Board Logo

EARLY VW DRAG CARS IN OZ
kustomkool - March 8th, 2004 at 04:48 PM

Looking through old drag racing Australia magazines and newspapers.And a car called YO YO was the fastest car at the time.Anyone remember this ride .I need info on this car for an article on VW in OZ..

vw54 - March 8th, 2004 at 07:24 PM

I know most of the early ones but not this one

What year was the magazine dated ?? and was it in Sydney or where. ???

vwguru - March 9th, 2004 at 04:58 PM

hey damo man how are ya? i have some old drag racing news papers with that car in it. and a heap of others.

kustomkool - March 12th, 2004 at 06:16 PM

ben will be over to scan em up thanx man.Dont know to much about him but he was sponsored by pound motors in melbourne the original empi dealer in melbourne.He was the only ever full empi sponsored Aussie Dragracer ever.That makes him a legend in aussieVW history.And its about time we started getting our racing and vw history out there.So anyone got any old flicks etc of early races on -off road racing please u2u me or email me .Im doing a website and wanna complile some stuff.Cheers Damian.

Dak-A-Tak - March 12th, 2004 at 11:46 PM

Yo Yo drag bug was owned by Earle Krygger(vic)which was supercharged vw powered in the 70,s.I think he may have ran high elevens (ill do some checking).I do have a cool picture of his car, with the Aust flag painted on it.Peter Keegan was much faster low tens and was sponsored by camel filter cigarettes.Like to know more about the empi deal if this was true becouse i have never heard it befor!!!!!!.Later he ran a vw dragster for a while.

vw54 - March 13th, 2004 at 07:11 AM

Good to see you finally got on line Pete.

kustomkool - March 14th, 2004 at 06:59 PM

dak-a-tak cheers great to see someone knows yo-yo very kool car indeeed.Yeh trying to find out more on the empi thing .cheers Damian

Dak-A-Tak - March 16th, 2004 at 09:13 PM

Hi! race supporters,i did some checking and Earl Krygger ran a chain drivin blower with a bruce phillips(australian) fuel injection system.Had early holden rear brakes on the back,magnesium spindle wheels with no front brakes up front.He was the man! untill keegan came along.They pushed each other faster & faster.( 11.21ets early 70,s)

kustomkool - March 25th, 2004 at 10:49 AM

Keegan was the man,Great to see others are australian vw drag racing historians.

Alex Holzl - April 21st, 2004 at 12:06 AM

A mate came over today and lent us these mags and newspapers with YO YO and THE APE ( splity kombi with a v8 in the rear with a V drive mid ships that wheel stood crazy!!) and an oval with a escort 1300cc motor in the back with twin side draft webbers 45mm... im yet to read them thou