VW Portland 2009 welcomes Yokohama Tyres Australia on board as a supporting sponsor. CT Hansen from Yokohama will again be racing his immaculate Oval.
This is the last week for driver entries, which close this Friday 13th February. Late entries only by prior arrangement.
Cheers
Craig
matt ·
Just have a couple of questions is there a weekend pass this year?
and also we will only be there as spectators but would like our 2 daughters to make a tappet cover racer would they still beable to do this or is it only for drivers, crew and campers that are staying at the grounds?
thanks
VWMA Editor ·
Weekend passes are paid for at the gate upon arrival. $30 per adult, children under 14 free. This includes your camping if you wish to stay overnight.
If you have the weekend pass, you are welcome to stay for the Tappet Cover Races. These should get underway between 8 - 8.30pm once the main meal is finished, so you can come back later if you are staying elsewhere.
HGFS ·
Cool, was wondering the same thing.
Better pull the tappet covers off the old 40Hp so the boys can get started and be involved.
Looking forward to the event again, hopefully a few more cars this time. I'm really hoping to have mine there next year, lot of work though.
VWMA Editor ·
VW Portland Update as per first post.
vw54 ·
Craig
I had to edit yr post the link had a commer after the address ( .net.au, ) and was causing it to crash
fullnoise ·
Is anyone from Sydney (or Brisbane gong through Sydney)heading down to Portland at a leisurely pace?
I'm considering taking a couple of days to do the drive and enjoying the road trip. I've planned a bit of time of in February so there's no real hurry.
Is anyone interested in travelling in convoy?
Regards CT
mactaylor ·
rod penrose and a few others are taking a few days heading down, might be worth a call.
westi ·
i will do my best to get there,we will have to wait and see.6 weeks will go real fast.
VWMA Editor ·
Too Fast - only 4 now Brad.
maxbug ·
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VWMA Editor ·
First post updated.
Dak-A-Tak ·
Good to here the event is gathering interest ( hope in victoria ) Track people are very helpfull and Portland is a fantasic town (sight seeing) .
This year Dak-A-Tak racing is staying home but Dangerous is flying the flag for Qld , I have sum jobs to do on our house ,but hoping to race in Sydney in early March at Sport Compact round . Hope everyone has a great time .
westi ·
no way i am getting there,but i never say never.
i can see alot off late nights .
VWMA Editor ·
Update first post
VWMA Editor ·
VW Powered Goggomobil. See first post.
VWMA Editor ·
Very close!
dangerous ·
Looking forward to the event Craig.
I assume it is OK to camp at the track from Friday onwards?
If not, any tips on local motels? (locals, any inside tips?)
byronmcmanus59 ·
hey, i advertised our b n b on here but had nothing back so
yeah im pretty sure thats booked out now.. but i can double check?
pretty sure camping is available though...
but.....
Best Western Whalers Rest Motor - (03) 55234077
Comfort Inn Richmond Henty - (03) 55231032
Quality Hotel Bentick - (03) 55232188
OR.. theres a heap of privately owned and run businesses like ours,
which you can prob get onto through the info centre which is
- (03) 55232671
anyway if yo need any help just give us a hoi..
as yo woulda guessed i live in portland.
dangerous ·
Thanks Jono,
I have planned t camp, but wondered (at the last minute) what to do if the weather turns.
Thanks for the phone numbers of some options just in case.
byronmcmanus59 ·
well yeah you'll have to play it by ear.. although its been mid 40's here
for the past week or even month, its cooling down a fair bit,
haven't seen rain for a while though so not sure.
i will say when it gets windy it really get windy, and bloody cold
and the tracks not in the best spot wind wise.
anyway see how you go.
VWMA Editor ·
Hi Dave,
Your weekend passes include the option to camp at the track, and some of the SA guys have hired large marquees for their vehicles, so there will always be a covered spot to throw a swag. However, it would be very tempting to stay in town, as Portland is a very pretty city with a nice variety of accommodation choices.
See you there.
Cheers
Craig
ps Wind? It can't blow away a real VW enthusiast!
byronmcmanus59 ·
haha you should try living here.. it can go from heat in the 40's to almost arctic
weather.. all in the same day! its crazy. but judging by the weather we've had lately
compared to last year i think it'll be quite pleasant haha.
I'm just hoping Dave can show up some these V8 boys.. we have a heap in Portland
that think the little daks cant hack it.
LIFE IN THE LOW LANE ·
Muffin man should be able to teach them a lil lesson on consistency with the light as well as running the strip.
dangerous ·
LIFE IN THE LOW LANE wrote:Muffin man should be able to teach them a lil lesson on consistency with the light as well as running the strip.
Never count your chickens.
