a new forum sub section
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Definitely. I have plenty of questions to ask!
A drag racing technical sub forum in the workshop area. Call it... ehm... The Strip?
A drag racing technical sub forum in the workshop area. Call it... ehm... The Strip?
I tried hard to press the 'No' button because I have enough addictions already...but the cursor seemed magnetically drawn to the 'YES' tab!!! 
What have we done!!!!!!!
Guys i am extremely conscious of the way the event went, it is so important to me personally that the "Little guy" feels included on every level, if you were to do this it needs to be done with these folk in mind too, what happened on sunday i felt included all these guys to a tee, i never want to see that change, i sincerely hope that we havnt opened the gates to the next level of cock wavers, so please be mindful of this when you go for it, i have no issue with it, and will be happy to help, but i am aware of how these things go and i dont want these folk feeling left out and all of a sudden we have an elite group of wannabe bench racers in our midst.
Just my quids worth.
Guys i am extremely conscious of the way the event went, it is so important to me personally that the "Little guy" feels included on every level, if you were to do this it needs to be done with these folk in mind too, what happened on sunday i felt included all these guys to a tee, i never want to see that change, i sincerely hope that we havnt opened the gates to the next level of cock wavers, so please be mindful of this when you go for it, i have no issue with it, and will be happy to help, but i am aware of how these things go and i dont want these folk feeling left out and all of a sudden we have an elite group of wannabe bench racers in our midst.
Just my quids worth.
Why not - reckon Britt is gonna need a sub-forum all to hisself for his new buggy project anyhoo!
love the name the strip , I think it should be on the first level with lounge bar etc as it will no only contain tech but dates, directions, photo's, vids , timing data , links .
bit like the jg54 sub forum on VZi
bit like the jg54 sub forum on VZi
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yes we lit the blue touch paper lol
but we still want people to enjoy racing with stock motors
not everyone can afford or want to modify so we mustn't loose touch or forget about them
1600 challenge ?
This is a great idea, and the fact that this new found love and enthusiasm for racing was born out of such an inclusive event I would hope that it would remain just that.. inclusive.
Fast or slow, first or last, there was no person on Sunday enjoyed the event more than the next I thought, and that for me made the day all the more special.. This has always been an inclusive club with a vast array of both stock and modified vw's, and I don't see why this would ever change in one particular area of the forum/club.
I would love this section but I wouldn't like to see it dedicated to purely drag racing but to Motorsport in general.
Theres several form of budget Motorsport that Buffy's an Bugs lend them selves to an there's also the Formula Vee series running 1600 motor an bug suspension.
Whatucolm does trackdays, I plan on getting my Dad out in the racecar to do some historic/retrospective rallies with a 1600 motor. Also hill climbs/sprints/trackdays.
Trials cars/ Mudpluggers are more often than not 1600 Vw based an a popular budget off road sport in Ireland.
You could build a rail an Offroad it then swap tyres an drag it!
There was also an ex beetle cup car there on Sunday which I think has raced at Mondello before.
Theres several form of budget Motorsport that Buffy's an Bugs lend them selves to an there's also the Formula Vee series running 1600 motor an bug suspension.
Whatucolm does trackdays, I plan on getting my Dad out in the racecar to do some historic/retrospective rallies with a 1600 motor. Also hill climbs/sprints/trackdays.
Trials cars/ Mudpluggers are more often than not 1600 Vw based an a popular budget off road sport in Ireland.
You could build a rail an Offroad it then swap tyres an drag it!
There was also an ex beetle cup car there on Sunday which I think has raced at Mondello before.
yeah, plan on making one or two track days if I can next year, car has to go around corners also then..!
Spot on.Don't forget that the biggest group there on sunday was the 1600 class.It might be more fun to see what a 1600 is capable of.I know that Lorcan in the blue cab wasn't hanging around at launch.People may be quite surprised what a 1600(1641?) can achieve.
As for cock waving I rather enjoy waving mine about.I find it most refreshing..
I totally agree with the Stock 1600 class. We have adapted something like it for Bonneville this year. It's to help keep the costs down and let more people run. I'm just over the top with everything that I do can't help it I guess. Maybe that's why my back yard like like scrap heap challenge. I'm lucky in that I have access to VW parts everywhere. I will make this promise. Anybody who buys specific DRAG parts I'll ship then over for FREE in one of my Buses.
The stock 1600 class needs to be an "Honor" class, in that nobody is going to check if you are cheating. I'd say stock carb must be in place and fan belt must be on. We'll let you put on any exhaust ( everybody likes to hear a stinger) but that's it. Just my .02c
The stock 1600 class needs to be an "Honor" class, in that nobody is going to check if you are cheating. I'd say stock carb must be in place and fan belt must be on. We'll let you put on any exhaust ( everybody likes to hear a stinger) but that's it. Just my .02c