lot cheaper😂........hell you could store the dyno and full catalouge of slighlty different "spec" specials in the space that just one of those beetles takes up 😘
.....boo moo hoo ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
Ha ha...........bit sensitive when the muds thrown your way hey !!!!
Mick058 ·
exactly what you girls need - a bit of mud and a wrestle.
RodPenrose ·
I have been building a car to compete at this event for the last 4 weeks and am almost done .This has been a ground up rebuild and I will be out testing this weekend and if all goes well should be fun next week .I will keep an eye out for all of those Mack Trucks this time . I am not a would be racer and support the vw scene no matter what . To claim to have so much hp and to have a so called good record of driving skills I would have thought Torrens would have been the first person to have entered . Maybe he is frightened off by the competition of other good drivers and cars , ROD.
1303Steve ·
Hi
Gees that looks good, glad you saw the light and went with the most aerodynamic model bug.
Take it easy with the testing, plenty of time at the track to go hard.
May the struts be with you,
Steve.
Craig Torrens ·
Nice Car Rod and I love the color. And you're right I'm waaaay tooooo frightened 🥲......I've seen how you drive and its awesome, there's no way i would have the skill to slam into a parked Mack truck.😂
vw54 ·
Evo is a Dirty word
Craig Torrens ·
There is absolutely no way i would have the skill to do this !
amazeer ·
Guys, you're killing the romance in here.
Going to be doing some cross posting with this one, but one last request.
If you havent already got a CAMS licence, you should bring your completed form along to the event, along with CASH PAYMENT.
Sending it off to CAMS now wont give them enough time to turn it around and post it out to you. If you have already sent it in, and havent got it back by next Thursday, ring CAMS member services and ask them to fax you a confirmation.
The early entry fee cuts off on the 16th technically, then goes up to $180.
Could you send your entry in with anything you dont know left blank. If you're fair dinkum and let me know your entry is in the mail before then, we can let it slide. Anything postmarked after Monday will be bad luck. This is not to be an arse, but it helps us plan for the day better if we know the numbers. Cars need to be put into classes, allocated timers, placed into colour groups and running orders. The more we do on Sunday morning, the more it eats into your track time.
If you are going to leave it and pay on the morning of the event, it will be CASH ONLY.
This is to stop unscrupulous people cancelling their cheques after they have had their fun. A regular thing unfortunately.
Houndog ·
Rod.........what a big disappointment to do that to a racecar ie vw versus Mack.However when you get sick of trimming cars you had better come & work for me.In between eating pies I do not know how you can physically build a car in such short time...you'll have btter luck with this one.By the way you have got more than I will ever have as I wouldn't pick a fight with a Mack...good on you for having a real go !!!
bigrudi ·
hmmm nice Lbug rod very slipery looking forward to catching up dont forget to dial out the rear brake bias those willwoods realy bite hard on the arse, hear no evo, see no evo, speak no evo ,cheers Rudi
trickysimon ·
Holy shit! Lucky to survive that one!🤪
vw54 ·
Evo is a dirty word evo is a dirty word
Craig Torrens ·
so what are you racing dave ? you are racing aren't you ?
amazeer ·
Dave's at a committee meeting. But he is running his avatar. Its 1916, you should at least come and watch it. Will be interesting to see if Dave can race when he has to turn the wheel. Only ever seen him do straight lines.
ratbug ·
Just got my CAMS license tonight, yay, didn't take long at all. Can I email and direct deposit the entry to speed it up?
Also is there any track insurance you can get for the day? I plan to enter my near new wrx and although i won't be doing anything stupid and be cautious would hate something to happen. Otherwise I could still enter my subie powered Rat buggy (in current issue of VWMA) which i'm towing down to enter into the show on Sunday, but it handles like a boat which is why the wrx is more inviting...
Brian ·
good line up of vw entries so far
hellbugged ·
Craig Torrens wrote:Ha ha...........bit sensitive when the muds thrown your way hey !!!!
not at all Craig, tounge in cheek buddy......you know i've enjoyed watching you throw your dub around in the past and i'd like to see that again
man i'm gonna be a laughing stock if i don't make it there hey ❗
vw54 ·
Straight lines are always best
beetleboyjeff ·
Not on a woman.
rose ·
Hey Dave I know the reason why you can only go in straight lines is because you have a big beer belly and cant turn the steering wheel lol 😂😂😂
vw54 wrote:Straight lines are always best
bat69 ·
Craig Torrens wrote:
hellbugged wrote:Craig Torrens, how many VW's do you have that actually go or are they just dyno skanks !!!!
where's Ben Durie, Grant Cook, Heath Campbell, Greg Ward, Nathan Abbot, Wayne Penrose, Boris from Vintage, Dak to the future !
