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|  posted on April 27th, 2011 at 07:07 PM | 
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 Rene at Mt Alma 2011 Hill Climb 
 
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne96PveQSJE  
 
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nifwveqYkUI 
 
 
 
 
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|  posted on April 27th, 2011 at 07:26 PM | 
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Ferk. That's fast. 
 
Definitely worth watching. The NSW hillclimb championship would be a whole lot more exciting on roads like that. 
 
Thanks for posting it Dave. 
 
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|  posted on April 27th, 2011 at 07:54 PM | 
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sweet, i tried finding him on youtube a while back cause i saw a pic of his bug and could see the vid came in the back.... gotta go have not watched
it yet.....
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|  posted on April 27th, 2011 at 07:55 PM | 
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Nice 5 speed  
 
 
 
 
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|  posted on April 27th, 2011 at 08:01 PM | 
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luv it....anyone know whats in that thing...i have noticed that he runs in 2-3ltr class....i
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|  posted on April 27th, 2011 at 08:45 PM | 
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Thanks for sharing Dave. 
And nice driving Rene. 
 
Cheers Col
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|  posted on April 27th, 2011 at 09:41 PM | 
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WOW   
 
That is really quick and great driving.
 
 
 
 
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|  posted on April 28th, 2011 at 05:12 AM | 
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Rene has a number of different engine combinations, but not sure what he was running that week end. 
I think it was 2165, but he will let me know.
 
 
 
 
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|  posted on April 28th, 2011 at 09:46 AM | 
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nice, the mentiopn of 5 speed confused till the 2nd video, he only goes for 5th once in both runs right?
 
 
 
 
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|  posted on April 28th, 2011 at 08:17 PM | 
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It is a "China Black" 2387 with wedgeports,  
and berg 5 with Albins gears. 
Gotta have big balls to go 7000 in 5th so close to the edge of the road near the end of those runs!!.
 
 
 
 
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|  posted on April 28th, 2011 at 09:18 PM | 
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yeah nuts for sure.he can drive darn good too....would like to know what speed he reached... 
 
do u know what bumbstick and length rods are in the engine dave....
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|  posted on April 28th, 2011 at 09:28 PM | 
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"China Black" .. okay, I'll ask.  
What is that?
 
 
 
 
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|  posted on April 28th, 2011 at 09:40 PM | 
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These videos are very impressive, I love them! I wish that my bug was that fast!
 
 
 
 
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|  posted on April 28th, 2011 at 10:56 PM | 
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These videos are very impressive, I love them! I wish that my bug was that fast!  
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yeah same...i can see a close 5 like that would benefit even a milder engine...
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|  posted on April 28th, 2011 at 11:04 PM | 
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WOW....MASSIVE balls..........
 
 
 
 
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|  posted on April 29th, 2011 at 12:02 PM | 
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"The NSW hillclimb championship would be a whole lot more exciting on roads like that." 
 
Definitely not your rinky dink go kart track. There are not too many hillclimb tracks that you get into 4th gear at, let alone 5th.
 
 
 
 
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|  posted on May 1st, 2011 at 02:03 PM | 
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In answer to a couple of questions re: Mt Alma hill climb. 
The motor is all chinese aftermarket. 
It has a prepared 86mm $289.00 chevy journal crank,$750.00Mag case,$350.00 94mm Wisco pistons,$259.00 rods,my own cam grind,$735.00 wedgeport heads,
48IDF Carbs bolted to $190.00 manifolds, 12lb 8dowel fly wheel,$48.00 Blackfan housing and tinware, $179.00alternator, $350.00exhaust,$69.00 Black
capped distributor with black high tension leads. 
Therefore the name China Black. 
7000rpm is 116.16mph over the finish line with less than 80meters till dirt, for run off. 
This has been a bit of a talking point ,from a drivers point of view ,but the organisers say that it is up to the driver to decide how they finish
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their own run.  
There has been quite a few vehicles that have changed shape, both going up the 19 degree hill, and ,after going over the Mt. Alma Mile 1.6km finish
line. Rene'
 
 
 
 
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sweet, thanks for that rene......
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|  posted on May 2nd, 2011 at 06:37 PM | 
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Awesome Rene. 
Very impressive  
 
 
 
 
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|  posted on May 4th, 2011 at 03:21 PM | 
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WOW thats mental! I'd be crappin myself....
 
 
 
 
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Other than the engine specification, what is the suspension / brake setup of his car?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=bSAtVA6NT34 
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|  posted on December 7th, 2012 at 06:32 PM | 
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I still remember your Karmann Ghia Rene'... I still remember Mike Petrou and Clinton Faustmann tuning it at DAT Racing.Did any other parts other than
the wheels make it onto the bug?.
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|  posted on December 27th, 2012 at 09:08 PM | 
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Hi snitzt 
In answer to you question regarding whether any components were saved and made it to the Beetle. 
There was a couple of a couple of gears from the gearbox, a couple of wheels and that's it. 
The KG burned for 22minutes on the side of the Gorge Road in the Adelaide Classic as it was called then in 1997. 
New technologies, new ideas and the Beetle has always done me proud for the last 5 years in hill climbing but my heart is with the KG. 
Now I have to dust off and set up the KG for hill climbing. 
That's top of the bucket list! 
  
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|  posted on December 27th, 2012 at 10:12 PM | 
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Thanks for the reply Rene..would be awesome to see you back in a KG again.. ..but any flat 4 in a tarmac rally or hillclimb makes my day!.
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