The old K.I.S.S. method

Rule 1: Car must not weigh less that original manufacturers specs.
Rule 2: Everything else is free, as long as it complies with rego for its home state.

This will mean it comes down to the good old power to weight ratio. So you will need to extract good HP from the motor......not just turn up in a gutted out car to post a good time.

Thats what i reckon would make a good class.

Why only beetles ? I dont want to have to go out and buy another car just to compete in this class .

Yeah don't discriminate those of us who are in Kombi's after all we are the heaviest LOL

Personally I think it should be street tyres, muffler, set a minimum weight so either light cars carry weight and cars that are heavier can strip weight out. Engine wise should there be some rules like having to run a cooling system and perhaps air cleaners.

It is always going to be a huge can of worms doing rules for something like this but personally it would be a great class of racing to watch.

So what is it you are organising Craig??

Good idea craig i was thinking of somthing simular!How about all V.A.G. 2wd mass produced vehicles with orignal type of engine(ie air cooled flat4 T1,T2,T3,watercooled 4,5,6,8's vw audis seats skoda etc)rego details match the car in question and lites,indicators,wipers, glass windscreeen,Body pannels must be mounted in stock location.Every thing else free?

I think road legal tyres, no semi slicks etc?

why only 2wd ? Golfs wouldnt stand a chance against aircooled cars . You can rule out all 8s as they only came out Quattro and most a6/s6's .
Should be all 4/6 cylinder VAG cars . FWD should be allowed full slick , rear wheel drive semi slick , all wheel drive street tyre or something equivalent .

Stripped out cars with fibreglass bits are what i drive so your idea for factory delivered weight initally put me against it then i remembered that my standard came with the passenger seat and rear seat delete option M236.(I think they called it the tv delivery man option i'll check with my vw geek)betcha that will be a light car!Gotta remember a lot of country tracks may not have scales.As for tires plain radials would be cool but what ever suits me.At "the 2009 event who's name shall not be spoken"my first pass was against a trailered race bug on slicks beat him on a holeshot,me with brazillian heads and M/T drag radials.

I think specifing weight is a bit dificult as it's too hard to proove or too easy to complain about. I'm not trying to argue but keep it simple as suggested. Rego, with all lights and saftey equipment, any legal tyres although there is an argument to rule out M/T's and the like as they are expensive yada yada, but for that matter if your serious about going fast, wouldn't you be running those tyres??? So that one I'm not sure about.
I do prefer the air cooled varities only (with any engine of course) but if it has to be any VAG so be it.

I think yous guys didn't read this post

Simple VW Street Beetle Class for DRAGS

Yeah point taken ian simple is good.Rego in your home state and thats it.And if the state you live in has tougher rules than say QLD tough luck,harden up or move state!

be nice to race other street beetles...can go in any tnt night and be up against other vehicles

Rules hey....hmmm

Werent the berg trophy rules simple too?

Loop holes, grey areas, implementation and decisions on rules is when it gets ugly

only 2 rules Daimo

yeah just like Andrew and I at Portland we had heaps of fun in our street registered bugs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QTMMjfYuC8 

dragging water cooled cars is your passion, ours is air cooled

Ok so "" who "" is hiring the race track

now now!....i can see bug racers views!!!!
but i understand craigs topic......

the guy that has all the money craigey T

well it wont happen here in Sydney

What about Gunnedah Drag strip than?

craig has just moved, track hire must be cheap on other planets

maybe he went to Oxford street last nite LOL

I'm out already with a 1776.... no chance unless.... anyone want to swap a 3year old for a 2300cc