I would love to be there but unfortnately my car is in 1000 different bits and as you can see from the pictures its missing a couple of the vital things to make it go forwards. Plus there is nothing for me to sit on (apart from milk crate), steering the thing, strap me in, stop me, protect me if I crash or stop the wind from getting in my hair.... Pretty much all there is is a body shell in one part of my shed and every thing else stacked up against the other side.
I was talking to Greg Ward the other day and he too would also like to be there but he is in China at the moment on work and will not be back until June. So worst luck for him. ..
It looks like you are going to have a really good event. Wish I was there racing.
BTW Rod, thats a fine looking motor car. Nice work
hellbugged ·
start laughing at me..........the panel beaters havn't touched the car and have four days work to do..........the sums don't add up👎
Mick058 ·
take the bug Daimo
fullnoise ·
Hi Craig,
Can I have my copy or "How to lose friends and infuriate people" back? I'm getting a little rusty. I don't think you need it's teachings anymore.
CYA CT
Craig Torrens ·
I can give you the book "how to satisfy your girlfriend".........we know you need that 👍😂
Sides ·
Gotta agree with Mick there Daimo - just take the bug, after all you know it'll run perfectly !!!
ian.mezz ·
hellbugged wrote:start laughing at me..........the panel beaters havn't touched the car and have four days work to do..........the sums don't add up👎
Whats your name Craig 😂😂😂
you dont need paint on your car to race silly.
Craig Torrens ·
😀😀...........cmon Damo, whats wrong with running your beetle??? It has four wheels, berg 5 speed, rollcage, 1776 with mid 90 reliable HP !!!!!
what excuse do you have for not running that ???😀😀🤓
hellbugged ·
Craig Torrens wrote:😀😀...........cmon Damo, whats wrong with running your beetle??? It has four wheels, berg 5 speed, rollcage, 1776 with mid 90 reliable HP !!!!!
what excuse do you have for not running that ???😀😀🤓
no cage
bald tyres
broken clutch cable (today)
broken bulk head
......and 107HP now actually
Craig Torrens ·
so its a dyno skank is it ??
how long does it take to fit a new clutch cable ??
And I'm sure a hillclimb racer that lives up your way would lend you some tyres, considering they have new ones for nearly every state round 😎 !!!
Excuses, Excuses 🥲
Just stirring Daimo, hope you make it 😎
hellbugged ·
Craig Torrens wrote:so its a dyno skank is it ??
how long does it take to fit a new clutch cable ??
And I'm sure a hillclimb racer that lives up your way would lend you some tyres, considering they have new ones for nearly every state round 😎 !!!
Excuses, Excuses 🥲
no, it's done 34000km
not long, if you have one
tyres too soft for a long trip
........but if it's that what it takes, YEP, i'll do it, no excuses!!.........see you there😂
anyways...there are plenty of reasons for wanting the race car there like, the amount of seat time so i can then start picking off hillclimbs i can make it to, Zane Unwin will be second driver and the track will suit 260HP and TALL gearing down to the ground!!!!!!!!!!....so the notch was picked up this arvo, I didn't offer any explanation, just took it away so at least i could do the final checks and sorting........still aiming for paint tho, even if it's done with a toilet brush 🤪
fun fun fun.......all about the fun and great people that make the effort to be there, entrants, organisers, helpers, pit crew and spectators alike......can't wait to catch up with everyone again
ROD, awsome effort, looks great ❗
who else is doing what?
CT, how's the motor coming together?
ian.mezz ·
Daimo
Just grab a few cans of different colour spray paint before you leave home and I'm sure we can finish off the paint job after tea Friday night.😂😂
HotRodMatt ·
Anyone planning on getting to Goulburn on Friday night?
Thinking about going down then so not such an early morning. At least the drivers get to sit for a while and don't have to hold a couple of kilos at their face...
hellbugged ·
in undercoat now, sand tomorrow, paint Tuesday, re assemble Wednesday,load Thursday, Goulburn Friday...................😂
ian.mezz ·
HotRodMatt wrote:Anyone planning on getting to Goulburn on Friday night?
Thinking about going down then so not such an early morning. At least the drivers get to sit for a while and don't have to hold a couple of kilos at their face...
A few of us will be there Friday night from Newcastle
Jak Rizzo ·
CT & I are leaving Sydney Firday morning, he'll be running in a new engine & I will be bedding in new brakes, ahhhh feels like old times!
Jak
Mick058 ·
What time does racing start on the Saturday? i want to come watch but would need to leave by 11:30ish.
Not sure if its worth the effort to drive down.
fullnoise ·
Hi Daimo,
I've entered the sprint. The engine isn't exactly progressing quickly. I keep getting distracted.
