Team WPVW members Wayne Penrose , Dean Penrose , Ben Ford & Chris Bolton are all entered for this event . We will use this event as a test & tune for the VWMA VW SYDNEY SHOWDOWN in February 2012 ....
Who else is coming along to WSID to have a run ? only $50 entry fee
Good to hear guys. Flamin tiki and 2 Cranky are planing on playing that weekend too. Looks like we have tempted one melbourne car to take the trip as well.
Wayne the nostalgia format usually doesn't allow for efi. Does that mean retro day will allow efi. If so might be good for a few more cars that might not have previously been allowed.
too cranky ·
Entry is in. It would be good to get a few guys out for the BBQ Saturday night at the track. This is when the Pioneer awards are being handed out as i mentioned in another post
splity65 wrote:Wayne the nostalgia format usually doesn't allow for efi. Does that mean retro day will allow efi. If so might be good for a few more cars that might not have previously been allowed.
I have spoken to Officials at WSID and efi cars will be permitted to run at this event , as long as the car is prior to 1978 . Their aim is to have a retro drag race meet with cars prior to 1978 and motorcycles prior to 1985 that are air-cooled only .
I am trying to get my father Allan to bring out his 1929 Ariel 500 motorcycle . He rode it all the way to Adelaide last year on his 70th birthday , and I would love to see the look on the faces of his vintage motorcycle club mates if he went drag racing on it .... Wayne
too cranky ·
Cool Wayne! Looking forward to getting out there and making some VW Noise
splity65 ·
Great news Wayne. That opens the door for more Vws. So get your entries in guys.
HotRodMatt ·
I'll be there in a media capacity.
splity65 ·
Cool the paparazzi. Be sure to smile and wave.
too cranky ·
Gotta love seeing an entry list for top gas with 9 cars and 5 of them vw's. Honorable mention for Steve craven making the trip up from Melbourne to head out in gas.
RAZ34 ·
Camel Filter Bug to Attend .
The thrash is on to get the Camel to this event and the Rocket Open day on the Saturday.
Peter Keegan is receiving a Pioneer Award over the weekend so we thought it would be
nice to have the car there . It won't be finished but will be looking good.
Pete Page and I will be bringing it down.
See you all there.
hypo-vw ·
RAZ34 wrote:Peter Keegan is receiving a Pioneer Award over the weekend so we thought it would be
nice to have the car there
Pete Page and I will be bringing it down.
See you all there.
that is awesome news guys and great to see such a massive effort being put into getting the camel bug there .
I'm sure Peter will be thrilled , and he deserves the honour of receiving this award because without guys like him doing what they done and acheived back in the early days of drag racing in Australia , we might not be having as much fun as we do right now ...........😎😎
coletrickle ·
I'm in,3 Vw's in gas gonna be fun!with the pits at wsid is it all hard stand?Any special reqirements for shade tent hold downs?
HotRodMatt ·
RAZ34 wrote:Camel Filter Bug to Attend .
The thrash is on to get the Camel to this event and the Rocket Open day on the Saturday.
Peter Keegan is receiving a Pioneer Award over the weekend so we thought it would be
nice to have the car there . It won't be finished but will be looking good.
Pete Page and I will be bringing it down.
See you all there.
Such a shame I have another job on Saturday night.
too cranky ·
coletrickle wrote:I'm in,3 Vw's in gas gonna be fun!with the pits at wsid is it all hard stand?Any special reqirements for shade tent hold downs?
Some 20 litre buckets filled with water will be perfect Col. We usually use our fuel churns.
There is also the grassed areas but they are down the back.
I hope the track have pitted us all together
vw54 ·
I think it might be worth a look
Ollie ·
I'll be there boys! I'll bring there camera down to get some snaps
RAZ34 ·
Camel Car is looking good. Hope to see lots of VW fans at Rocket Open Day and at WSID for
the nostalgia drags and celebrations.
HAHAHA Love it!!!!!!! Wish I was going to be there!!!!!!!
liam66 ·
I'm going for a look, probably wont bring my beach buggy though- really not sorted enough for racing yet... there is a pit lane show and shine, but the car's al ittle rough, and powered by a subi turbo motor- dont think it's too appropriate?
