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 posted on July 7th, 2012 at 08:37 AM |
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Volkswagen Racing Australia (Pics Please!!)
(Renamed the thread so that we can get everyones stories in here without it being exclusive to rallying etc...)
Hi,
found these photos of the old 1300 Targa Bug that Guy Harding campaigned and was in the first issue of VWMA.
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.191572330878759.37298.18013179868947...
I've been looking for photos of Australian rallying dubs, does anyone have pictures they could add?
Looking for ones of Andrew Dodd in the 80's and Barry Ferguson in the 1967 rally, but if not I'd love to see what everyone has!
Cheers
Shaun
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| posted on July 7th, 2012 at 08:42 AM |
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Here's some ones from what i've found on Australian racing VeeDubs in general, but as you can see it's hard to get rally shots!
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| posted on July 7th, 2012 at 08:51 AM |
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| posted on July 7th, 2012 at 10:08 AM |
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great pics
Futue te ipsum!!!
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| posted on July 7th, 2012 at 04:23 PM |
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Hello sander288, here is a link http://www.rallybugs.com/nwallace2.htm
, to one of the 1500 rally bugs my Dad drove in the 1970's
Cheers Thomas Wallace i hope these help !!! |
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| posted on July 7th, 2012 at 05:08 PM |
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Thanks for the link Thomas
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| posted on July 7th, 2012 at 05:44 PM |
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Thomas, Great link,
I missed those pics on the rallybugs site!
Do you have any details on the car?
Cheers
Shaun
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| posted on July 11th, 2012 at 08:56 PM |
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Great link,
is there anyone out there rallying bugs these days?
I saw one in an autocross in 2011 at willowbank QLD but can't think of any in rallying. I looked into building a VW bug or Karmann for historic
rallying but unfortunately under the rules you would never really be competitive so I've had to go with another brand.
Rob
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| posted on July 12th, 2012 at 02:46 AM |
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Dirt,
Adam DeBiasi had this green bug which he used to rally, shown in the Classic Adelaide Rally below. I'm pretty sure it was a modified engine, I think
from memory it was about a 2 litre type 1, running aftermarket EFI through a custom manifold with a single Falcon throttle body. The last time I saw
it run would have been a few years ago now, but I'm not sure, he might still be running it.
There are a couple of bugs running in khanacross and rallysprints in South Australia, or at least there used to be. All of them are generally S-Bugs.
Graham Vanderhoek has been campaigning his successfully in motorkhana and khanacross for years. It's a modified 1600cc engine, still registered and
driven on the street as well as to events.
The Southam family have also been competing in their heavily modified bug for many years, but I think it's off the road at the moment. That used to
do rallysprints but recently I think it's been mostly restricted to khanacross. There are a couple of others in the VW Club of SA who run dirt
khanacross in bugs, but nobody with deep enough pockets to do a full season of rallying in one!
I have an S-Bug and would love to one day run it in historic rally. I wouldn't be doing it to win rallies, just to enjoy it and to run as fast as I
can. Khanacross in my old 1500 Beetle is the closest I have gotten so far!
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| posted on July 13th, 2012 at 08:41 AM |
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Slightly off topic Sean, but have you checked out this Salzberg replica.
Long, but good read
http://www.motorgeek.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=21938
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| posted on July 13th, 2012 at 04:16 PM |
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Hi Daimo,
Yeah been following his thread for a while; just on another forum!  Airmighty
some more pictures for the thread too;
Some from Europe (Not Aussie but still like!)
One for the thread for the views! 
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| posted on July 14th, 2012 at 07:15 PM |
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Thanks for the pics of my green bug above. I've still got it and run it in mainly hillclimbs now. Although I plane to do some Tarmac rallys next
year. It's powered by a weber fed 2332cc.
Cheers Adam
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| posted on July 14th, 2012 at 09:49 PM |
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These are of Monty Love, 16/11/1935 - 16/10/2011
Monty competed in Motorkhana, Redex Trials, Ampol Trials and Wynns Safari,
not always in VW's.
Regards,
Matt.
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| posted on July 18th, 2012 at 09:34 PM |
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Not a Bug
I know its not a Bug but still a VW. Took out 2 litre dirt track champion at Coffs Harbour last year in my ute.My mate is giving me a run this year in
his Baja we will both be doin skids at Raleigh see you there.
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| posted on July 19th, 2012 at 09:19 AM |
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No great pics!
It's Jukka isn't it? If so are you involved with Coffs Cycling at all?
Shaun
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| posted on July 21st, 2012 at 07:21 PM |
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great pictures. heaps i haven't seen before (and i've done a bit of looking)
antartica 1 '64 bp rally 64 (it won)
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| posted on July 22nd, 2012 at 07:14 PM |
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The last photo is yours truly, in 'The Esses' at Bathurst, Easter 1963.
Easter next year will be 50th anniversary of my first race at Bathurst, and I look like getting a drive at the Easter meeting. Looking forward to
it.
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
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| posted on July 22nd, 2012 at 09:00 PM |
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please post pics of your cars and the stories to go with them. 
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| posted on July 23rd, 2012 at 06:54 PM |
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those guys rock.
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| posted on July 23rd, 2012 at 09:21 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Jak Rizzo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swmygJuUSF8
This is cool too, but I must say I was thrown by the american accent. They also don't have a narrowed beam with 135 tyres which is unusual for
Americans
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Thanks for posting that link, that bug and the owners are great!
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