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VW at DLRA speed week
FROSTY - November 6th, 2009 at 08:57 PM

"Who is it in the VW at Speed Week Lake Garinder SA this year and how fast did they go? what size engine too?"
Its only a 4000km round trip from the Gold Coast....
Thanks Frosty

FROSTY - November 6th, 2009 at 08:59 PM

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coletrickle - November 6th, 2009 at 11:30 PM

SHOTGUN!

polak - November 8th, 2009 at 07:54 AM

we will be there there next yr...... probably a stock 1300.... but im not too sure yet:dork:

FROSTY - November 8th, 2009 at 12:35 PM

Hi Polak, Didn't get to chat to you at Warwick ( your car look unreal) I have read the DLRA rules and regs, just a little nervous abou gettin the car passed. Would like to have it all ok before I make a desision to tow it down there.

whatnow - November 8th, 2009 at 05:52 PM

it looks as if there is a fair sized vw contingent heading down in 2010. from what i can gather it is about 1/2 - 1/2 36hp challenge and later type1 or type4 motors.

unless my wife's due date is during speedweek or very close to it i should be there. not with a car unfortunately but still there.

if you guys haven't seen these:

http://www.vdubber.com/  has a fair amount plus a 36hp challange group with quite a bit of info http://www.vdubber.com/groups/entry/Saltflat-Racers 

plus there is a lot of interest and i think quite a few people who are going here:

http://www.volksculture.com/ 

1303Steve - November 8th, 2009 at 10:54 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by FROSTY
"Who is it in the VW at Speed Week Lake Garinder SA this year and how fast did they go? what size engine too?"
Its only a 4000km round trip from the Gold Coast....
Thanks Frosty


Hi

ash1965 posted this in another post "Recently, the first VW to ever run the DRLA Speedweek event, a Super Beetle owned and driven by Mark Hollyoak and powered by a 2180cc VW, posted a top speed over 117 miles per hour."

Apart from having upright headlights the curved screen bugs are the most slippery bugs.

Steve

T-34 - November 9th, 2009 at 01:50 AM

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Originally posted by 1303Steve
Apart from having upright headlights the curved screen bugs are the most slippery bugs.

Steve


Only about 0.01 difference in COD between fatchick and early bugs - not as much as you would think.

matberry - November 9th, 2009 at 08:05 AM

Muller has been egging me on to get the Hillbilly racer down there next year. Mmmmmmm tempted but $$$$ are scarce. At least there seems to be a great contingent of volksies going, sounds like the year to do it. 3 or 4 Clipper busses too, should make for a great circle of wagons to be camped with.

1303Steve - November 9th, 2009 at 08:11 AM

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Originally posted by T-34
Quote:
Originally posted by 1303Steve
Apart from having upright headlights the curved screen bugs are the most slippery bugs.

Steve


Only about 0.01 difference in COD between fatchick and early bugs - not as much as you would think.


Hi

Not having any scientific wind tunnel data, but going by seat of the pants high speed experience in both 1302&1303 there is a notable difference, but in this style of racing every bit would help.

Steve

whatnow - November 9th, 2009 at 08:13 PM

steve .01 difference between an early bug and a L model superbug is also what i was quoted by one of the US salt racing types.

VWCOOL - November 9th, 2009 at 10:06 PM

The CD difference is 0.1, not 0.01

And CD and total drag are two different things...

1303Steve - November 10th, 2009 at 01:31 PM

Hi

The thing that knocks around the efficiency of late bug is the flat headlights, so if you fitted early headlights to a curved screen Super you would have the best of both model cars.

Friends who have raced each other on circuits have noticed the difference in straight line speed between a flat screen super and curved screen super.

I'm not sure if its allowed but maybe some kind of headlight bubble like Big Rudi uses on his L bug racer would help.

The Super Beetle by Mark Hollyoak used a Kamei front front air dam, this is a wind tunnel report done by Kamei.

Steve

colonel mustard - November 10th, 2009 at 02:08 PM

well, a low super with kamei would be far more stable areodynamic than a pre 68 beetle.... the combination of the curved screen, kamei (spoiler) and height (lowered struts) make it far more modern in its handling...:)