All I did on the weekend was add the oil pump and pistons and barrels. I'm still not sure which rockers I'll go with. I'm likely to run the engine in with 1.1s and then switch to 1.4s.
Either way it's all last minute. I can hear the mission impossible music.
CT
vw54 ·
CT yr cutting it close possible some late nites Hey
speedster356 ·
Heading down Fri night after work. Car fired up on Sunday, trailer lights replaced, tyres pumped, all go.👍
1303Steve ·
Hi Peter
Haven't seen you for ages, it will be good to catchup.
Steve
hellbugged ·
Sunday.....
finished sanding that at midnight last night......and got the paint on today (doesn't show colour well in this pic)
got a bit carried away trying to get rid of the cacky green tho.....DOH!
what was tomorrow.......Wednesday?........that's right re-asembly 👍
i'm buggered already
amazeer ·
hellbugged wrote:what was tomorrow.......Wednesday?........that's right re-asembly 👍
i'm buggered already
well get offline you goose, get the car ready.
hellbugged ·
HI Chris,
at home feeding the bub tonite....putting in the last family time before the BIG THRASH!
did you get Zane's entry okay?.........i've got the $$ for it
amazeer ·
hellbugged wrote:HI Chris,
at home feeding the bub tonite....putting in the last family time before the BIG THRASH!
did you get Zane's entry okay?.........i've got the $$ for it
got the entry form. Have asked him (thru Jo) to get cams to fax a temp licence, you have the $$$ which saves me a Jeff phone call.... all good.
Sides ·
Lookin good Daimo !!!
Bit surprised though - I thought you were wanting to ditch the green ???
HotRodMatt ·
So what time are the gates opening?
I'm probably gonna grab a spot to stay in town rather than the track...
amazeer ·
gates open at 6:30am if wakefield do the right thing.
The weather forecast at the moment is predicting a balmy 10 - 16 degree range for saturday with chance of showers. I wont jinx us by saying it wont/cant rain, but if the current clouds clear, it wont be that warm. Average overnight low for the month so far is 3.5.
If you're heading down, make sure you have a decent jacket for the morning period.
fullnoise ·
Is it bad that I haven't got the heads on my engine, and the flash new fan housing won't be ready until tomorrow afternoon?
CYA CT
hellbugged ·
yes CT, thats not a good thing...........but don't feel bad, i spent the day colour sanding the paint that got wet due to a wild overnight storm and a leak in the roof that never EVER happened before.......... instead of re-asembly DOH!
need to put the windows back in, bumpers back on, clean the thing inside, remove passenger seat so i can pack it to the brim with tyres (wets 🙅) and spares and then get it on the trailer..........and still some😵
ratbug ·
Any spare rooms in the cabins? Looks like I can come down Friday arfternoon/evening with the newcastle crew.
STIDUB ·
hey guys, possible stupid question, if the rain from seq/northern nsw ends up down that way by saturday, will there still be any racing? - the drive down in it tomorrow night will be fun 🤪
hellbugged ·
😏....yeah still on, you 'an me 600km enduro with compulsory pit stops
1303Steve ·
ratbug wrote:Any spare rooms in the cabins? Looks like I can come down Friday arfternoon/evening with the newcastle crew.
Thats OK we can fit you in, Steve
1303Steve ·
STIDUB wrote:hey guys, possible stupid question, if the rain from seq/northern nsw ends up down that way by saturday, will there still be any racing? - the drive down in it tomorrow night will be fun 🤪
Guys that run supersprints don't worry about a little H2O
amazeer ·
baaah, its goulburn. doesnt rain there. Sometimes snows, temperature gets below freezing regularly in winter, frequently above 40 in summer but no rain. they were in danger of drinking dust just a short time ago.
Craig S ·
Goulburn has had a lot more rain over the past few years than usual.
Two years ago the main dam (Pejar) was down to 2%. Some photos are attached. On one you can see the spillway over on the left and the tower way in the distance.
I can also tell you that the water that was there stank🙁
1303Steve ·
Fancy planting trees in a dam
hellbugged ·
🤪 days........i might not make it yet, it's flooding here AGAIN and the wind and rain is making everything difficult and slooooooooowwwwwww
vw54 ·
possible stupid question, if the rain from seq/northern nsw ends up down that way by saturday, will there still be any racing? -
yes racing is on regardless of the weather as per above it may snow but wont rain
HotRodMatt ·
vw54 wrote:as per above it may snow but wont rain
They said that at Easter too but it pissed down during the ARSF Nationals...
rose ·
you can sleep in our room if you don't mind Ian snoring
ratbug wrote:Any spare rooms in the cabins? Looks like I can come down Friday arfternoon/evening with the newcastle crew.
hellbugged ·
packed and strapped........i'll be there!!!..........long story to tell here when i get back, all will be revealed then 😉
hypo-vw ·
Team WPVW is ready for the supersprint and looking forward to catching up with fellow vee-dubbers .
