Aircooled drag day?
- Thread starter 56oval
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1. Kvinyl (356)
2. 56oval (Beetle) PAID
3. trev (diesel Golf!)
4. Kobat79 (Beetle)
5. caddy (beetle ) PAID
6. podsy (diesel T25 ) PAID
7.Donal (diesel Bay) + 2 passengers PAID
8. Duts (1600i abbeyleixican) PAID
9. whatucolm (watercooled beetle?)
10 Rascal1 (Stock Bay) PAID
11.nikki (golf mk7 diesel 1600 auto) compare old and new trev lol PAID
12.kombi.noise[56 oval]? PAID
13.Eamon (whatever starts on the day ) PAID
14.claire m [1200 beetle] PAID
15. Ross (beetle) PAID
16. CF10 (early bay) PAID
17. Rez (Late bay)
18. stump (early bay/ jap bug) PAID
19. Keith ( bug & gypsy) PAID
20. Dirty1 (a bare shell with a motor bolted on??? An possibly the Oval too) PAID
21. Colin (Beetle, Daysel T25, Fasty, or if none of them will start, the brothers Skoda VRS PAID
22. mike W (early bay) PAID
23. johnnyg (1303,1600)
24. loadsabuses ? not sure what yet PAID
25. paddy and the pop rivet racer PAID
26. David C. 530bhp mk2 Golf PAID
27. Noel Magee 2 litre Bay window PAID
28. Robert Dunlop strokered n bagged splittie PAID
29. Paul Clarke strokered 66 cal looker
30. Buggyboyshane the relaxi taxi?
31. Deckie Baywindow PAID
2. 56oval (Beetle) PAID
3. trev (diesel Golf!)
4. Kobat79 (Beetle)
5. caddy (beetle ) PAID
6. podsy (diesel T25 ) PAID
7.Donal (diesel Bay) + 2 passengers PAID
8. Duts (1600i abbeyleixican) PAID
9. whatucolm (watercooled beetle?)
10 Rascal1 (Stock Bay) PAID
11.nikki (golf mk7 diesel 1600 auto) compare old and new trev lol PAID
12.kombi.noise[56 oval]? PAID
13.Eamon (whatever starts on the day ) PAID
14.claire m [1200 beetle] PAID
15. Ross (beetle) PAID
16. CF10 (early bay) PAID
17. Rez (Late bay)
18. stump (early bay/ jap bug) PAID
19. Keith ( bug & gypsy) PAID
20. Dirty1 (a bare shell with a motor bolted on??? An possibly the Oval too) PAID
21. Colin (Beetle, Daysel T25, Fasty, or if none of them will start, the brothers Skoda VRS PAID
22. mike W (early bay) PAID
23. johnnyg (1303,1600)
24. loadsabuses ? not sure what yet PAID
25. paddy and the pop rivet racer PAID
26. David C. 530bhp mk2 Golf PAID
27. Noel Magee 2 litre Bay window PAID
28. Robert Dunlop strokered n bagged splittie PAID
29. Paul Clarke strokered 66 cal looker
30. Buggyboyshane the relaxi taxi?
31. Deckie Baywindow PAID
Some masking tape required for Paddy ...
LOL that well and truly pisses on my bonfire!!!
Im off to bed, but i will say folks, this is AMAZING, im overwhelmed by the uptake, enthusiasm, emails, letters, donations and gestures to make it all happen. Even the guy who runs bishopscourt is seriously impressed when i told him the latest on it,in his words " Ive never had a crowd so UP FOR IT, and they havn't even arrived yet" i hope i can do you proud ;-)
night!
night!
thats the look exactly , maybe even have blank white stickers along the lines Pete mentioned and throw on the numbers once were there, more urine for the flames there Ben LOL, throwing this out to CM signsSome masking tape required for Paddy ...
check list for racers .
1. crash helmet (builders safety hats not acceptable )
2. reduce weight clear out all the crap you don't need and some .
approximately 50kg weight loss is like adding 5hp to a 1200 beetle and will reduce you 1/4 mile time by 1/2 second
3. there is a fuel station approx. 7 miles away in Downpatrick so fill up after racing. race on a near empty tank , spare fuel in can a good idea.
4. reduce drag , remove roof racks and other unnecessary bolt on tat .
5. over inflated tyres reduces rolling resistance but reduce grip
Im sure ben will add a few more items to the list.
1. crash helmet (builders safety hats not acceptable )
2. reduce weight clear out all the crap you don't need and some .
approximately 50kg weight loss is like adding 5hp to a 1200 beetle and will reduce you 1/4 mile time by 1/2 second
3. there is a fuel station approx. 7 miles away in Downpatrick so fill up after racing. race on a near empty tank , spare fuel in can a good idea.
4. reduce drag , remove roof racks and other unnecessary bolt on tat .
5. over inflated tyres reduces rolling resistance but reduce grip
Im sure ben will add a few more items to the list.
Would a full face downhill mountain bike helmet be sufficient?
My other option is to borrow or purchase a crash helmet, or I have a WW2 US Army helmet that's quite fetching
My other option is to borrow or purchase a crash helmet, or I have a WW2 US Army helmet that's quite fetching
Would a full face downhill mountain bike helmet be sufficient?
My other option is to borrow or purchase a crash helmet, or I have a WW2 US Army helmet that's quite fetching
the helmets are not checked , its up to you , I doubt many folk will reach 70mph at the quarter , and you do this speed on the highway.
if anyone has a spare helmet then bring it along as im sure some will forget .
No problem in bringing along blank white circle stickers for the cars
but the vinyl gets a good grip so no responsibility for liftingany paint when ye remove them lads
or if anyone has their number before we go we can make them up too.
All FOC of course......
Would a full face downhill mountain bike helmet be sufficient?
My other option is to borrow or purchase a crash helmet, or I have a WW2 US Army helmet that's quite fetching
I think the only way we could judge this is with photos of you wearing both.........
Ben this is a great idea and fair dues for stepping up and organising it.
If I have something to race before the date I'll be sticking my name down
and if not I'd definitely be hoping to make my way up on the day for the crack/banter/laugh/bullshit/etc/etc
If I have something to race before the date I'll be sticking my name down
and if not I'd definitely be hoping to make my way up on the day for the crack/banter/laugh/bullshit/etc/etc
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Fair play Beag , wasn't pushing for FOC , just asking if ye could do them if there was interest and we could make a deal , regarding the vinyl destroying paintwork , maybe people could opt to fit it to a window or in Ben and Caddys case their windscreenNo problem in bringing along blank white circle stickers for the cars
but the vinyl gets a good grip so no responsibility for liftingany paint when ye remove them lads
or if anyone has their number before we go we can make them up too.
All FOC of course......
A simple solution for numbers is wheelie bin numbers, they might be a bit small but can be got in any woodies or DIY shop
race numbers are given out from the timing system at the track and displayed on the right hand side of the car in the rear window so that the race timing office can see the numbers as you line up. you could add any number you like to the doors or just duplicate the race number the timing office gives you.