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 jigga
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| posted on May 13th, 2010 at 12:07 AM |
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Has anyone raced a buggy??
As the title suggests.. has anyone raced a buggy? Id be keen to see some pics if so...
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fastnuf
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| posted on May 13th, 2010 at 06:55 AM |
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Yes, Tony Draper raced a J and S buggy in the State Hillclimb championship with a Stan Pobjoy 1916 in the Open Sportscar above 1600cc class. I think
that was about 8 or 9 years ago.
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| posted on May 13th, 2010 at 04:49 PM |
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Yes, I used to race a J&S in autocross and khanacross a few years back, did very good times too.
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VDUBXTC
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| posted on May 14th, 2010 at 12:08 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by fastnuf
Yes, Tony Draper raced a J and S buggy in the State Hillclimb championship with a Stan Pobjoy 1916 in the Open Sportscar above 1600cc class. I think
that was about 8 or 9 years ago.
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Brian
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| posted on May 14th, 2010 at 07:54 AM |
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I remember him
he was way slower than the heavier beetles running at the time 
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| posted on May 14th, 2010 at 01:35 PM |
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Ther is one racing next weekend
http://www.clubvw.org.au/supersprint/entrants.php
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hellbugged
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| posted on May 14th, 2010 at 02:58 PM |
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the "hellbuggy" used to run hill climbs. It was an off road tube frame style buggy
Ill dig up some pics
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| posted on May 15th, 2010 at 12:45 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Brian
I remember him
he was way slower than the heavier beetles running at the time
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Maybe so Brian, but at least he went out and had a go at what he was passionate about and ran a vehicle that not many had ran before him. Further,
that engine that Tony ran, I also ran it in my beetle and in 2005 with one of my sons driving beat all those other beetles and won the state
hillclimb championship.
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pete wood
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| posted on May 20th, 2010 at 09:47 PM |
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I run a buggy in khanas on dirt. They have a lot of potential, but the natural weight distribution of them is a real issue. If you want to be
competitive, you'll need to basically throw away half the stock pan [or fit turning brakes]. You'll need to cut the rear torsion tube and move the
trans and motor forward. If I were you, I'd also throw away the torsion bar front and fit struts and custom towers like Ian Swinkels car. Also, SWB
cars have big issues with ackermann angles being all out of wack, which is probably why the buggy above was so slow.
You can make them work, but it's like Porsche starting from scratch again.
You could have a look at the Purvis Eureka in VWMA last year. He is making a go of racing a rear engined kit car, which is what a buggy is.
.... and they don't really fit into any class.
PM me if you want and I'll send you my phone no so we can have a chat and I'll talk you through it.
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