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 RodPenrose
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| posted on December 19th, 2013 at 07:43 PM |
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Full Throttle Friday
I have prepped the car with some more new components for a run tomorrow @ Full Throttle Friday . This is basically a test day for all ANDRA race cars
from 6.00 pm until 10.00 pm . The gates will open from 4.30 pm and I believe Dave Stoker and Mike Waldron will be there after their last meeting was a
washout , ROD.
More boost + More fuel = More power
1968 Beetle fastest run 8.96 sec @ 161 mph 4th Nov. 2001
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| posted on December 19th, 2013 at 11:31 PM |
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All the best Rodney?
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RodPenrose
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| posted on December 20th, 2013 at 12:38 PM |
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Hi guy's , just a quick note to inform you that I will not make it to the track tonight due to the heat . I have confirmed with Ryan who is out near
the venue that the soles of your shoes will melt on the tarmac . Dave Stoker and Mike Waldron will still brave the elements so I wish them all the
best in the heat . I will run my car again on the 17 th of Jan at the Full Throttle Friday meeting alongside the Vintage VW crew , ROD.
More boost + More fuel = More power
1968 Beetle fastest run 8.96 sec @ 161 mph 4th Nov. 2001
2010 New Beetle 8.12 sec on 8th march 2014
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| posted on December 20th, 2013 at 08:14 PM |
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Thanks for the up date Rodney, was woundering how you guys went today, looking forward to the 17th!!
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1303Steve
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| posted on December 20th, 2013 at 09:14 PM |
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That would be like racing in Qld, too damn hot
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| posted on December 21st, 2013 at 06:39 AM |
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mike and myself braved the heat (42c), absolute torture but got 2 runs in before the RAIN stopped the event at 9.30!!!!!!!
both runs were 9.67 &145.4mph, the traction was not the best even though we dropped the tyre pressure to 14psi and it carried the front all the
way through 2nd
the only bummer was we had an oil leak in the rocker cover which has never happened before but i am pulling the motor out to check mains @bigends so
will adress that problem,anyway its a fucking vw for gods sake and its supposed to leak (well, thats my excuse )
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blue vizion
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| posted on December 21st, 2013 at 06:59 AM |
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Good stuff lads!
Dave no need to worry about excuses, when you get to a certain age leakage is just one of many problems.
See you in February!
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| posted on December 21st, 2013 at 11:15 AM |
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 wish you were closer just to get the full effect
from that last comment.
Yer we had a couple of oil leaks, but so did 11 other cars, one racer left a rag on his headers n set fire to the engine bay while waiting for his
towcar. 
Over the years I've waited in staging lanes or in the burnout pad because of a oil down from someone else, the idea of a test n tune is to sort out
problems, this is a new one to us I'm sure we can overcome this one, just happy as the car is becoming more constant.
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| posted on December 21st, 2013 at 11:20 AM |
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 " DAM IT WAS HOT " 
Now... what was I doing again |
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| posted on December 21st, 2013 at 11:30 AM |
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Dave no need to worry about excuses, when you get to a certain age leakage is just one of many problems.
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Better out than in, so they say - the older you get, the less you care
By the way, Congratulations, Dave and Mike, excellent performance considering the conditions - H
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| posted on December 21st, 2013 at 02:53 PM |
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Great job guys! A leaky rocker cover gasket, thats some serious shit right there..... 
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| posted on December 21st, 2013 at 07:23 PM |
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great to see consistent runs top stuff
Glad it was you guys out there in the HEAT
I braved the Air con at the pub and it wasn't coping
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