We are talking about a man, and a machine.
Neither is perfect, and anything can happen 2100km from home...
Predictions on what happens will be,
what ever happens on the day.
matberry ·
Dave your such a gentleman racer.
byronmcmanus59 ·
modest..
dangerous ·
Is there a final Entry list Mr Craig.
It is a long way there.
Who's Idea was this?!
matberry ·
I agree Dave
After talking to Craig on the weekend, I have decided to go down, not as a passenger with Craig in his comfy T5, but going to tow the bug down for a bit of fun. Approx 4400km round trip from here.....WOW. Cant wait for the road trip to begin, but I am busy servicing race car, trailer and tow car atm.🙄Will I ever learn....
Boostn ·
matberry wrote:I agree Dave
After talking to Craig on the weekend, I have decided to go down, not as a passenger with Craig in his comfy T5, but going to tow the bug down for a bit of fun. Approx 4400km round trip from here.....WOW. Cant wait for the road trip to begin, but I am busy servicing race car, trailer and tow car atm.🙄Will I ever learn....
That's it, come and play....
The signs of a real racer !!
Stanley ·
I'm getting in early and wording the wife up for next year.
That should be long enough to wear her down.
LIFE IN THE LOW LANE ·
Good Job Matt!! Show the southern boys what the hillbilly racer is all about LOL!!
vw54 ·
late news Mat Berry will be racing
Grey 57 ·
Stipped some weight outta the Type 34 last nite to chase those low ET's 😎
hellbugged ·
vw54 wrote:late news Mat Berry will be racing
hope you've got a hovercraft ready to tow Matt 😂..........pacific hwy flooded down here in many spots (and still rising) mate, heading inland will be your only hope!!!!!!!!
good luck!
sorry couldn't make it to crew chief for ya, next time!
Daimo
matberry ·
Thanks mate, crew organised from Bris, so will travel Cunningham hwy, just not sure about the fires yet.
Busy atm with tow vehicle, needs a towbar that hasn't arrived from Syd yet, just sorted a few issues with the trailer.....all good, quicker freight would be nice.
vassy66T1 ·
You like it on the edge Matt, don't you?
fullnoise ·
My Oval is packed to the hilt and sitting in front of the shops next door hoping some Bondi turkey doesn't reverse into it.
I've got to drop some stuff off to Westi, that he doesn't know about, in the morning and then I'm hitting the road. I've got 2 iPods worth of rubbish to listen to so the webers don't give me hearing and brain damage. I must be mad.
But not as mad as the Brisbane folk heading to Portland. I admire the commitment. From what I hear there'll be more entrants from Brisbane than from Melbourne.
What's wrong with the Victorian enthusiasts?
I'll see Rodney and Craig in Albury tomorrow night if the Gods of reliability are still smiling on me.
I'm looking foward to the trip, I need it to clear my head of work.
CYA CT
matberry ·
All or nothin' , Marcus 🤓😂😂
LIFE IN THE LOW LANE ·
Safe travelling to those who are doin the long haul!!
Grey 57 ·
Safe trip interstaters, see you all Friday arvo👍
byronmcmanus59 ·
yeah shit iv got a long trip ahead of me too and just to look.. Itl'l be long but well worth it!
😂
safe traveling those who actually do have to travel.. unlike my 5 min drive 😁
Boostn ·
What's the weather like?
It's saying 30 ish?
I hope it cools down.
modulus ·
Boostn wrote:What's the weather like?
It's saying 30 ish?
I hope it cools down.
Forecast max. for Warrnambool (about 100k East of Portland) is 22 on Saturday, 25 on Sunday. "Mostly sunny. Mild"
hth
Boostn ·
cool thanks, 25 is still warm for me.
Drive safe to all.
byronmcmanus59 ·
yeah bout 26 or so here today.. it was hotish. nice weather. i just hope it holds up.
be disappointing if it was a repeat of last year... 👎
Boostn ·
Last Year was perfect weather, nice and cool .
dangerous ·
Matt Berry has asked me to see if 98 octane is available in town,
or if he will have to pick some up on the way down.
I am leaving here at 3am, or if some one knows him they might like to ring him.
Otherwise I wiltext him when I check here later tonight.
Safe travels everyone!
Dak-A-Tak ·
Have a safe trip Dave and Matt traveling down those long roads , guys .To all competitors have many great passes down the track , just watch those trannys as the track gets more traction over the week-end .
Wish I was there ! skidding with you guys .Will have to wait until Warwick this year ( watch out )
Dak-A-Tak racing
dangerous ·
Word is Rodney has another 100 hp with N2O for this week end!
vw54 ·
got a txt from Matt Berry said he was on his way last nite
LIFE IN THE LOW LANE ·
Good luck everyone and safe travelling mercies.
