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Peter Keegan - Bit of VW Drag Racing History
Peter Michael Keegan was born in Orange on 22 December 1943, and as a young lad displayed a keen interest in all forms of motor racing. After
competing for some years at local level, Peter decided to step up to higher competition and in early 1970 he began racing at Castlereagh International
Dragway.
By May 1970 he had set a new National Best Gas time and speed record at 12.69 seconds and 118mph for the quarter mile distance. In June 1970 he had
reached 124.65 mph and became the first driver to attain a speed of over 120mph in Australia.
In May 1971 Peter set a new gas class Australian record of 11.35 seconds at 123.45mph that made his VW the fastest sedan of any size in Australia and
the fastest four-cylinder car in the world.
In October 1972, with a new motor fitted to the VW, Peter turned in a time of 10.82 seconds at 126.8mph to be the first four-cylinder car under 11
seconds anywhere in the world. In December of the same year he recorded 10.8 seconds and reduced this to 10.69 seconds in May 1973. He further reduced
this in 1974 to 10.5 seconds.
His success continued in November 1975 when he won the Australian Drag Racing Final with a new record of 10.41 seconds. In May 1976 he lowered his own
record to 10.29 seconds at a speed of 132mph.
From 1977 to 1981 Peter continued to set track records in various Australian states and in New Zealand, before retiring to concentrate on his business
in Orange.
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| posted on September 5th, 2005 at 09:41 PM |
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$hit that is fast for back then (and now!) - loved his bay kombi too - very nicely restored. Thanks for the info!
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| posted on September 5th, 2005 at 10:28 PM |
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I remember seeing him race at Surfers in the early seventies...wheels up launches and again on the change to second...four pipes out the back, the
supercharger was fed by SU carbs without float bowls. The fuel went straight to the needle valve. It was likened at the time to a low pressure F.I
system. Can't rememberthe sound but it sure was impressive.
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| posted on September 7th, 2005 at 12:46 PM |
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Sure did post impressive times
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| posted on September 7th, 2005 at 12:47 PM |
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Dasdubber - if you haven't guessed or know I now own his koombi :thumb:thumb
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