As the title suggests.. has anyone raced a buggy? Id be keen to see some pics if so...
Yes, Tony Draper raced a J and S buggy in the State Hillclimb championship with a Stan Pobjoy 1916 in the Open Sportscar above 1600cc class. I think that was about 8 or 9 years ago.
Yes, I used to race a J&S in autocross and khanacross a few years back, did very good times too.
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I remember him
he was way slower than the heavier beetles running at the time 
http://www.clubvw.org.au/supersprint/entrants.php
the "hellbuggy" used to run hill climbs. It was an off road tube frame style buggy
Ill dig up some pics
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posted by Brian I remember him he was way slower than the heavier beetles running at the time |
I run a buggy in khanas on dirt. They have a lot of potential, but the natural weight distribution of them is a real issue. If you want to be
competitive, you'll need to basically throw away half the stock pan [or fit turning brakes]. You'll need to cut the rear torsion tube and move the
trans and motor forward. If I were you, I'd also throw away the torsion bar front and fit struts and custom towers like Ian Swinkels car. Also, SWB
cars have big issues with ackermann angles being all out of wack, which is probably why the buggy above was so slow.
You can make them work, but it's like Porsche starting from scratch again.
You could have a look at the Purvis Eureka in VWMA last year. He is making a go of racing a rear engined kit car, which is what a buggy is.
.... and they don't really fit into any class.
PM me if you want and I'll send you my phone no so we can have a chat and I'll talk you through it.