BTW we want reports over the weekend of all goings on!!!!
Boostn ·
LIFE IN THE LOW LANE wrote:Good luck everyone and safe travelling mercies.
BTW we want reports over the weekend of all goings on!!!!
It would have been nice for you all to come and have a great weekend and see it live..
Safe driving everyone!
LIFE IN THE LOW LANE ·
Well if the car I crew for aint there racing I certainly wasn't driving my van all that distance with the condition my back is in atm!!! It ain't good thats for sure.....
Plus work wouldn't give me the time off I wanted so that killed that plan.....
Might see you at Warwick Nick? gotto see that car of yours in the flesh!!
VWmotorvation ·
Dave, Matt and others, this might be too late and don't have your ph. numbers, but was in portland just last w.end. 98 is available at the bp in town but no shell 98. Hope this helps someone. Hope everyone has a safe trip, see you tomorrow night, cheers Andrew
dangerous ·
VWmotorvation wrote:Dave, Matt and others, this might be too late and don't have your ph. numbers, but was in portland just last w.end. 98 is available at the bp in town but no shell 98. Hope this helps someone. Hope everyone has a safe trip, see you tomorrow night, cheers Andrew
Thanks Andrew,
I will sent Matt a text.
Drove 16hours today and am in a motel tonight at Narrandera...about 1350km from home.
Another 10 hours tomorrow.
Everythink going AOK.
See you guys tommorow arvo or Sat morn.
byronmcmanus59 ·
man your dedicated.
👍
trickysimon ·
Hope you checked out the big waterslide at Narrandera 😂
Dak-A-Tak ·
Good one Dave , looks like we going get live track updates ( laptop internet working ) 😀
Hope all well , cruising long well . Not much to look at hay , planty of sheep to see in vic and convict's stone walls too .
Be safe buddy . Wet week-end for us up here ,Qld
Cam ·
Best of luck everyone! Take care on those long journeys to & from home, as well as the track.
Oh, and take heaps of videos for all of us who can't make it 😀
Dak-A-Tak ·
Dave B ,text update , Rodney P test & tune last night 7.1 at 94 mph with no nitrous on . Has car set with 100hp kit this week-end . Mike K blown ghia did a nice burnout & launch .
As I find out more will post -up for everyone thats not there .
OZ Towdster ·
Thanks Pete , and Dave B now has a mobile , what the hell is going on
LIFE IN THE LOW LANE ·
Still cannot believe Dangerous has a mobile!! Thanks for the update Pete.
Be good if someone could stream some live footage!!!
dangerous ·
Dont bother trying to ring it though.
But it is great to connect to the computer for up dates from the club dining room at Portland drag Way.
Big day today with plenty of nice runs,
and while the sky was over cast, the temps were nice and cool
with mid twenties temps and air below 1000ft RA for most of the day.
Carnage wise Mark G broke a SAW axle after many solid mid 7 passes
and James' Type three was on the trailer with what is yet to be
confirmed drive train woes in his 275hp turbo/Holley combo.
Mike K ran some on and off passes and one at around 100mph
but has left the track this evening to find some ne to TIG weld and exhaust crack.
Dave Stoker's car sems to have torched a head, because of the excellen air that portland has.
Rodney ran a 6.6 at nearly 109mp with 100 gas.
DoC ran a 7.8 at around 88mph, but tried the gas with no huge improvement,
perhaps running a little rich but still in the hunt for more runs tomorrow.
Wayne/Boris/Birchall ( Vintage car ) broke a trans and Rodney has lent them his spare, so will be up for more tomorrow.
Plenty of other good runsbut it is late.
I ran
7.23@93.75
7.12@95.14
6.99@96.77
7.25@94.34(out of shape)
7.09@96.36
7.11@95.95
Up and down with the tune up but all is well for tomorrow.
rose ·
That's great dave keep us updated for tomorrow.
OZ Towdster ·
Thanks Dave , hows Mr Berry running
LIFE IN THE LOW LANE ·
Conditions sound really good Dangerous!! Track sticky? Is that what is causing breakages or overzealous right foot LOL.
Did Nick from Volkkommen get his car there for a run??
Dak-A-Tak ·
I don't know what times but Mr Berry's car is running fine .Having a little trouble getting off the line .
Hep , Nick made it with white junker but is taking it easy off start line today ( tomorrow is another day ).
There was good traction and a nice croud atending to .
vassy66T1 ·
Thanks for the updates!!
Look forward to hearing the stories from todays runs.
humpty ·
I called Aaron B yesterday and Matt B answered the fone, then Nick picked it up, then god knows who else, then finally Aaron.... It seems everyone is having a blast and the rest of us are hangin on every msg from the track! Brian White sent me a couple of pics from the pits yesterday too....
