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Beetle oval racing in the 80's and 90's
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 10:52 pm
by 4agedub
Here's some pictures right out of the archive of my dad's dirt oval VW bug with type 4 power.
These photos were taken from around 1983 - 1989
Action race 2.jpg
Action race 3.jpg
Action race.jpg
Action slide.jpg
Action win 2.jpg
Action win.jpg
Action.jpg
Building 5.jpg
building 6.jpg
building 7.jpg
Re: Beetle oval racing in the 80's and 90's
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 10:55 pm
by 4agedub
Building 8.jpg
building.jpg
Cape town 2.jpg
Cape town 4.jpg
Front 3.jpg
Parade lap 40 cars.jpg
Pit 2.jpg
Pit 3.jpg
Pit 4.jpg
pit 5.jpg
Re: Beetle oval racing in the 80's and 90's
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 10:59 pm
by 4agedub
Pit.jpg
Side 2.jpg
side 7.jpg
side 9.jpg
side 10 b&w.jpg
Warm up lap.jpg
This was my dad's first attempt to build a race car. So very basic stuff, but some good ideas as well. The engine was a type 4 2400cc with type 4 cooling and twin 40mm DCOE carbs
Re: Beetle oval racing in the 80's and 90's
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 11:10 pm
by 4agedub
The next bug was built in the early 90's and was also type 4 powered... but this time with a upright fan housing, 48ida carbs, methanol, dry sump and 2800cc (until the full circle crank broke, then 2733cc)
Action 2.jpg
Action.jpg
Motor 2.jpg
Motor 3.jpg
Motor.jpg
PE start.jpg
Pit.jpg
Rear fst race.jpg
Side pit2.jpg
win.jpg