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| posted on February 24th, 2004 at 11:37 AM |
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Richard did it in a street registered daily driver, enough said really.
Jak
Congratulations to Ben Durie for breaking the hillclimb record at Ringwood in his stroker beetle!
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| posted on February 24th, 2004 at 01:48 PM |
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Richard did it in a street registered daily driver, enough said really.
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Lets see the video should be good:jesus
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| posted on February 24th, 2004 at 02:18 PM |
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If Richard has it, then go into V-Force and ask to see it, dude.
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Craig Torrens
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| posted on February 24th, 2004 at 02:22 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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Richard did it in a street registered daily driver, enough said really.
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Was that the oval painted in three colors ? one being orange ?
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| posted on February 24th, 2004 at 02:32 PM |
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http://www.beetleracing.com/gallery/archives/000018.html
Is that the one Craig?
[Edited on 24-2-2004 by Cam]
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| posted on February 24th, 2004 at 03:13 PM |
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That's street legal
That's not street legal I think Jak is confused. Might have been driven on the street still doesn't make it legal.
Jak I know the situation when you losted your trophy it was 1600 production class need I say more.
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| posted on February 24th, 2004 at 03:15 PM |
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Looks street legal to me. :jesus Any reason why it would'nt be?
Over 10cm ground clearance. Lights, bumpers, wipers, etc...
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| posted on February 24th, 2004 at 03:28 PM |
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What doesnt look street legal wat is it the "number plates"...???? |
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| posted on February 24th, 2004 at 03:33 PM |
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well that's the one I'm asking about :thumb
And by the description that Jak has provided it seems to be the one he is talking about !
Just like Rudy's car with number plates............
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| posted on February 24th, 2004 at 03:44 PM |
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craigie that car was a not JUST a race car it was his CAR for USEAGE and he DROVE it to the RACE TRACK to RACE it and then he would DRIVE it home and
drive IT to the SHOPS and then home.. and DRIVE it to the RTA to get his REGO for the CAR... lol wat you think? rudy has done very well with a small
motor because his car is full gutted and is trailered to the track
my dads car was a race car with number plates and my mums car is a shopping troy with number plates whats difference? |
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| posted on February 24th, 2004 at 03:57 PM |
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Craig, who is Rudy and what car does he drive?
HP, big vs little. It's all relative to the car that it's in. What sort of racing you do, how the power is put down, etc...
"horsepower means next to nothing" - Gordon Murray
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| posted on February 24th, 2004 at 05:28 PM |
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ANYWAY...........at the end of the day, if there are hot vw's on the track kiking butt then it's all good.
I'm sure that Craig, CT, Paul, John L, Rudy, the Hozlz' & myself are all doing it for the fun factor & because we love vw's.
Whether we are in a genuine competition like the group 7 series or with the Porsche club or wth Mini club, who cares?
I have a ball with the Porsche club & don't mind paying the extra $50 for triple the amount of track time that I will get everywhere else,
trained instructors that can drive in the car with me that I would normally pay hundreds of dollars for, & did I forget to mention that I get to
be surrounded by exotic machinery all day.
Its the way that I get my kiks, the smile at the end of the day & the drive home from the track says it all.I beleive that u were sincere Retro
when u aksed us along, but as said before, been there done that.
People laughed at me when I said that I was going to join the Porsche club, now 4 years later there will be 8 of us with beetles having a go, &
having a go is what it's all about , isn't it:thumb
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PS after all this, we still havn't heard what Retro's times are on the track.
Congratulations to Ben Durie for breaking the hillclimb record at Ringwood in his stroker beetle!
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| posted on February 24th, 2004 at 05:37 PM |
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Amen to that Jak! Do it for the love of dubs, thats all. Or else I'd be racing a 944 or early M3.
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| posted on February 24th, 2004 at 05:44 PM |
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well when i go racing i jack-up my plates and change the car!! :P |
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| posted on February 24th, 2004 at 08:14 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by jakriz
ANYWAY...........at the end of the day, if there are hot vw's on the track kiking butt then it's all good.
I'm sure that Craig, CT, Paul, John L, Rudy, the Hozlz' & myself are all doing it for the fun factor & because we love vw's.
Whether we are in a genuine competition like the group 7 series or with the Porsche club or wth Mini club, who cares?
I have a ball with the Porsche club & don't mind paying the extra $50 for triple the amount of track time that I will get everywhere else,
trained instructors that can drive in the car with me that I would normally pay hundreds of dollars for, & did I forget to mention that I get to
be surrounded by exotic machinery all day.
Its the way that I get my kiks, the smile at the end of the day & the drive home from the track says it all.I beleive that u were sincere Retro
when u aksed us along, but as said before, been there done that.
People laughed at me when I said that I was going to join the Porsche club, now 4 years later there will be 8 of us with beetles having a go, &
having a go is what it's all about , isn't it:thumb
regards
Jak
PS after all this, we still havn't heard what Retro's times are on the track.
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Well said Jak:thumb
I think your car is the only true daily driver currently running on the track. Its probably more than full weight, has all the interior plus some
extra's, and has a relatively standard exterior.
My car WAS honestly registered and I used it weekly, but I wouldn't have called it a daily driver, it is a budget club race car.
Richards car may have been registered, but it too should not be called a daily driver. Like Alex said, it was a race car with rego. I loved watching
this car race and always admired it at the VW shows, but it was certaintly built for Racing first. It had no back seat, no passenger seat,absolutely
minimal interior lining,gusseted and welded body shell,full cage,race seat, Air ducting from the floor up to the firewall, slicks, big brakes,
aeroguards, spoilers etc etc. And when I watched it race it was trailered! It was a very well prepared race car :thumb
Richard did very well with this car, and was heavily supported at the time by Vintage VW, but lets not try and con people into thinking it carried the
shopping, the kids,and was driven to the office 
Jak, your car does that :thumb
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| posted on February 24th, 2004 at 08:20 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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Craig, who is Rudy and what car does he drive?
HP, big vs little. It's all relative to the car that it's in. What sort of racing you do, how the power is put down, etc...
"horsepower means next to nothing" - Gordon Murray
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Ummm NO. Horsepower is very important,so is the right torque range, car preperation and handling, and driver skill.
I would say horsepower is not the only thing :thumb
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| posted on February 24th, 2004 at 08:28 PM |
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HAHAHAHHA :P |
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