I'm so pissed that I couldn't make the run from Radilaide with SA boys, but there is always next year....
Keep it coming fellas!
modulus ·
Dave Butler launches, 21/02/2009 Portland.
LIFE IN THE LOW LANE ·
More.more more........
that is just teasing Peter!!!
modulus ·
I don't have many, and none is especially good quality, so you'll have to hold on until the serious photographers get back next week....
The event was an absolute blast, even though I had to leave Sat. niight, and the organisation was top notch. Anyone who missed out should definitely consider it for next year, but pack some windproof gear (there are large windfarms nearby, and they weren't placed there randomly...).
hth
matt ·
We would like to thank all the organisers of portland 2009 we had a great time and met lots of great people!! 🙂 here for a few pictures for you!!
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Stanley ·
Just spoke to DB.
Good air, Good weather, sticky track, plenty of breakages (Dave was one of the lucky ones)
Rod Penrose had the quickest time with some help from the gas.
I'm sure someone will post all the info.
Dak-A-Tak ·
Well , who was the big winner or winners in classess ? Thanks for the pic's (more please)
hellbugged ·
Stanley wrote:plenty of breakages (Dave was one of the lucky ones)
nothing to do with luck with DB i think, into the 6's yesterday, so will be interesting to see how fast he ended up going.....can't wait to hear the news, been thinking of the lucky guys who were able to make it there all weekend
Dasdubber ·
Yeah, more info please! ETs, MPHs, success stories, mishaps....anything in fact! I'm sure everyone is shagged though knowing how it feels on the sunday night at the end of the warwick weekend so I figure it will be a couple days before the stories start to flow in 🙂
Al 👍
dangerous ·
Hi everyone,
great day, went very smoothly, perfect weather except a slight head wind (10mph).
Sorry cant remember who won what, but great runs were had by everyone.
Rodney ran as quick as 6.40(also 6.43) with the nitrous and that was low ET...also he got best mph at 108.9 from yesterday.
Poor old Wayne/Boris/Birchall ( Vintage car) broke Rodneys spare tranny on the first run this morning,
The GOGGO broke his stock 40hp trans,
Nick ran as 7.0 and 100mph in the JUNKA(VIC), but looks like the MSE Vertical gate caused a shift fork to move.
Matt bERRY WAS IN THE 8.3 Zone ,
Craig VWMA broke a stock axle...
hmmmm, what else......
Hard to keep track whilst racing.
I had not a lot of success today.
Test run this morning was a
7.21@94.14
dialed in at 7.12.
first round blew it big time with a 0.392 red and missed shift but still ran 7.9@90mph.
Second round bye ran 7.11 on 7.12 dial.
Final round broke out with a best ever 6.96 with 1.45 sixlty(.408 light)
LIFE IN THE LOW LANE ·
What MPH did you run on the 6.96 Dangerous?? 97/98's?
Who won quick 8 is the question everyone will be wanting the answer to.
oldskl60 ·
"a best ever 6.96 with 1.45 sixlty(.408 light)"
Congrats Dave - i would say that is plenty of success!!
Sounds like the rain stayed away at least. Hope all the travellers have safe returns.
Be noice to see some footage...
OZ Towdster ·
As always Dave thanks for another update and were all still sitting in wonder who were the to 8 and how they ran
dangerous ·
i WILL TRY TO REMEMBER THE NAMES of the quick 8 people.
Rod Penrose(6.4 dial in)
Mike Kristen(7.0 dial in)
Dave Butler(7.12 then 7.10 dial in)
Dave O'Connor (7.9? dial in)
The dude from Volkscare (8.0's dial in).
Grey 57'd Razor Ghia was runner up (dial in the nines 9.35?)
'Comic Book Guy' in his grey oval(cross on the door) won the final (sorry man I am a shocker with remembering names)
Stylin'(mid sevens?)
There was a bit of a stuff up when some guys could not front for first round,
and some slower cars were slotted in.
Unfortunately Andrew C and Matt Berry were over looked despite being nearly a second faster
than the reserves.
dangerous ·
Just in the car park at The Twelve Apostles.
Should be sweet.
Turbo54 ·
How did Adam Debiasi run in the old Ken Virgin drag car?