Only 2 of our 3 cars will be attending as I have been quite ill with the flu and unable to get the turbo oval ready in time . The new front suspension was in and finished , swaybars and shocks , wheels and tyres , but engine is only half built and wont be ready in time .
The sports sedan has had the diff and gear ratio changed , engine serviced and put back on to unleaded racing fuel to comply with CAMS .
The formula vee 1200 of Chris Bolton has had the transmission overhauled and new tyres fitted and engine serviced .
Both cars are ready to go and I look forward to sharing the sports sedan with my 17 year old son Dean , this will be his first ever super sprint and first drive of the sports sedan . Should be very exciting for him .
See you all there .... Team WPVW.
hellbugged ·
👍 great Wayne.......❗
amazeer ·
glad you lot are excited, I'm as nervous as hell. The paperwork part is the easy bit. All I have to do now is stop 50 cars from crashing into each other.
vassy66T1 ·
Hope you guys have a great day and the weather behaves for you.
Safe travel for everyone.
Craig S ·
I'll be coming down to spectate, but I was wondering what access to the pit area and everything would be so I can get a closer look at the cars after (and before) they have had their fang around the course. I know you don't need people clogging up the place, especially when cars are on the move.
Cheers
Craig
amazeer ·
full access to everything except the pit lane and the dummy grid.
Sides ·
Good to hear Daimo... bit worried when I saw your little convoy heading in the wrong direction yesterday...
STIDUB ·
hey daimo did you make the trip? glad i went inland way from brissy, 11hrs to get to the central coast, 10 of it in pouring rain, alot of umm.... puddles ...right next to the road, & roughly another 4hrs drive in the morning from here down to the track, hope nobody got washed off the highway?
hellbugged ·
Made it safe and sound ... very wet ... heaps to do in the pits before scrutineering if any one wants a job
hellbugged ·
great day, great track, great event..........thanx to Chris Fraser, Steve Carter, Dave Birchal and others behind the scenes for all the effort you put in!............
thanx RODNEY for the run in your car, it's a credit to you to build a car i could jump in and run good times, first time out on a track i didn't know at all!!! the sound of the air cooled fury was a welcome friend after a couple of days without it...........I LOVE OUR LITTLE VW'S
NEXT YEAR TOO I HOPE!!!.................PRETTY PLEASE CLUB VEE DUB 😁
NuZo ·
anyone with pics/vids?
really angery i couldnt make it TBH, had a new server install on today and was really sadface!
HotRodMatt ·
Early wet start to the day...
HotRodMatt ·
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HotRodMatt ·
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HotRodMatt ·
last 2... want more? make sure you get the next VWMA.
Craig S ·
Great photos Matt,
You can tell the difference between someone that knows what they're doing behind a camera and a rank amateur like me. You've captured all the moments that I only got the after effects of.
Cheers
Craig
1303Steve ·
Hi Matt
Great photos as usual, I hope Craig can give you enough room to fit them in.
Thanks to everyone who attended and of course our organizers and helpers on the day.
With the way the weather was we would maybe have been washed out if we had held the drags instead.
I hope that we can run one again in the future, but as the number of entrants were down the event may actually run at a slight loss.
Steve
Craig S ·
I also forgot to say thanks to all that were involved. Whilst I was only spectating today, rather than getting dirty, it was great to see the dubs going around a circuit. From my perspective it was well done, and I hope it happens again in the future when mine is up to the challenge.
Also, I've shrunk a few photos to get them attached. I hope you enjoy.
VWCOOL ·
bugger bugger bugger
Looks like a fun day was had, heard from GTMac (WRXT3) and he seemed well-pleased with the day
STIDUB ·
abaout the wagon... who raced a hire car? sorry its the only thing i could think of watching it, also awesome day, 1000x better than drags, despite the cold, rain,wind, brief moments of sun & the entertainment was awesome, it got too cold for qld'ers by 2, glad i made the trip though 😀
speedster356 ·
Yeah thanks guys, had a great day out. Mark that day down for next year everybody.
cheers
h ·
great pics.. thanks
beetleboyjeff ·
It was cold, but I enjoyed it so much. Thanks to the organisers.
Maybe I need to get divorced so I will be allowed to run next year lol.
hellbugged ·
hey Jeff,nice to meet you..........have you got enough room to store the race notch for a couple of days?
