VW Portland 2011 - Another Great Weekend!
VWMA Editor - December 2nd, 2010 at 04:29 PM
Update: 9th February 2011
Hi All,
Closing date for entries is this Friday 11th February. This closing date also includes numbers for catering on the Saturday night dinner and Sunday
morning breakfast. It's also the last chance to register for the dune buggy day on the Friday.
Thanks again to David Brown, Trades Parts Manager for Volkswagen Genuine Parts, for supplying some neat 2011 Volkswagen merchandise for the drivers
packs. These will be distributed on Friday and on Saturday morning to drivers, along with gate passes, etc.
Yes, the Tappet Cover Racing is definitely a part of the Saturday night entertainment, and I've already been privy to a few new creations. Racing
starts approx 9pm in the SouthCoast clubrooms.
This is the last update, as I will now be busy with paperwork and the buggy, but please feel free to email me with any questions about the weekend.
Cheers
Craig Hughes
Editor/Part-time Drag Racer
VWMA
vw54 - December 2nd, 2010 at 04:35 PM
always great weekends
matt - December 3rd, 2010 at 03:45 PM
we will be at portland again as we are every year 
matt
RISKY4LIFE - December 3rd, 2010 at 07:45 PM
anyone need an extra pit crew member?
i work for beer LMAO 
matt - December 4th, 2010 at 05:09 PM
we go, we drink, we talk, we look then we leave!!!! you are welcome to join our crew
sauron - December 4th, 2010 at 07:20 PM
Hey Craig
will you be posting the point score results for 2010
Michael
lekker vee - December 4th, 2010 at 11:12 PM
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we go, we drink, we talk, we look then we leave!!!! you are welcome to join our crew
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I'm going, may even race 
matt - December 5th, 2010 at 02:57 PM
come on tam you know racing is over rated or has last years effort
by doc and stenchy encouraged you to race????
lekker vee - December 5th, 2010 at 08:46 PM
Gotta try everything once. Plus there is a Baja that challenged us yesterday...Kubs is going to get his arse wipped 
matt - December 6th, 2010 at 05:26 PM
take a page out of stenchy's and doc's book.
weight reduction 
hahahahahaha
matt - December 6th, 2010 at 05:27 PM
or even sabotage!!!!!!
lekker vee - December 6th, 2010 at 08:18 PM
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or even sabotage!!!!!!
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revnit - December 27th, 2010 at 06:37 AM
We will be supporting the watercooled class this year in Portland for the first time can't wait!!!
matberry - December 27th, 2010 at 09:35 AM
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We will be supporting the watercooled class this year in Portland for the first time can't wait!!!
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Well done revinit, it's a long drive but the road trip is half the fun, enjoy.
motha - December 27th, 2010 at 01:50 PM
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We will be supporting the watercooled class this year in Portland for the first time can't wait!!!
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You won't be the only one.
Hopefully my mk1 will last long enough for this event.
Got a few test & tunes coming up with the new setup.
Testing the new clutch, the 2-Step again & also my new in-car camera.
2nd gear 2-Step launch/powerskid pedaling it down the road 60+m
I did try it in 3rd, but it needs a much bigger rpm pill to help build boost.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltQo7D8g3LE
2nd gear roll on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbtNnc_GwSw
Power run. (I won't post the speed, but anyone who knows there way around a Mk1 speedo will know how fast it wraps around the speedo if you
look closely enough!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v1IHSWwRuI
VWMA Editor - December 27th, 2010 at 04:46 PM
Insane Mk1. Nice sleeper!
Andrew I'll be in contact shortly re Portland.
humpty - December 27th, 2010 at 10:45 PM
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we go, we drink, we talk, we look then we leave!!!! you are welcome to join our crew
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Kinda like what we did this year hey Choc?.... 
Might make a return next year.... Not sure who from WA will make the trip, but I hear some more of the SA dubbers might be coming over this time....
revnit - December 28th, 2010 at 06:10 AM
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You won't be the only one. Hopefully my mk1 will last long enough for this event. Got a few test & tunes coming up with the new setup.
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Better keep it in one piece 
You haven't seen what we have done with our 8v
and its still running 
hopefully we will get our new engine together before Portland otherwise we will have to run the old one which is a little 2nd hand but its doing
consistent 13.2 1/4 mile passes hahaha
motha - December 28th, 2010 at 11:24 AM
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You won't be the only one. Hopefully my mk1 will last long enough for this event. Got a few test & tunes coming up with the new setup.
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Better keep it in one piece
You haven't seen what we have done with our 8v
and its still running
hopefully we will get our new engine together before Portland otherwise we will have to run the old one which is a little 2nd hand but its doing
consistent 13.2 1/4 mile passes hahaha
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I can only imagine what you do with it.
You have to remember, mine is no trailer queened, weekend warrior. Its a full weighted street car covering 500+km week for the daily commute, & it
doesn't get an easy time doing it either. Even with a locked diff too!!!!
Its still running roughly 20psi too, so there is no "race tune" or "street tune".
Hence the "hopefully it will last" comment
Those video's are basically how I drive it. Hard!!!!.
For racing, I only remove the spare, jack & fit a stickier set of front street tyres. So its still a full weighted car.
Its best MPH so far in full street trim has been 101.95mph, so its on par with your drag mk1. Although my 60ft's are still a very lazy 2.2
But I do trailer it to events now, cause everytime I've raced a VW, its broken & I've had to hitch a ride home. Fragile POS'!!!! haha
Funny though, never had a drama racing Aussie cars!!!!
Just last weekend, I drove my ute on a 5hr round trip, raced it, raced it hard & had no dramas.
Should be a good weekend.
VWMA Editor - January 12th, 2011 at 10:49 AM
First post has been updated 12th January 2011
matt - January 12th, 2011 at 04:44 PM
great work craig
motha - January 16th, 2011 at 02:59 PM
Registered, paid for & all locked in!!!
Car has been removed from daily driving duties due to a recent 500+hp daily driver ute, which also turns duties as a tow car!
Have since played around with the Golf, wound the mixtures up pig rich along with the boost & now its moving!!!! Can wheel spin shifting into 3rd
on dry hot mix at 80+km/h!!!
We're all booked in at the Portland Holiday Village Villa!!!!
Can't wait!!!!
VWMA Editor - January 26th, 2011 at 10:01 AM
First post updated 10th February 2011.
VWMA Editor - February 3rd, 2011 at 10:32 PM
Fabion is back for 2011
ian.mezz - February 4th, 2011 at 06:55 PM
rose & I will be there racing again
revnit - February 6th, 2011 at 02:38 PM
Hi guys
We have a running car again 
no real hick ups which was great,
everything is working as it should we are very excited to see what she will do with the new bottom end the car is currently tuned without nitrous will only take a couple passes to get the nitrous tuned in
it, we have proven this setup now just small tweaks and shes on the money!
VWMA Editor - February 9th, 2011 at 02:32 PM
The first post has been updated with the latest info. Please have a safe trip and see you on the track.
dangerous - February 9th, 2011 at 05:55 PM
Sorry to say I wont be there this year.
It is a great week end and atmosphere.
There was a remote chance i would have had my valves by now,(springs arrived today),
but valves wont leave the USA till Friday.
With no dyno time, $, or testing it looks like only Warwick this year.
typethreeking - February 9th, 2011 at 06:25 PM
gee dave, are they the coil from my suspension...haha
matberry - February 9th, 2011 at 09:32 PM
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