T54
westi ·
sounds like everyone had lot's of fun.congrates to anyone who did pb's and made the massive trip to portland.i am pretty sure you would have had a ball.
i can't wait to see the footage.com on guy's were is it,the suspence is killing me.
i hope it was a good turn out with lot's of cars.
dave butler,usually you are the machine to beat.did you see a mankini or have flashback's of what one would like like as you were staging.congates on the 6's,top work.
i am spewing ,i had a boring weekend waiting for updates,which came without vid's.only then to come in on a monday morning and still no vid's/volk's porn.what's doing people.
vw54 ·
How did Adam Debiasi run in the old Ken Virgin drag car?
he didnt he ran his own car and i think the turbo wheel let go as it was making a very metallic sound on Saturday arvo
debiasi4 ·
i ended up taking the turbo car down- on the first pass i run it through easy with a 1.98 60 time but stil ran 7.1 at 103 second2nd pass did a small burnout used a few more revs off the line ran a easy 1.50 60 but lost boost in 3rd gear so got off it and ran 7.3 at 82 - the nut came loose on the impeller wheel on the turbo- very annoying as i only just got it back from being rebuilt- but it showed some promise at least- sorry heath i missed your calls on weekend didnt have my phone on me
adam deb
Turbo54 ·
Sorry to hear that mate - does sound positive but not good just after you had it rebuilt. You should talk to bill at ATS in Marion about having it rebuilt. Did the impeller go right through your engine?
T54
hellbugged ·
debiasi4 wrote:i ended up taking the turbo car down- on the first pass i run it through easy with a 1.98 60 time but stil ran 7.1 at 103 second2nd pass did a small burnout used a few more revs off the line ran a easy 1.50 60 but lost boost in 3rd gear so got off it and ran 7.3 at 82 - the nut came loose on the impeller wheel on the turbo- very annoying as i only just got it back from being rebuilt- but it showed some promise at least- sorry heath i missed your calls on weekend didnt have my phone on me
adam deb
now there are some damn nice promising times!!.......Bad luck Adam
debiasi4 ·
i was very lucky the nut was still on the last thread of the shaft so no damage to any thing
adam
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had it in the dyno and made some good gains in the mid range and top end - so it was a real pity
adam
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Boostn ·
Good weekend had by all. A very big thank you to Craig from VMA for putting on a great event.
Also a big thanks to all the interstaters that made it down to make it a great weekend.
Some very nice cars and good et's all weekend from a wide variety of cars and combo's.
Dave B is just a machine, Rod P doesn't care if he breaks out, as long as he goes faster, and Mike
was trying to put on a show for the fans and trying to sort the car with doing anything silly.
The S.A boys put on a strong front with some very nice fast cars. Adam D sorry to hear you had bad
luck again but your car looks awesome and will perform very strongly at Warwick this year I'm sure. David
O's red bug looks as good as ever and make some good power.
Thanks to all who made it a great weekend !!
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westi ·
cool man.thanks for sharing.
keep it coming.
LIFE IN THE LOW LANE ·
Adam lucky that nut held on!!! Could have been real nasty if it had of fallen off....
Anybody know how many cars competed over the weekend? Who won other classes other than top 8?
A 1200 is slow ·
Yeah, a great weekend !!
It was nice to meet / catch up with all you intersate guys (and a couple of Vic's that I don't see that often these days!)I take my hat off to you interstate guys who made the effort to tow your cars down...It's such a long way to come but no one was complaining... even those that broke things still had smiles on their faces ( at least the ones I saw did!).
I was a bit dissapointed about breaking an axle, but that racing, and these things happen.....But I really don't care about that at the moment because my daughter was born today!!
Bring on next year Craig! (please)
humpty ·
A 1200 is slow wrote:.....But I really don't care about that at the moment because my daughter was born today!! (please)
Bloody hell that was good timing!
Well done man... All the best for you and your partner.... The (family) times ahead for you are gonna be awesome I can tell you!
LIFE IN THE LOW LANE ·
here's a quick video I found on the Kombi club forums.....
A 1200 is slow ·
humpty wrote:
A 1200 is slow wrote:.....But I really don't care about that at the moment because my daughter was born today!! (please)
Bloody hell that was good timing!
Well done man... All the best for you and your partner.... The (family) times ahead for you are gonna be awesome I can tell you!
Yes, very good timing!!! Everything worked out as planned...Except the part about me breaking an axle....(I don't remember planning that!)
This is kid #2, so we are allready having some great family time.(ie. VW family time of coarse!). I am lucky that I perfected my VW drag racing brainwashing skills on the first one, so this one should be a piece of cake.....
hellbugged ·
Matty B is almost home again, man i got a shock to see him knocking on the door tonite.....MISSION!!!
a few pics from his and Ritchie's holiday...........videos coming
Dak-A-Tak ·
Bluddy Hell ! sand dunes ! man if I new that was on I would've went for sure .
Good to here that everyone had fun and know massive carnage . Bring on Warwick guys !!
Dangerous up dates ! thanks buddy !have good holiday .
