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 HappyDaze
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| posted on October 13th, 2012 at 08:59 AM |
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My old Sports Sedan
This was the 1981 Comalco Sports Sedan Championships.
http://vimeo.com/50871885
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
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| posted on October 13th, 2012 at 11:13 AM |
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just needs a space between the . and the http
http://vimeo.com/50871885
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| posted on October 13th, 2012 at 11:18 AM |
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impressive stuff 
Futue te ipsum!!!
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| posted on October 13th, 2012 at 11:27 AM |
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Now that car I remember well Greg. Think I even watched that race, back in the day.
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HappyDaze
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| posted on October 13th, 2012 at 11:29 AM |
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Thanks for that......I'm learning [slowly].
Cheers, Greg
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| posted on October 13th, 2012 at 11:48 AM |
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YIKES GREG
Great stuff and a nice looking Beetle...
engine not in front of the rear axle..
no turbo
Not A porsche engine
a VW engine 1968cc with a 5 speed gearbox
and NO Sponsor...
Great stuff Young Greg Mackie
Loved it
LEE
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| posted on October 13th, 2012 at 11:59 AM |
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Awesome! What a legend.
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| posted on October 13th, 2012 at 12:00 PM |
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That's cool,what five speed was in it greg
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| posted on October 13th, 2012 at 12:57 PM |
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the Amaroo Park days
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| posted on October 13th, 2012 at 01:26 PM |
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Awesome stuff!
I remember the telecasts from those days
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| posted on October 13th, 2012 at 06:56 PM |
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Great video Greg; you need to get all the footage up!
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HappyDaze
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| posted on October 14th, 2012 at 06:48 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by cnfabo
That's cool,what five speed was in it greg
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Mk IV Hewland, Cris, with a 40hp diff [no LSD]. Beetle drive-shafts and stub-axles. As it was around 160 hp, there were no problems with the drive,
although a 'heavy' clutch was needed to prevent slip. As you can see in the clip, it got away well, while the V8s were smoking their tyres.
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| posted on October 14th, 2012 at 06:51 AM |
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Is that car still at powertune in his showroom looks the same as the one I saw there a few years back ,what lap times did you get down to
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| posted on October 14th, 2012 at 06:59 AM |
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Same car. I sold it to him in 1981, and although i have tried to buy it back, he won't sell. It should be driven, not just allowed to sit and
rot.
Got into high 53s at Amaroo.
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| posted on October 14th, 2012 at 04:31 PM |
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Thanks Greg for posting that vid of you racing at Amaroo.
Brings back alot of memorys of dad taking me there to watch the car racing when i was a little tacker.
I remember one time Dad took me with his mate Stan Adler, did you ever meet Stan? good bloke.
We came across Dick johnson and Dad said hello, Dick remembered racing against Dad so he let me sit in his race car.
It was the mighty Ford Cosworth Sierra. Remember that day like it was yesterday, i was only 9 or 10 years old. What a shame Amaroo is no more.
Cheers Col
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| posted on October 14th, 2012 at 06:24 PM |
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53s around amaroo thats impressive , was it swing axle ?
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| posted on October 14th, 2012 at 07:55 PM |
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Classic footage. There used to be a car that looked like that in the showroom at powertune years ago.
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| posted on October 14th, 2012 at 07:58 PM |
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Col, I see Stan from time to time - he lives in Qld now, and still drives the 911 in historics. How's Brian?
Paul, not swing-axle  . The body & pan were '69 'S', with
f'glass front & rear. Drive off the Hewland was Beetle shafts and CVs. I fabricated rear uprights from the trailing arms, turned 90 degrees, and
cut down. Front and rear wishbones were also fabricated, with rose joints. Stock 'S' front brakes and Fiat rear. Even though it went against the
grain, I used a Mini steering rack . Mawer 13" wheels,
with S/H slicks.
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| posted on October 15th, 2012 at 04:12 PM |
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http://www.autopics.com.au/item.mibiznez?id=8827
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| posted on October 15th, 2012 at 06:16 PM |
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Very nice!!!! That beetle of yours seems to have handled real good.
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| posted on October 15th, 2012 at 09:37 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by cam070
Classic footage. There used to be a car that looked like that in the showroom at powertune years ago.
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Its one in the same
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| posted on October 15th, 2012 at 09:44 PM |
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from p1
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posted by PAZZAN
Is that car still at powertune in his showroom looks the same as the one I saw there a few years back ,what lap times did you get down to
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by HappyDaze
Same car. I sold it to him in 1981, and although i have tried to buy it back, he won't sell. It should be driven, not just allowed to sit and
rot.
Got into high 53s at Amaroo.
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Matt Berry Motorsports...air cooled advice, repairs and mods Ph 0408 704 662
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| posted on October 16th, 2012 at 08:17 PM |
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How do we get him to sell it so it doesn't stay hidden behind all the crap in his front yard. That car deserves to be let loose again.
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| posted on October 16th, 2012 at 09:30 PM |
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I here he also has shed full of vws ,somewhere
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HappyDaze
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| posted on October 17th, 2012 at 05:20 AM |
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At the VW Nats. earlier this year, I made it quite clear to Adrian that I believed the Sports Sedan should be sold back to me. He was not interested.
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| posted on October 17th, 2012 at 05:51 AM |
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not interested and very funny as well
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| posted on October 17th, 2012 at 06:15 AM |
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I aint laughin', Dave.
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| posted on October 17th, 2012 at 06:28 AM |
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yes the other guy is the funny one
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