I had to leave dad with the truck and trailer in Kempsey and catch the train home, and they are saying it will be a few days before the highway will be open again........if we can find somewhere to park it, he needs to get home too
👎
beetleboyjeff ·
I wondered how you went Daimo. There were 'highway closed at Kempsey' signs all the way home. If a carport is OK, you are quite welcome to store it at my house untill you can get it home. It is in Port Macquarie though - at 10 the Jib. Give me a ring on 0418 841581 if you want a hand.
hellbugged ·
found somewhere Jeff........thanx for the reply tho, gotta love the comeradery of the VW scene!
fullnoise ·
Well done club veedub and all the competitors. I thought the turn out was great. There were many more cars than I was expecting. The cars were quick and reliable too.
Great work with getting the permit, the entrant numbers and training up all the club veedub members to do the marshalling at flag points and scrutineering. Hats off.
What a fun day. Great stuff.
CYA CT
reub ·
HotRodMatt wrote:last 2... want more? make sure you get the next VWMA.
Heard Rod put the yellow bug together in 5 weeks...
hellbugged ·
reub-revhead wrote:
HotRodMatt wrote:last 2... want more? make sure you get the next VWMA.
Heard Rod put the yellow bug together in 5 weeks...
something like that Reubs,the thing went well, handled great very neutral and predictable, nice gear ratios, brakes unreal........i had one session in it, kinda sorta blew everything away including the WRX.......loved it, had the race face once the flag fell, I would have signed my life over before hand that i was just going to putt around for a leisurely drive........kudos to Rod for the build.
THANKS AGAIN ROD, you made the trip worth while for me.........i will never forget my hoon in the yello monster........you are one of the most generous, approachable and down to earth people one could ever hope to meet. LEDGEND😎
trickysimon ·
God damn it was loud though 😂
amazeer ·
I've secured a drive in the Mugen Mini 😀 All I have to do now is get the planets to align where we all have a free weekend and a sprint exists.
Mick058 ·
yes, as Simon said! was a 1916 right? It looked qicked, or maybe that was when Daimo was driving 😀 The was one run it had and it was hammering - looked real quick.
trickysimon ·
Rod told me it was a 2054 that he had in his car but took it out cause it was too wild for it 😂
hellbugged ·
amazeer wrote:I've secured a drive in the Mugen Mini 😀 All I have to do now is get the planets to align where we all have a free weekend and a sprint exists.
goodo Chris !
you know youre always welcome in the notch too, i'll get it going again and try to sort something
ian.mezz ·
Thanks to all those involved in the organizing of the event, We had a ball.
Rose kept on improving her times with every lap she did.
I imagine she could of done a little bit better with a driving lesson from one of the experience guys as it was Roses first time ever on a race track, so she could of been shown the best way to get in and out of the corners . Rose had heaps of fun and the car is in one piece and to top off a great weekend Roses race beetle got a 2nd in the show and shine on Sunday.
We will be back
Thanks Ian
hellbugged ·
Mick058 wrote:yes, as Simon said! was a 1916 right? It looked qicked, or maybe that was when Daimo was driving 😀 The was one run it had and it was hammering - looked real quick.
Rod ran quicker times than me
hellbugged ·
ian.mezz wrote:Thanks to all those involved in the organizing of the event, We had a ball.
Rose kept on improving her times with every lap she did.
We will be back
Thanks Ian
that's all that matters, she did herself proud Ian
amazeer ·
hellbugged wrote:goodo Chris !
you know youre always welcome in the notch too, i'll get it going again and try to sort something
Not sure how I'm going to go, because I dont breathe when I'm racing. Thats OK at Huntley because its only 27 seconds. Not too bad on a single lap of Raleigh. I might black out with 5 minutes at Wakefield! It would be good if you could get the notch back on track within 12 months for Zane to get a run... now that he has forked out for his licence n everyfink.
hellbugged ·
hee hee, i still don't know if i breathe, i think i was snorting like a possesed animal tho at Wakefield.....
notch, well if it bad luck comes in threes, it should be all over now........i'm only giving it one more try 🤓
Mick058 ·
Must of been Rod then. Just remember one particular run - looked very fast and impressive.
hellbugged wrote:
Mick058 wrote:yes, as Simon said! was a 1916 right? It looked qicked, or maybe that was when Daimo was driving 😀 The was one run it had and it was hammering - looked real quick.
Rod ran quicker times than me
HotRodMatt ·
So who did the pirouette on turn one?
Daimo or Rod?
1303 ·
Great day, thanks to all that organised the event, it was awesome to see so many Volkswagens at one event and also people giving it a go for the first time.
Stand out for me had to be Greg Mackie, 60's beetle, king & link pin front end, swing axle close box street tyres, 1835 and 1.15 lap times. This guy has been racing beetles since 1961 and his skill driving a beetle showed. Proves that unlike drag racing you dont have to spend a fortune to be quick, just practice, practice, practice.........inspiring stuff.