Had a boring week-end working on 48ida putting 2387motor in and looking at houses .
Dasdubber ·
Thanks for the updates guys. I re-watched last years Warwick DVD (courtesy of Lisa) as a bit of compensation for the fact I couldn't make it to Portland! Got me fired back up for warwick this year!
Al 😵💫
vwfastback ·
Congratulations to Mark on the birth of his daughter. It's good to know there is a car reference in her naming.
Thanks to Craig and South Coast Raceway for organising a great weekend. We all had a great deal of fun.
It's great to go to an event that everyone pitches in to help you race. Thanks to all those who offered help from changing over pro-flo fuel fittings, to a replacement gearbox!
It was meeting and swapping ideas at the event, and the social aspects that made the weekend. It was great to catch up with the Volks Enthuasiasts crew from SA on Sunday night. I think that Pizza place will be resting until next year from that night.
Cheers, (with Volksbrew)
James C.
vw54 ·
bloody heel its a LOOOOOOOOng way from Sydney 15 hours even further from Brissy
But a great weekend
the Vintage car ran a best time of 7.3 @ 97mph and we had 6 runs in all
unfortunatly we broke 1st gear in the 091 Kombi gearbox fitted with Albins gears the 1st gear shatered and jamed the drive train snapping the input shaft
Rod Penrose had a spare box 091 which we fitted up on the saturday afternoon and then managed to strip the 2nd gear on the first run on the sunday
Matty B should be home by now and well needed by the tired look in his eyes , i passed him going the other way on the Bruce Hyway this arvo
matberry ·
Hi everybody ....home at last.
Did anyone say already it's a bloody long way to Portland!!!!
Had a fantastic weekend and the road trip was awsome, didn't even want to stop as I think I became a hiway junky :-)
There's too much to say right now and I'm glad Daimo has already been putting up our vids as it would take me for ever.
Thanks first of all have to go to Craig and all the organisers and track officials for putting on such a fun event. The officials were all very friendly and helpfull and certainly all put in a big effort.
Secondly a huge thankyou to Custom Vee Dub and Vintage Vee Dub Supplies. Both these businesses put up some sponsorship money for me to get the Hillbilly Racer down to Portland and back at very short notice, like last Sunday, and if it wasn't for their unquestioning support I would have been a passenger for the trip with no race car, and I can tell you being classified as Craig Hughes' wife is something I can do without...(poor Jamie).
The Hillbilly Racer had a fine weekend and held his head up high, a bit of sorting on Friday night and Saturday arvo as the track down there was as sticky as I've seen in a long while, and we were ready to tackle the traction and inconsistency of this little track. We had 15 passes over the weekend and managed to put down our best pass of 8.2 @ 84.8 mph and a 1.74 60 ft (to be confirmed as the time slips are still in the glovebox).
Cheers All
Matt
vassy66T1 ·
Well done Matt!!
Glad to hear you are home safe ❗
LIFE IN THE LOW LANE ·
Good job Matt. Big effort to drive all that way that's for sure and car is home in one piece is even better!!
Grey 57 ·
Fantastic weekend guys. Thanks to Craig, the guys from South Coast RW and many others who put in the work to make this excellent event happen. Was really good to put a few more faces to names too. Was bloody stoked and surprized to end up in the final in the fastest 8 with Comic Book Guy Heh heh (his name is Andrew)
Good to hear that everyone is getting back home all safe. Looking forward to the next one.
humpty ·
Glad you made it back safe and sound Matt.... Spoke to Rodney today and he's still on a huge high from the weekend too!... Haven't heard from the SA crew yet, but I'm sure the news will be similar.... All credit to Craig...
Maybe see you lot at the next one!👍
fullnoise ·
Wow what a week. Let me start by saying well done, again, to Craig for all his hard work organizing the event. Unfortunately he's often too busy to enjoy it like the rest of us. Jamie Hage from www.kustomkombi.com also deserves credit for assisting Craig all weekend which meant he also missed a lot of the action. Well done gents.
The people who attend these events are brilliant. They're so friendly and everyone is willing to help. It was great to see a stronger Victorian contingent this year. The 3 Volkomenn Art cars are very impressive. Dean's Porsche powered razor is sweet and I love the ratty oval drag car. The pretty light blue oval which turned up last year for the show and shine was back this year as a drag car with a 2.3+ motor with a stinger and Porsche fan. One to watch in the future.
By the end of Friday the drive from Sydney to Portland was worth it. We had a great day with the Portland Dune Buggy Club. Thanks for the invite Jamie. I've removed the guards from my oval and am currently cutting off the roof with a grinder so I can join you.
Here are a few pictures of my adveture.
