Ha ha! Couple of months... Someone had a dig at the old one not being turbo.. I can't remember who. If it was true to form the signature thing should have gad no box, wheels or engine and the wing in a box on the roof! for a good 3 or 4 months now!
sleckie1974 wrote:scott leckie (victoria)
car high stepin (bug pick up)
7.64 1/8
engine size dunno
48 ida with some laughing gas
Damn, I used to race against that car in the 80's , Mike McCarthy
now thats cool Mike am i right that it had a 6cyl convair motor & 2 speed power glide?
Sorry for highjacking your post guys.
Here is a video from back then, somewhere around 1991 , it was VW powered and turboed if I remember correctly. This was during the IVWA days , the next two guys racing were Todd Howard and Tommy Tanner , lots of fond memories, Mike McCarthy
whathaveidone wrote:IS it just the photo or does does High Steppen have a much longer wheel base in the video?????
i recon the engine was mid mounted back in its day but the engine sits the right way nowdays & i recon its been shortened up now. when i get my but into gear i'll start a new thread with pic's. didnt mean to take over this one :-)
High Stepin Pick Up
66 deluxe project
72 convertable
bf xr8 supercharged & intercooled
I think I'll change the list around abit ( 12.99 or quicker for street cars ) and purpose built drag car ( 12.99 quicker & ANDRA Car ) or being built .
If remove someone and you have or know that they have run 12's , tell me
To race at a National meeting you have to run 12's ( Super Street )
Cheers
WA state guys , Hermann Ortlepp's car still about ? , Ron Harris & Motha ( name please ) have they run 12's ?
All so has Rose run a 12's yet in nude bug ?
All so , Greg Phillips , SA , Mike Clarke ( Red Back )
Dak-A-Tak wrote:As title says ! How many drag cars are there really in Australia ?
Let get a list together of names and Pics of the car . Drag car being built as well !! !Or a very quick street car , run 12's ( Super Street)
TRYING TO UPDATE LIST ,
QLD :
1 Andrew Smith : Manx ,13b turbo- 11.80s
2 Peter Page : Dak-A-Tak 64 bug 2332cc 48ida's
3 Rod Richardson : Choptop 63 bug
4 Rod Richardson :ida's 61 bug 2387cc N/A
5 Dave Butler : 2700cc Pauter N/A Injected , andra
6 Neil Penboss : Turbo Inj beetle , andra
7 Rohan Keylock ( Mick Motors ):Turbo(Drag)
8 Troy Alder : tube car bug, Turbo Efi , andra
9 Michael Nash : Prostock N/A bug(ANDRA car)
10 Aaron Roberts :turbo Roto notch , andra
11 Stanly (Andrew Swanson ) Turbo bug
12 Frosty (Jason Frost) Tube chassis N/A , andra
13 David Richardson : vwdrag Manx Turbo Efi , andra
14 Micheal Holman : 70 beetle 2165cc Turbo
15 Craig Hughs : Dragster vw ??????? , andra
NSW :
1 Dave Stoker : Injected blown bug , andra
2 Rod Penrose :New Beetle 3299cc Turbo efi , andra
3 Fabion Coroi : 2386cc N/A choptop Bug
4 Mike Kristen : Twin Supercharged Ghia
5 Wayne Penrose : Turbo oval Bug
6 Brad Young : N/A Pan car (Junka) , andra
7 Trent Demos : Turbo Efi bug , andra
8 Morgan Smith : Bug N/A & nos
9 Morgan Smith : Mod Pan bug , Building andra
10 Boris Orazem ,Wayne Fenech ( Vintage Supplies ) Turbo Efi 65 Bug
11 Mike Waldron : 65 bug Pan N/A 2442cc , 51 ida's(build)
12 Mick Leite : 58 Suby ej20t (building)
13 Chris Holland : 70 bug 2165cc Turbo Efi
14 Russell Sarten : 54 pan 2387cc efi N/A
15 Henry Spicak : oval bug N/A
16 Ross Freestone : choptop bug 2897cc N/A, andra
17 Ben Robinson : 57 bug 2276cc N/A , andra
18 Darren Hobson : 69 tubecar 2100cc twin supercharged, andra
19 Ben Ford : Pan beetle supercharged , ANDRA .
20 Chris Bolton 67 beetle 2387cc turbo . ANDRA
21 Shane Hobson : Supercharged Manx , ANDRA
22 Rose Merrett :Nude Bug 1915 Turbo
23 Rose Merrett :Mild Bug 52 beetle 2387cc Turbo
24 Owen Milner : Manx N/A drag , andra
ACT: Peter Bone : 56 Bug 1915cc Turbo & nos (building )
SA :
1 Adam DeBiasi : Turbo 56 oval bug
2 : Ex Ken Virgin dragbug
3 : Green 70 bug , 11.88et 114mph
4 Mike Adi : Goggo Supercharged Inj vw , andra
5 David O'Connor : 69 2276cc N/A nos Bug
6 : Ex Shrapnel bug 2386cc N/A , andra
7 Gary Creber : N/A bug bus Auto (building)
8 Greg Phillips : 58 drag bug Turbo Efi (building)
VIC :
1 Mark Callus : Karman Ghia Turbo Efi , andra
2 Nick (Volkommen Art) :2233ccTurbo Efi
3 Michael Clark : N/A Bug 2332cc
4 James Constable : ex Madness super bug
5 Barry Cripps : 2275cc Turbo chop bug , andra
6 Steve Craven : 68 bug 2020cc
7 Scot Leckie : bug ute N/A , andra
8 Andrew Ermel : N/A Beetle 2332cc
9 Mark Gottwalt : Turbo 70 beetle (pan car) 1994cc ?
WA :
List is looking stronge !!! Keep us up to date , post or pm me ,
Cheers everyone .
hypo-vwAustralias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m
WPVW Sports Sedan / NSW / 2450ml NA type-4 / 12.30@106mph
in October 2008 Warwick VW drags it was Ben Ford
in October 2009 Warwick VW drags it was Chris Bolton
in October 2010 at Warwick VW drags it was Dean Penrose
in October 2011 at Warwick VW drags it was Joe Tanti
in February 2012 at WSID VW Showdown it was Steve Muller
in October 2012 at Warwick VW drags it was Simon (Humpty) Thompson from WA .....
Also been at every VW circuit race meeting in recent years and won the burnout comp @ Warwick 2007 & 2008 & 2009
I think this car should qualify to be on the list..........
Yes Pete, last year he ran at VW Showdown @ WSID and ran 12.99 @ 103mph on street tyres ( NA with 139hp @ the wheels ) ..... Deans bug was then fitted with bigger heads , exhaust etc and made 166hp @ the wheels when he ran 8.1 at Warwick 2012 on street tyres ..... and apparently 166hp @ the wheels is not enough !! so we have now turbo-charged his bug for the VW drags @ WSID 2013 , with 256hp @ the wheels on just 8psi boost🤪🤪
Dragster runs my signature 2332cc with 48 IDAs. Engine is mounted behind the driver with gearbox out the back (like a Vee). An extension between the rear slicks joins the box and motor.
LIFE IN THE LOW LANEAll people have the right to stupidity but some abuse the pr
Craig , what happened to the 2276 I gave you to use . This was fitted with 48 mm Dellorto's , ROD.
More boost + More fuel = More power
1968 Beetle fastest run 8.96 sec @ 161 mph 4th Nov. 2001
2010 New Beetle 8.12 sec on 8th march 2014 http://www.rodpenroseracing.com.au