Jak finally with some good R spec rubber (not slicks)and big brakes gave him some well desrved good times 1.13. That beetle of Zanellos is an absolute weapon and Rudy driving the wheels of his car. What a day!
.....now when is the next track day?
Cheers Paul
Jak Rizzo ·
CT , Paul & I have never laughed so much, both at the track & at the show on Sunday. I still don't know what we were laughing at.
My Hero Paul Zanello pipped me by 2 tenths of a second. What a legend. 20+ year old race car with hard as rock rubber only driven once a year! please don't sell it Mr Zanello!
regards
Jak
VWCOOL ·
Looks like everyone had a great giggle, let's hope this can be an annual event, as part of the Nats
westi ·
can someone post up all the times /car's/engines so we can all have a bow peep .i did get a chance to go and would love to hear/see more.
sounds like everyone had a blast.i gota have a go next year.if it will be on.
was it sucsessfull enought to have the go ahead for next year.
i lokk forward to more news.
the mini only ran 1:09's, not the 1:06 listed on these results. The cars with missing info were late entries so no info was in the system.
hellbugged ·
HotRodMatt wrote:So who did the pirouette on turn one?
Daimo or Rod?
that would be Rod......he had it all dialled in by the time i conned a drive out of him which made my drive easy.....i only did one session and had a red insulation tape cross through the "18" on the sides........
...i don't remember much bar the red mist falling across my eyes and going past a hatch back?, an unkown (to me) beetle, Birchal, Sides, Rosie.....umm a yellow beetle with v-force sticker and blue rear wing...........then off after the WRX, which held me for half a lap...... under brakes, in the corners and coming out them.....but i worked hard and set him up coming into the last hairpin and pipped him on the line...........i think, dunno, too much adrenalin.........i know i made both of us commit to going through the kink at the end of the striaght together, it was the first time i went through there flat 🥲
yeah addicted, no doubt😎
fullnoise ·
Jak Rizzo wrote:CT , Paul & I have never laughed so much, both at the track & at the show on Sunday. I still don't know what we were laughing at.
My Hero Paul Zanello pipped me by 2 tenths of a second. What a legend. 20+ year old race car with hard as rock rubber only driven once a year! please don't sell it Mr Zanello!
regards
Jak
I remember laughing, but I can't remember what at either? It could all be due to the lack of sleep and too much spanner work. Perhaps Paul remembers?
It's odd we're not that funny.
That was my first quote. Yay.
BTW well done Rod for building a reliable and pretty darn quick car in just 5 weeks. It takes most people years to achieve that.
CYA CT
mac76 ·
was a great day just wish my car was ready for the day, it will be ready for next year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Daimo, was bad luck for the notch and yourself but you had a smile after your run in rods car and it looked great you overtaking lots of people and standing next to rod and seeing him get all competitive! its a credit to both of you he being a drag racer and you putting together a great couple of laps in an uknown car. by the way who owns the light blue ej20 powerd 1303?
hypo-vw ·
well done to all the organisers and flag marshalls on a superb event .
What a blast !! an excellent race meeting surrounded by fellow VW competitors .
I only managed to complete 9 racing laps and my 17 year old son Dean completed 10 , due to a fuel system problem that developed in the WPVW sports sedan after filling the fuel cell with the new 102 octane unleaded racing fuel . A friendly warning to anyone who is contemplating using this fuel , it hates the foam that fuel cells and fuel tanks are packed with ( to stop fuel serge when cornering )and breaks it down to a fine foam powder . Steve Muller also suffered the same problem on the day using the same fuel . This blocked the fuel lines and fuel filter on at least 4 occassions .
I had to nurse the sports sedan around the track , short shifting and feathering the throttle as the engine was fuel serging badly and I didnt want to melt an engine . I was very pleased with the 1min 11sec time that I ran that left me 3rd outright behind the turbo charged sports sedan of Rudi'.
I am also very proud of my son Dean who had never driven a race car before , never been on a race circuit before , dealt with the fuel serge problems and handled it all with much skill and maturity . Dean drove an excellent time of 1min 19secs .
Well done to Chris Bolton , who drove the WPVW formula vee ( with the smallest engine in the entire field at 1192cc ) to an outright position of 15th out of 50 competitors and a time of 1min 15secs and well done to Ben Ford who also drove the formula vee .
To all other competitors , well done and thankyou all for making this such a good event .
Jak Rizzo ·
I remember laughing, but I can't remember what at either? It could all be due to the lack of sleep and too much spanner work. Perhaps Paul remembers?
It's odd we're not that funny.