Bushfire damage on the Hume Hwy
Dune buggy ride on 'the wall'
Saturday display in Portland
My 44idf webers played up all weekend. They were fine on the strip with the main circuit and full throttle, but at anything below 3800rpm the engine ran on 3 cylinders and popped and farted along.
I blew out the idle jets a few times. Rod suggested giving the engine a rev before putting the idles back in which also helped. Unfortunately the car would then only run for 5 minutes before the problem returned. I pullted the top off the carbs to have a look. They seemed clean except for some patches of white chalky stuff. Henry thinks this is orosion from water getting into the carbs.
It dogged me on the way home from Portland on Sunday night. I found a technique of accelerating to about 5000rpm in top and suddenly backing off to 3500 rpm. The vacuum generated by the engine with the throttle butterflies closed seemed to pull the crap through and the car would go properly for about 5 minutes. Then I'd have to do it again. But, doing this used more fuel and I ran out 2 km before where I was going to stop in Geelong. When I ran out of fuel I heard a big backfire through the carb. I have no fuel gauge and carry 5 litres of fuel. No worries. Until I saw the oil coming out from under the engine.
Closer inspection revealed a mangled pushrod tube leaking oil.
Luckily Jak Rizzo gave me a 2 piece pushrod tube to fix such a problem. I've been carrying it around in my spares for 6 or 7 years and never needed it. It took me over an hour to get the engine tin removed and replace the pushrod, rocker tube, find the lash cap and put it all back together in the dark by the side of the road.
Finally I made it to my cousin's place, as planned, in Melbourne, but he car was still running poorly.
I spent Monday completely cleaning and rebuilding the carbs. I inspected the damage and reinstalled the 2 piece pushrod tube with some gasket sealant to reduce the amount of oil it was leaking.
Fortunately I got home without a hiccup. The 2 piece tube doesn't leak much when the engine is hot. I had one more blocked idle jet to clear on the freeway. Fortunately it wasn't a return of the chalky stuff which i feared. The car ran beautifully up the hume. Thankfully!
What an adventure. CYA CT
vw54 ·
CT you will have to invest in some in line filters
there easy to fit on the gravity side of the fuel
fullnoise ·
Hi Dave,
If water is the problem I don't know if it came in through the air filters or though the petrol. The car sometimes sits on the street in the rain, but I put plastic bags over the carbs. The problem occured when I'd already used half a tank of fuel.
I have a fuel filter under the tank. It looked clean. The filters in the webers were clean too.
My dellorto-style air filter setup is not ideal. I don't like the fact that the air filter bases are built like cups. Surely if any water gets on the air filter it runs down and funnels into the carb. I'm wondering if I can modify them so the filter element is located by a ridge on the inside edge of the filter allowing me to grind off the outside lip and even angle it down so water runs off the filter base?
I could even extend the air cleaner tops a little and angle them down like an umbrella. I've seen that on some trikes.
For starters, I probably need some more short manifolds that don't put the carbs so close to the sides of the engine bay.
To stop this hijacking I'll shut up now. I may continue this in the tech section. CYA CT
vw54 ·
yep certainly a great weekend and for those that missed it too bad
It was great have a face to face chat with Tony Thorton only spoken to him on the phone before
VWMA Editor ·
Just arrived back in Brissie. I'll post more info later in the week. Thanks to all who rocked up. Once again, great fun and great racing.
Did a 'Kramer - how far will this car go with the fuel reserve light on?' thing on Monday. Jamie my passenger not too impressed. When we finally reached the next servo, I put 79.79 litres into the 80 litre T5 tank!! Less than a coke can of petrol. And this is towing the race car. Well, it was a boring stretch of road, so this made it slightly more interesting....
pats ·
hey, hope all is bright & well with everyone, we had such a fantastic weekend at vw portland, heres the link to some of my pics/video from there if you'ld like to check them out.
Crikey Craig, you waited untill the trip home ! We checked the fuel range on the first refill in Goondiwindi, About 120 k's to go I knew it would be tight on fuel so backed off a little. Lucky. We cruised into the servo and filled up with 59.4 litres into a 60 litre tank... not quite as close as yours but we went one step further on the way home, knowing we now had a reserve of about 10 litres in a jerry can from the racing, we ran out the tank and proved it's capacity is 60 when we still had about 12 km to go to the next servo.
While on the subject of fuel it was very interesting as we put $800 worth through the car (I think the injectors spent about 60 of the 62 hours full noise😂) the difference between brands. We consistantly got better mileage from BP 98. Caltex about 25-30 km/tank less and Mobil 95 and 98 about 35+ km/tank less than the BP.
Pats, you have to be a facebook member to view your pics...why dont you post em here?