LIFE IN THE LOW LANE ·
Any pics of the camel car on display today??
whathaveidone ·
Here you go!! Hope you dont mind Rod
whathaveidone ·
Looked awesome. Would have been a crazy car to drive!!!!!!!🤪
essex ·
Looks fantastic!
coletrickle ·
whathaveidone wrote:Looked awesome. Would have been a crazy car to drive!!!!!!!🤪
I would play russian roulette with a six shot pistol with 5 bullets in it before i would drive it!But it sure is pretty!
vw54 ·
there was 9 VWs running Sydney Dragway today
matberry ·
C'mon damn it, give us more than that Dave !!!!!
ian.mezz ·
roses first run with new combo shifting @ 5000rpm 13.853
ben ford doing 11.01s and when we left he just made it to another round by beating a big arse falcon.
col made it to the next round.
and waynes son dean was it the 13s and got to next round.
Chris bolton first and only run as he was a bit to fast 🤪 10.58
ian.mezz ·
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HotRodMatt ·
ian.mezz wrote:roses first run with new combo shifting @ 5000rpm 13.853
ben ford doing 11.01s and when we left he just made it to another round by beating a big arse falcon.
col made it to the next round.
Not just a big arse Falcon... Benny Gatt driving a big arse Falcon!
Poor Gonzo is getting a thorough bagging ...
LIFE IN THE LOW LANE ·
Any more times? Hobson brothers, Henry, Wayne??
too cranky ·
You should have heard his crew at the bottom end of the track.2000 horsepower getting done over by a volksy great work Ben.
whathaveidone ·
Well done Ben!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! how did everyone else go?????
matberry ·
Sounds great 👍👍
Thanks for the pics Rose.
Awsome work Ben, what a highlight 👍👍😀😀
And Col, .... onto the second round .. stoked 😵😵
vassy66T1 ·
Taking Benny Gatt down!! Wow
Well done to go round 2 Col
2442supercharged ·
thanks everyone i had a great day ran a best of 11.001 at 122 mph best win was with ben my dial in was 11.0 ben's was 7.3 i ran a 11.061 ben ran a 7.344 i won on reaction time mine was .198 to .244
hypo-vw ·
well done Ben Ford !!
Drag racing legend Benny Gatt driving a 2000hp supercharged Ford gets beaten in round 2 by WPVW's Ben Ford driving his 260hp supercharged VW bug .
It was an awesome race with Ben Ford winning by Holeshot with a better reaction time . Ben Ford ran a pass of 11.06 on a 11.00 dial-in while Benny Gatt ran a pass of 7.34 on a 7.30 dial-in . When Ben Ford crossed the finish line he was doing approx 120mph to Benny Gatts' 177mph . What a lovely bunch of blokes Benny Gatts' team are , coming over shaking hands and congratulating Team WPVW . They also made mention that Benny Gatt was never going to live this down as his wife has 2 beetles . The mocking confirmed as early as his pit arrival from many of his drag racing mates .
Excellent driving Ben Ford winning the TOP GAS class for the event , very proud of you mate . Runner up in the class was Darren Hobson in "Cranky 2" from Team CBB . That meant that VW had a 1 - 2 in this class against some pretty big cars indeed . Well done guys !!
Chris Bolton ran his new turbo drag bug down the quarter for the first time with a pass of 10.58 @ 123.5 mph . ANDRA officials were very quick to visit Chris in the pits and ask him to put the bug away for the day and not bring it back until it has been tech inspected . To their surprise Chris agreed to do this with the biggest smile I have seen in a long while . Well done Chris !!
And my son Dean , first time at WSID and first time on a quarter mile strip . Driving his 69' beetle that he restored last year for his HSC tech & design project , he ran a best time on his 3rd run breaking out by just 0.028secs with a pass of 13.472 @ 99mph on a 13.50 sec dial-in . Well done Dean , very proud of you mate !!
ian.mezz ·
Looks like Team WPVW will be the team to try and beat next year at VWMA Sydney vw drags 😊
Great work .
coletrickle ·
Awesome show of power from the volksie over the weekend! Good and bad all round but nothing but smiles and the vw's had it all from1and 2 in top gas we were never gonna out shine the super bogans but we can all go home with our heads held high!And on the weekend of Peter keegans induction to the hall of fame and the camel car showed the kids how it was and as far as I'm concerned all the Vw competitors showed them How it still is!from my little shitty Vw streeter and roses turbo 1916,deans streeter,the drag/streeters of henry,chris and steve to the blown madness of bens and all the cbb beasts we showed them we gotta be taken seriously!Henry can't wait for the winters or what ever it is gonna be you just have to turn up I've got the rest sorted crew motor home food it's all good!Can't wait for the next big Vw assault on the v8s!