Really?..........Are u sure?
vw54 ·
I W A N T more power to go faster had the whip out and foot pushed through the floorboards
Had a blast carnt wait till next time
Hey i went round the track without a surge tank LOL where were all those strut cars
1303 ·
mac76 wrote:was a great day just wish my car was ready for the day, it will be ready for next year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Daimo, was bad luck for the notch and yourself but you had a smile after your run in rods car and it looked great you overtaking lots of people and standing next to rod and seeing him get all competitive! its a credit to both of you he being a drag racer and you putting together a great couple of laps in an uknown car. by the way who owns the light blue ej20 powerd 1303?
The blue 1303 is mine, the car is actually for sale, low k's since conversion/rebuild and only driven on weekends.......
Cheers Paul
1303Steve ·
vw54 wrote:where were all those strut cars
So far in front you couldn't see them
hellbugged ·
1303Steve wrote:
vw54 wrote:where were all those strut cars
So far in front you couldn't see them
one came past as a yello flash..........didn't think you saw me😂.........
Nah Dave, to your credit, i was pleasantly surprised , it took a little while to come round when we both opened the throttles out of the hairpin.....that 1916 must not be too short in the power department❗
VWMA Editor ·
Well done Club VeeDub. Two days of VW action. Bring it on next year.
level51 ·
Congrats to all that were involved in the setup and running of the event. Bring on next year and more VW's !! Let us know as soon as possible with the dates of next years event so we can arrange sponsorship and Trade displays.
Looking forward to having a drive next year
vw54 ·
So far in front you couldn't see them
yeah still in the garage getting their surge tanks fitted must be extra bracing required to hold the tank n struts in place
more power but i suspose the Orange car is what it is a daily driver but bloody great fun
Water Boy ·
Bummer I couldnt make it... Had fun at the Show on the Sunday 😊
Just woundering in total how many Golfs and other watercoolers were competting?
Also any pics of any of the Golfs entered?
bigrudi ·
not too many golfs there most were probably parked at krispy kremes top job to the guys that put the effort in to run on the day, you dont have to wait till the next nationals to have another run supersprints running most weekends by cams clubs . check out cams web site coming events, pick an event ring the race secretary and enquire most clubs will welcome you with open arms and you can have a run all cars graded fast with fast slower with slower just remember you are racing the clock if you can have a dice with another car well thats a bonus cheers, Rudi
vdubrod ·
hellbugged wrote:
Mick058 wrote:yes, as Simon said! was a 1916 right? It looked qicked, or maybe that was when Daimo was driving 😀 The was one run it had and it was hammering - looked real quick.
Rod ran quicker times than me
I was flag marshall at pit entry and I had a ball but if your the person that was in rods car with the 18 crossed out I would check the times again because you were visually much quicker in that car cornering speed and down the straight and the event will be on next year because due to this event lots of new members joined club vw motorsport and if you all get behind the club and the event there is no reason for it not to be on
Cam ·
We'll be there next year; we've already started gathering (small) bits & pieces to prepare our car 🤓
hellbugged ·
Cam wrote:We'll be there next year; we've already started gathering (small) bits & pieces to prepare our car 🤓
that's the way Cam!!...........i've been getting organised too.
good stuff at the back.....
right stuff at the front...........
all the bits stashed away ready to go........konis, whitelines, brakes, cookie cutters, some very bent front trailing arms and some gussets for the rears....add one ZF to the five speed and i'm good 🤪😂
these arrived today to keep the buzz going long enough till build progress motivation takes over........
warming up.....
round Birchal and inside Rosie......
and off after Sides and the wrx.....
thanx again Rod, it is an inspiring ride..........I'll return the favour next year
silver ·
That guy in the first video really likes fences
Cam ·
I only have two words: Build Thread!
A year sure seems awfully short when I start to consider the end to end of it all; I've got some koni reds already, but am lacking pretty much everything else that should go on an IRS/Balljoint 'dub to make it stick, go & stop.
hellbugged ·
1303 wrote:Stand out for me had to be Greg Mackie, 60's beetle, king & link pin front end, swing axle close box street tyres, 1835 and 1.15 lap times. This guy has been racing beetles since 1961 and his skill driving a beetle showed. Proves that unlike drag racing you dont have to spend a fortune to be quick, just practice, practice, practice.........inspiring stuff.
Cheers Paul
cooool, missed that one........evidently link/swingers are a lot of fun, even if your an old hand experienced, winning racer 😎
amazeer ·
I think Greg holds a 6 year old class record at Huntley Hillclimb too. In a porsche though. Unless its a different Greg Mackie.
76bug ·
could be the same guy, the greg mackie referred here is from bowral.