Thanks all for your kind words......C'mon Craig, post some results.
The Hillbilly racer's official best of 14 runs over the weekend, including Friday night were..
R/T 0.506
60 ft 1.778
MPH 84.27
E/T 8.249
all in all ok for a registered street car with 9.7:1 CR drove in the street parade and raced on Friday with muffler on.
Think we were the quickest NA street car ????
westi ·
hey hey hey.mines registered.lol
and unleaded.
my car hasn't seen that many run's in it'slife time .good effort.just gota get those 60's down and your moven.
did you get those headers yet
pats ·
sorry about that the link is below (you don't need to be a member wrong link 🤪)
I didn't post them here as there's about 60 of them. they can now be seen at the below link
Westi the 60 ft isn't real flash, but to run the car low, there are definately changes to make. Worst of all the suspension settled in the rear enroute to Portland and we had the springplate adjustment wound all the way up, but still too low for good launch. Ended up putting in kombi bumpstops and the car litterally sat on these for suspension. This certainly helped. As for the exhaust, we have had no news this end...BIG BUMMER, please try and find it as I need more POWER.😀
matberry ·
westi wrote:hey hey hey.mines registered.lol
and unleaded.
Sh1t Westi, didn't notice you down there or I would have come and said giday😂😂😂
Westi wrote:my car hasn't seen that many run's in it'slife time .
mmmmmmmm.....
dangerous ·
I am finally back on the road home.
Staying in West Wyalong tonight.
Had four great days on the south coast around Johanna Beach bushwalking.
Awesome scenery.
This morning I dropped into Albins Off Road gear,
and got given the royal tour by machine-shop manager Steve Nicholsen(sp?).
Awesome facility..drooled over all the machines and stock on the shelf,
including their AGB tranny...the biggest version has six speeds sequential and 11.5" crownwheel!!
I have yet to be able to work out how to reply to emails,(with mobile phone plugged into lap top)
so those who have sent messages, all is well, I will reply when I get home.(Dad).
B4, sorry I missed your calls, running too low on credit to ring back.
Another 13 or 14 hours on the road tomorrow.
Looking forward to getting back home.
westi ·
picture perfect post cards as well,is there anything you can't do dangerous.
what's the agb tranny worth.i have seen them and they are pure porn.
awsome shot of the walk way.were's the walking companions.
Boostn ·
22k for the 10.5'' and 85kg
Boostn ·
Dave,
nice to see you got to enjoy some of Vic's beautiful sanctuaries, seeing as we have lost a lot of it in the fires all around the state. I even think some of the Otway national park was on fire?
dangerous ·
Home safe and sound now.
Great scenery down there.
There was no fires near me, but I heard on the radio that
there was something a-brewing in the Otways on Friday when I left.
I did 70km walking on the coastline fom Shelly Beach and as far west as Moonlight Head.
I took those pics (above) on the drive over from Portland last Monday.
Stopped at Parkes yesterday early:
I like this shot better:
Travelled nearly 4900km in ten days.
Glad to be home, now to unpack!🥲
matberry ·
Glad you made it home safe and sound.
It's been quiet here, I think the Portland racing has worn out all the Southerners, may need to give em another week or two to get over it.😂
Bugger all results posted....
Grey 57 ·
Water Boy wrote:My ol man went over for the weekend:
Hi Waterboy, do you think you could send me a hi-resolution copy of this pic please. Cheers mate
Dean
dangerous ·
Try this one out,
very close to the dyno I go to based on the mph:
The other result that comes to mind was the kit car class.
Barry Lord's Ascort won over Rene' Felkl's RSK.
Not sure of times or how many others were in the class.
Grey 57 ·
I just used the 1/8th to 1/4 mile calculator on the Wallance Racing site.
Pretty happy with the result (assuming its accurate)
-> Your ET computed from your vehicle ET of 9.35 seconds is 14.61 seconds in Quarter Mile.
Last time I did 1/4mile best I got was 15.2 in full street trim. Loosing about 100kg in wieght had some benefits😎
Dangerous, good to see you home all safe mate.
Grey 57 ·
That HP calulator is is pretty spot on.
Did mine and it came out at 110 at the wheels and 122 at the flywheel.
Porsche quote the 2.4 T spec MFI 6 at 130HP at the flywheel and my car was dyno'ed at 110HP at the wheels a couple of years ago.
Enter your 1/8th Mile ET/Speed and Weight of your car
ET: 9.35
MPH:
WEIGHT: 1980lbs
Your HP computed from your vehicle ET is 122.60 flywheel HP and 110.34 rear wheel HP.
Your HP computed from your vehicle MPH is 0.00 flywheel HP and 0 rear wheel HP.