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Street Series Round 1 - 26-01-08
Stanley - January 16th, 2008 at 05:35 PM

Made a New Years resolution that if I could get my car running quick enough to join the middle bracket (Hot Street 13.50 – 15.49) I would fly the volksy flag in the Willowbank Street Series.
After my 15.39 run prior to Christmas i've made good and joined up and received my race number. Will be starting at round 4 on Saturday the 26th Jan.
Ideally I'd like to see a few more volksy guys come and have some fun. Lets just say that at the test and tunes it gets lonely by yourself with everyone laughing.....:lol:

But I usually end up with a few guys who are a bit surprised by the small block beetle.

Stay tuned and i'll let you know how I go.

11CAB - January 16th, 2008 at 05:39 PM

Good to see Stanley.....have fun and post lots of pics.....:lol:

Tazz - January 16th, 2008 at 05:42 PM

Hmm.... need anymore for the pitcrew?

Tazz

westi - January 20th, 2008 at 02:32 AM

sounds like fun,alittle to far for me to travell.
can't wait to see some pic's or footage.
give them hell stanley.

bugboymatt - January 20th, 2008 at 06:05 AM

Mate hope you have a ball.
Never been to willowbank. Maybe have to have a trip out sometime and watch the racing !

dangerous - January 20th, 2008 at 06:11 AM

Go Stanley!
The Volksy drag racing has been quiet lately,
so it will be good to see a Volksy racing there again.

dangerous - January 26th, 2008 at 06:32 PM

HOT OFF THE PHONES!!

Stanley runs 14.652@90.95mph!!

This was his first qualifyer...more soon.

For reference,
sixty foot was 2.092 smoking the tyres out of the hole,
and he ran 9.34@73.79 at the 1/8 mike mark.

This is with 10 psi guage pressure in the 1641(?).

COOOOOL!!!

Stanley - January 26th, 2008 at 10:44 PM

Thanks Dangerous

Lost my first race because I went to fast....even though I backed off...go figure

14.46 @ 84mph

best other run

14.65 @ 92.23mph....more tomorrow.....must sleep now

modulus - January 27th, 2008 at 04:38 AM

14s from a 1641! Excellent!

Gracey - January 27th, 2008 at 02:41 PM

Awesome!

Well done Stanley.

Dak-A-Tak - January 28th, 2008 at 08:32 AM

SWEET !!!!!!! Stanley ,sorry that I couldn't be there to help .(working on Rods car )That must felt much faster as drive ? In the end those time are quite consistent mate .Getting close to the 100mph club .

Dasdubber - January 28th, 2008 at 08:55 AM

Well done Stanley - can't wait to join you and boost the numbers hopefully later this year when I get my new engine built! Keep up the good work.
Alan

11CAB - January 28th, 2008 at 09:27 AM

Congrats Stanley, so what has changed since your 15.39 prior to Xmas? Almost a second off that is pretty impressive.

dangerous - January 28th, 2008 at 12:08 PM

The 15.39 was with a missed shift.
And I think the waste gate flapper was sticking open, so now it has 11 psi guage pressure.

Stanley - January 28th, 2008 at 04:42 PM

Thanks guys

The new exhaust seems to have had the most impact but at Warwick it seemed to handle pretty poorly even on the 1/8th mile.
When I got back home I decided to do some mods for the 1/4. These include solid front and rear g'box mounts and the addition of a traction bar.

When I pulled the rear mount off noticed that both engine mounts were broken which is probably why added to the handling woes.
I also had a wheel alignment on the rear and was told even with the axles as far forward as they would go in the spring plates I still had 5mm of toe out either side. I have since elongated the spring plates and moved the axles forward some more.
All of this must have helped as it is very easy to drive at 90mph with no signs of getting loose. The traction bar has also fixed the slight wheel hop issue as well.

As Dave mentioned I had an issue with the waste gate (I think) being jammed open and lost all boost on my second run at the last T&T. Also took the opportunity to raise the front back up and fit some softer shocks. This also seems to have helped the launches. I am still getting heaps of wheel spin but for the moment I’m happy to put up with this rather than breaking shit.

After running the 14.652 @ 90.95mph I was happy enough that I could’ve packed up. The next run was 14.657 @ 92.23mph so ET wise it was consistent. I dialled in at 14.60 for the racing, but after waiting 2 hours the temp had cooled and I was up against a V8 HQ on slicks. I was well in front all the way so backed off at the end to save my dial in but still managed a 14.46 @ only 84mph so although I won I lost and my night was over.

Gave it one more run just to see how it would go but babied it a bit and ran a 14.67 @ 90.69. The best thing was I was still able to drive it home but also gained some respect from some those who like to laugh at volksys.

At the end of the day it's a pretty much standard 1641 with a small turbo but man am I having some fun. Anyone else thinking of giving it a go don't think about it do it....it's a hoot.

Stay tuned for more.....and on the quiet hopefuly this time next week i'll have a new project to start. Same engine (although stronger and with more boost) but in a different car. More on that later......::?:

PS Must thank Dangerous Dave for his invaluable knowledge and to the other volksy racers for their encouragement......:tu:

LIFE IN THE LOW LANE - January 29th, 2008 at 06:10 PM

Good job mate.Well done!!

bugboymatt - January 29th, 2008 at 06:42 PM

Mate thats great. Do you have a list of the dates for racing ? I'd like to get down and have a watch.

13BVW - January 31st, 2008 at 06:57 PM

If you click on the link below and look under whats on then street series it has all dates
Congrats on the times Stanley when is your sons kombi coming out for a run?

http://www.willowbank-raceway.com.au/ 

Stanley - February 1st, 2008 at 06:51 AM

Here is a dodgy vid of one of the runs taken by one of my boys on his phone.

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

This run was my best mph 92.23 although from the start you wouldn't think it.

Dasdubber - February 1st, 2008 at 07:59 AM

Sounds good for such a little 'mouse motor' mate - great stuff!