Kombi_Rescue ·
yes this is the same Greg Mackie.....Greg has raced all his life and in his late sixties can show many of us a thing or two.This engine puts out 120bhp at the rear wheels and is running only a low 8.0=1 compression ratio.The brakes are standard 1200 bug with alloy fins attached to mthe brake drums to aid cooling and reduce brake fade.The bug was bought in Canberra about 4 yeras ago wher it sat for over 15 years.Gearbox has a close 3rd and 4th gear with a beefa diff .Greg has run this bug for 3 years running in geardays and shown a clean pairs of heals to much better and more advanced machines.The next moves to improve the bug is to reduce the amount of front wheel tuck-in as the lower trailing arms and king pins love to flex.Think you will see Greg compete a lot more club level motor sport....cheers steve
HappyDaze ·
Kombi_Rescue wrote:yes this is the same Greg Mackie.....Greg has raced all his life and in his late sixties can show many of us a thing or two.This engine puts out 120bhp at the rear wheels and is running only a low 8.0=1 compression ratio.The brakes are standard 1200 bug with alloy fins attached to mthe brake drums to aid cooling and reduce brake fade.The bug was bought in Canberra about 4 yeras ago wher it sat for over 15 years.Gearbox has a close 3rd and 4th gear with a beefa diff .Greg has run this bug for 3 years running in geardays and shown a clean pairs of heals to much better and more advanced machines.The next moves to improve the bug is to reduce the amount of front wheel tuck-in as the lower trailing arms and king pins love to flex.Think you will see Greg compete a lot more club level motor sport....cheers steve
HappyDaze ·
Hi there,my name is Greg Mackie. My ears have been burning lately, so I thought that I should clear things up. Steve has got it pretty much spot-on, although it was 1961 when I started racing a Beetle - earlier it was dinkies, bikes, billy-carts,etc. The Super-sprint at Wakefield Park was great, however having a Mini with FTD really is NOT ON! This goes back a long way for me, and don't be surprised if you see a Mini-beating Beetle appear very soon!!! Cheers, Greg
amazeeer ·
I had a drive of the super brick mini yesterday at wakefield. Awesome little beast. Its a 5 speed 1.6 litre go kart. Incredibly easy to drive. Pity it doesnt have more power to go down the straight. I was running against all sorts of differnet cars AMG mercs an M4 BMW, few other shit boxes. Even in my nervous hands I didnt get overtaken. I could sit up the arse of the merc around the whole track (too scared to overtake) until we got to the front straight and he'd blow my doors off.
I had 2 x 20 minute sessions, strangely I drove it heaps better in my first session. Dunno what happened there. Too confident maybe in the second. And then some twit in a turbo fiat blew a hose or something and didnt get off the track. There was oil everywhere. Took well over an hour to clean up and I didnt get another go in the mini. Spent 40 minutes on track driving and near 80 minutes pushing a broom. Not happy.
I then took my dead standard 240,000km lancer on skinny balding street tyres and managed to spin it several times in 4 or 5 laps. I came off embarrassed. Dont know how Jim Richards can do it all the time. It felt like I could walk the track quicker than the lancer could drive. Could almost keep up with one of those Lanos rent a racer things on race tyres though!
^ months to go until the next Nats sprint. There will be 2 honda powered minis there next time...
vdubrod ·
Craig Torrens wrote:so I can run a Lancer EVO then 😂
Hi Craig
Your fan shrouds are still awaiting your arrival. Bring the evo and your big balls Rudi needs some competition.
Jeff🤓🤓
vdubrod ·
Craig Torrens wrote:oh I dont think so 😀.................and I know how quick beetles go 👍
Hi Craig how fast does a beetle go that's goy 320hp at the wheels? How many hp does a evo have?😍😊
Jeff
71-BEETLE-SEDAN ·
hey ill give it a go. wat are the requirements
amazeer ·
need a new thread for the 2010 version.
If you are talking road registered car the requirements are basic.
a safe roadworthy car
a fire extinguisher
a cams licence... About $95.
cams affiliated car club membership $40
entry fee ... $120-150, tba
helmet... depends how much your head is worth
a number on the side of your car ... tape, boot polish
blue triangle to mark battery position ... electrical tape
tie your bonnet down to the bumper ... belt, rope
71-BEETLE-SEDAN ·
Yeah new one would be good.
Okay car is roadworthy and got extinguisher.
Can so do the number and blue triangle.
Will get my cams liscense
and try get a club membership
can do the bonnet thingo too
will a motobike helmet be okay, like a motocross one
and entyr fee is okay
cnfabo ·
im racing a k&l beetle and have just modified the beam by cutting the ends and welding them on a angle using a protractor to get the angle right. we had no issues with fitment of steering box etc, we welded more tubing arount the welds etc to beef it up and made lower beam braces aswell... seems to work a treat...