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Rod Richardson #6 Cal-Look.com top 20!!!

davidoconnor - February 19th, 2007 at 10:18 PM

Great to see an Aussie back in the top 20; well done Rod
with a time of 12.021 @111.91 MPH (normally aspirated)!!

I just got my newsletter from the Cal-Look.com guys only to find Rod's top class Cal Beetle up in postition 6 with the likes of Chuck Frier and Patrick Friel. These guys are front running DRKC cars setting the bench mark in cal cool!! Fast and Slick to boot.

Maybe next year we'll get a few more Aussie cars included. Lets swamp the list with the likes of Adam DeBiasi, Morgan Smith, Dave Becker just to name a few. 2007 is THE YEAR to show these guys what we can do!!

Don't forget the Turbo/Nitrous top 10 either; Nick and Wayne!!

See you guys in Warwick.

hypo-vw - February 20th, 2007 at 10:32 PM

CONGRATULATIONS ROD , WELL DONE !!:bounce:bounce

RAZ34 - February 21st, 2007 at 08:01 AM

Thanks for the post Dave. Many thanks to Peter Page (Dak-a-Tak Racing ) for getting my car in top 20. It is a fool proof car ( needs to be with me driving) Hopefully an 11 this year. I took it for a spin on Sunday afternoon after Dubs by the Pub. It doesnt feel that fast on the track but on the street it is crazy.

Dasdubber - February 21st, 2007 at 06:47 PM

Well done Rod - as mentioned above, lets hope there will be a few more aussie bugs in there next year!

Flintstones - February 21st, 2007 at 07:32 PM

Congrats Rod,
it's great to see the Oz dubs making an impression globally.

Cheers

Menangler - February 21st, 2007 at 07:38 PM

Well done Rod, not just a fast car, but a great looking one too :thumb

[ Edited on 21-2-2007 by Menangler ]

Stanley - February 21st, 2007 at 08:02 PM

Nice work Rod...this car is a credit to you and and those who have helped out.

Craig Torrens - February 21st, 2007 at 08:07 PM

specs of the engine etc ?

Pic of the car ?

humpty - February 21st, 2007 at 10:51 PM

Top effort Rod.... You guys are certainly getting together over there.... Inspirational!

dangerous - February 22nd, 2007 at 06:08 AM

Rod's car is an original '61 Aussie bug with very low milage.

It weighs just over 800kgs with the driver on race day and is USED regularly on the roads.
Yes he does drive it on the freeway sometimes too but not often (last time was the Gold Coast VW show last year)
Tranny has a 1.12 fourth gear and with 205-70 tyres the RPM is not too bad.
It has a basic 2275cc engine with a welded VW stroker 82mm crank,
and welded 043 VW heads with 44.0 and 37.0 valves with 1.4 rockers and FK87.
Compression ratio is around 10:1 (no valve notches).

dangerous - February 22nd, 2007 at 06:10 AM

063bug - February 22nd, 2007 at 12:50 PM

Rod, is there any chance of some detailed photos of what you have done, as I am sure we can all learn something or give us a guide of how to do "things" to our own cars. Photos under the car, detail photos of tricks etc.

One site I found with some good photos is http://www.oldbug.com/gates.htm. Just a thought.

Congratulations on your success.

Talk soon. Alan

dangerous - February 22nd, 2007 at 02:43 PM

Alan,
do a search in this drag racing section.
When Peter Page ran an 11.96 in this car a couple of years ago(YES! thats right kiddies!),
he posted some info on the tricks underneath.

dangerous - February 22nd, 2007 at 02:55 PM

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=43775&page=1#pid408070

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=29235&page=1#pid240517

OH! it was an 11.92 that Pete ran, but the car was a little bit lighter than the present.

RAZ34 - February 22nd, 2007 at 05:08 PM

Alan,
There are a couple of mods under the car. Probably the best thing to do would be to come around and have a close look . Most people only see the motor at shows but it is pretty underneath as well. Pete will be able to give you the whys and wherefors. A big improvement was the Kafer Cup style bar he made, took away the shake on launch. By the way we have a set of slicks and frontrunners that will fit your car. Keen to see that beautiful white car of yours on the track.
Rod.

Dak-A-Tak - February 22nd, 2007 at 09:44 PM

http://video.google.com.au/videoplay?docid=-8385842458797891478

This is the meet ,that Rod and I ran those numbers.
Thanks guys for your comments!!! just need those dash plaque from cal-look.
We won't stop until Rod can run 11's all day!

Dak-A-Tak - March 10th, 2007 at 11:18 PM

It,s Up !!!!! finally on Cal-look web site. They must of got
sick of us email them .
Check out the other cars , big cube motors and type4 power . Plus other countries that made it to top20.

Turbo top 10 has a large spread in et's .( wayne & nick would be right up there )
Check it out !!!

http://www.cal-look.com/index2.html

Gracey - March 11th, 2007 at 04:48 PM

Well Done! Impressive time and mph.

Stanley - May 12th, 2007 at 12:00 PM

Just noticed only 2 of the top 10 NA cars are from the states. Those europeans seem to be kicking some butt. And not to forget the lone Aussie... :tu:

Good to see the turbo cars as well.