http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne96PveQSJE 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nifwveqYkUI 

Ferk. That's fast.

Definitely worth watching. The NSW hillclimb championship would be a whole lot more exciting on roads like that.

Thanks for posting it Dave.

CYA CT

sweet, i tried finding him on youtube a while back cause i saw a pic of his bug and could see the vid came in the back.... gotta go have not watched it yet.....

Nice 5 speed

luv it....anyone know whats in that thing...i have noticed that he runs in 2-3ltr class....i

Thanks for sharing Dave.
And nice driving Rene.

Cheers Col

WOW

That is really quick and great driving.

Rene has a number of different engine combinations, but not sure what he was running that week end.
I think it was 2165, but he will let me know.

nice, the mentiopn of 5 speed confused till the 2nd video, he only goes for 5th once in both runs right?

It is a "China Black" 2387 with wedgeports,
and berg 5 with Albins gears.
Gotta have big balls to go 7000 in 5th so close to the edge of the road near the end of those runs!!.

yeah nuts for sure.he can drive darn good too....would like to know what speed he reached...

do u know what bumbstick and length rods are in the engine dave....

"China Black" .. okay, I'll ask.
What is that?

These videos are very impressive, I love them! I wish that my bug was that fast!

WOW....MASSIVE balls..........

"The NSW hillclimb championship would be a whole lot more exciting on roads like that."

Definitely not your rinky dink go kart track. There are not too many hillclimb tracks that you get into 4th gear at, let alone 5th.

In answer to a couple of questions re: Mt Alma hill climb.
The motor is all chinese aftermarket.
It has a prepared 86mm $289.00 chevy journal crank,$750.00Mag case,$350.00 94mm Wisco pistons,$259.00 rods,my own cam grind,$735.00 wedgeport heads, 48IDF Carbs bolted to $190.00 manifolds, 12lb 8dowel fly wheel,$48.00 Blackfan housing and tinware, $179.00alternator, $350.00exhaust,$69.00 Black capped distributor with black high tension leads.
Therefore the name China Black.
7000rpm is 116.16mph over the finish line with less than 80meters till dirt, for run off.
This has been a bit of a talking point ,from a drivers point of view ,but the organisers say that it is up to the driver to decide how they finish off
their own run.
There has been quite a few vehicles that have changed shape, both going up the 19 degree hill, and ,after going over the Mt. Alma Mile 1.6km finish line. Rene'

sweet, thanks for that rene......

Awesome Rene.
Very impressive

WOW thats mental! I'd be crappin myself....

Other than the engine specification, what is the suspension / brake setup of his car?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=bSAtVA6NT34 

I still remember your Karmann Ghia Rene'... I still remember Mike Petrou and Clinton Faustmann tuning it at DAT Racing.Did any other parts other than the wheels make it onto the bug?.

Hi snitzt
In answer to you question regarding whether any components were saved and made it to the Beetle.
There was a couple of a couple of gears from the gearbox, a couple of wheels and that's it.
The KG burned for 22minutes on the side of the Gorge Road in the Adelaide Classic as it was called then in 1997.
New technologies, new ideas and the Beetle has always done me proud for the last 5 years in hill climbing but my heart is with the KG.
Now I have to dust off and set up the KG for hill climbing.
That's top of the bucket list!

Regards from Rene' in the over regulated Nanny State

Thanks for the reply Rene..would be awesome to see you back in a KG again....but any flat 4 in a tarmac rally or hillclimb makes my day!.