vintage ·
Congratulation’s to Ben Ford and the Wayne Penrose crew for a good showing at the Retro Drags at Sydney Dragway on Sunday, beating a 7 second Ford Falcon driving by Benny Gatt by 0.400 seconds
In total 8 VW Beetles and one buggy attended the event
Rose Merret debuted her old Nude Bug now fitted with a new Turbo engine and Rancho Gearbox. This was her first attempt at a full quarter and ran 13.8 at 97mph
The other good showing came from Chris Bolton ( WPVW ) which ran too fast for a non ANDRA Tech car and now he has to have a ANDRA inspection done
Henry Spicak had 3 runs with his yellow beetle but no joy he broke out on the first run in the semis
Kombi_Rescue ·
Sitting in the stands and listening to the public was a blast ...think a NEW found respect has been earned by all the vw competitors....new and old[no offence henry]..think its the breaking out time in the vw drag scene in australia with more and more people being suprised of what can be achieved......tip my hat to see the camel filter car on display...all in all was a great day and truley enjoyed seeing a few drop jaws from the public cheers steve
vw54 ·
So yar gunna run in FEB Steve ???
Dak-A-Tak ·
Yes , great work to all the vw's for turning up , mixing it with other type of racers .Lots said above .
The big NEWS of the event was Peter & Brain Keegan receiving there Pioneer Awards on Saturday afternoon .
I can say , it was the best thing I have ever seen or been part of ( Helping Rod Richardson restore and take the Camel car down for the event ) , These guys are our hero's and there commitment towards drag racing and what they did for volkswagen drag racing here and overs sea's is very special ( over all history).
We spent most of the time , listening to storys from , many fellow racers , Peter's crew and friends , past track staff and others .
The car went over very well with everyone . They were blown away that ! the car was the real deal from the 70's .
Rod will chime - in with more after some sleep .Pic's too
pete wood ·
Went on Sunday arvo and stayed until the rain started. Had a great time and enjoyed all the cars.
Ben beating Ben. I cheered out loud when he won. Tops match up here. 👍
Here's the proof that you smashed him. I was cheerin you the whole way. Well done.
Bet he was spewin about that. 😂
BTW, PM me your email and I can send the big files to you if you like.
hypo-vw ·
Dean Penrose runs his streeter down the quarter for the first time . In car footage also . Dean runs 13.47@99mph
hypo-vw ·
WPVW vid of Ben Ford in his supercharged VW bug with incar footage
hypo-vw ·
WPVW vid of Chris Bolton in his new 1967 turbo drag bug at WSID . This is Chris' debut 1/4 mile pass with incar footage
1303Steve ·
Hi
The Keegan car looks amazing, will all the Camel graphics be going on the car as per original?
On a side note I was having lunch at local café a few months with a few of the local rev heads, there was really nice bloke there as well, he is a real estate agent in Nowra.
His name is Noel Ward as mentioned on the cover of Hot Rod magazine with the Hyper Henry, he's building a 82 Mustang now to supersprint.
Steve
matberry ·
Fantastic vids Wayne, congrats on your teams successes.
hypo-vw ·
matberry wrote:Fantastic vids Wayne, congrats on your teams successes.
thanks Mat , lets hope we can interest more of you guys up north to come down for this event next year . After you run at WSID in February for the VWMA drag series , you will love the venue .
and many thanks must go to Ben Ford for spending hours and hours editing and making the videos for me . They do look great .
GooNoo2180 ·
Steve ,presume its the same noel ward , it's still etched in my memory the night he ran australia's first Pro stock 10 sec pass ,(2 door falcon) not by a little ...but a long way in the tens
coletrickle ·
Just got the latest dragster mag, it's got the rocket retro drag event coverage. It's quite a good read.best of all of all the vw's that attended other than Ben fords mug shot which Vw do you think they put a colour pic of?Yep my little multicoloured peice of shit!Not a bad start to the year
LIFE IN THE LOW LANE ·
CLA ftw!!! Lol
1303Steve ·
GooNoo2180 wrote:Steve ,presume its the same noel ward , it's still etched in my memory the night he ran australia's first Pro stock 10 sec pass ,(2 door falcon) not by a little ...but a long way in the tens
Hi
Its the same guy, he's a real nice bloke and not one to say much about his achievements.
I thought what a coincidence to be on the same cover as Peter Keegan