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This weekend for the first time in several years stateside there is a good field of cars in VW Pro mod,with 9 definates and possibly morecars showing,
3 are 8 sec cars with Eric madson,Eric calabrese and Frank Estrada,and the 2 potential more in Hector urias[9.04 best] and Pat Mcdermott in the fiat 850 [9.11best]the rest made up with mainly 9 sec cars it should be a record setting weekend,I will be running the cabrio along side them for the first time and will have the best seat in the house :D to see the action in the other lane,hopefully they can drag me along with them to improve my own best,qualifying starts tonight and the cool sacremento night air is supposed to help the times fall :o ;) :D

More updates as the weekend goes on

cheers richie,uk

Hey buddy - sounds like a fun weekend, keep us posted  :)

P.S I also just noticed your new tag - Show off ;) oh yeah and what the hell are "Sea nuts"  ??? :)

good luck 8)

ps good to meet you last weekend Lee

We have'nt seen you down in NZ Richie  ;D

 :D :D :D 

Yeah good luck Mr Webb and yeah it was cool to meet you to Ron - Gav was gonna start a thread to say thanks for the hot water/milk etc - you were a real life saver dude  ;D

Yet ;) :o

cheers richie

Well its 9s at 5 different tracks now,today was an incredible day, no problems with tech and 12 cars turned up for Pro mod,first qualifier and my car was making some really good power,it liked the cooler air but the clutch just slipped all the way up the track and I managed a 9.97@135ish,Eric calabrese was No 1 with a 8.64,Hector urias no2 with a 9.28,myself at no3 as several cars had issues getting down the track,as there wasnt time to pull the motor to swap the clutch out between qualifiers I decided to turn it down and see if it would hold less power.I know,I know those that really know me are thinking what the hell,he never does that but we did :)

So 2nd round and it has cooled down some more,I am lined up against the fiat 850 of Pat mcdermott,now I know this car is really fast so its going to be fun seeing him from close up,well had a little trouble with the burnout as I was gestured to do it before the water even for some strange reason,,anyway the car launched hooked a little to the right but just kept pulling so I kept with it and I was still ahead,crossed the finish line first so figured it was a good pass,and it was

9.33@149.28mph to Pats quicker 9.24@154mph yes I  had beaten my personal best by over 3/10ths 

So after 2nd qualifying it stands at Eric calabrese 1,8.64,Pat Mcdermott 2 with 9.24,Hector urias 3 at .9.28,Frank estrada 4 with 9.30myself in 5 with that 9.33,jeff lovell 6 with 9.66,a car that I dont know 7 with 9.87,Jerry matsko witha troubled 10.40 at 8 and Buster John 9 with 10.59

1 more qualifier to go in the morning


cheers richie,uk


Heres the video


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFkCk7EEEeA

Abso-f++king-lutely awesome! Well done!!!!! :o ;D ;D ;D

not too shabby!:D

Good to see there’s a full field in Pro Mod, seeing a couple of those things running was awesome enough, good luck to all for the rest of the weekend.  8)


Or Japan!  :o


It’s hot up there, you should maybe wear a hat during the day?  :P


Fu*king incredible, congratulations. Must be weird getting a PB at 9.33 and still looking at the tail of the guy in the other lane! Hope you got a good photo of the Fiat? Very happy to see a ‘30, way quicker than I thought for a shakedown.

:)  8)

GOOD AWESOME !!!!!!!!!! soon 8's !!

9.97 with a slippin clutch - Thats just Ridiculas ;D Well done dude  :)

It's ridiculous, too!  :D

yeah yeay alright I'd only just woken up ::) ;) :)

That's just awesome! You may well need a 'chute now :o

AND some wheelie bars.

To quote Mr Webb himself "Real cars have 4 wheels" ;) :)

I just watched that clip again - 0-150 in 9secs SUPERB ;) :)

congratulations richie, that is awesome  :o

or in Angola...

anyway,

just awesome. like i said before, very weird to see this car with this crowd, and even more so that you can hold your ground. very impressive times.

i don't think you'll be able to sleep next week (like a sugarrush)

Top Draw mate! Absolutely fantastic et, and the mph is back too!

Not bad for a silly old beetle with no roof, driven by some bloke on holiday!



 

Not quite, it's only 149.28. Close but no cigar!   :D

Congratulations to Hector Urias for taking a win against Richie in eliminations, last pass for the Cabrio was a 9.40 @ 147(something) with the boost dropping in 3rd. Back to the deckchair for a cup of tea I suppose. Sounds like it's been a good weekend over in Sacramento.

 8)

Nice one fella was that with the small motor either way that good s$%t.

well done that's mental

james.

 :o  :)

Absolutely awesome!

well done mate  ;)

Well we are done,as Matt wrote we lost first round to Hector urias,his 9.28@142 good enough to cover my 9.40@147mph,had an issue today with it throwing the fan/alternator belt off[yes I am still running the stock engine tin/shroud/alternator set up]  and ,first pass it did it in the burnout which somehow messed with the boost controller sending into error mode so no boost controler,just on the wastegate so only a 9.71@140mph as it was way down on boost/power.S owe ended up qualifying 5th which matched us against Hector,this time it lost the belt in 3rd and I could imidiately feel the power drop off but still ran it out anyway,considering this was in the hottest part of the day the 9.40 was still very good.
Eventual winner Eric calabrese manged what I believe to be a new mph record with a final winning 170mph!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats to him and also Pat Mcdermott for his first 8,an 8.98@155mph in his VW turbo powered fiat 850 spyder.

It was an amazing weekend racing and all the other racers made me feel very welcome,even if "the steering wheel is on the wrong side" gets alittle old after the 20th person has mentioned it ::) :)

Best question of the day had to be 
"Why doesnt your car have wheelie bars or a parachute? "   ;) :D


This was all done with the 2332,not the big motor,that comes next :o ;) ;D



cheers richie,uk



Some of this is borrowed form the lauffers,I just added to it


F.T.G.R.W.S.S.

And for the number crunchers,

car weighed 1935lbs,Heaviest car in class,for reference Hectors car weighed 1604lbs,331lbs less than mine :o


cheers richie

RESPECT!!!!!!!  ;) :)

Well done indeed!!

that on the other hand, will never get old!  ;D

Hello Richie

a big RESPECT for your acomplishment, would it be possible for us the beginers to share with us your times at 18m, 200m just to give us an idea..

Again hats off to you

Friendly

Dimitrios

Well done that man! I'm jealous!  ;D

Fantastic as always Richie!! Can`t wait to see the results with the new engine 8)

nice one richie, and i'll see you a little over a month :)

well done Richie, but im coming to get you !!!  ;D

Nor has it been done in scotland !

Well done Richie,
Lee

Well done!.


nice mph!, how was it at that speed?



Martin.

Only one way to put it, epic.   :o


That’s quite something too.  8)


At least it didn’t almost fail tech for it only having a 3 point seat belt and no steering wheel, these guys were obviously on the ball for spotting the wheel all the way over there on the right, next to the fixed seat with harness and window net.

 ;D


My guess is the Australians had them up by the swapmeet, right?   :P

No problem, on the 9.33
1.386  60ft
5.97@ 118 at the 1/8th

 and the 9.40

1.468  60ft
6.05@119.33mph at the 1/8th

cheers richie

thanks Martin,still seemed good,I am used to it wandering around a little anyway and it didnt seem any different to usual,well except when slowing down,that extra mph really makes a difference to the time needed to stop!!! :o :)

cheers richie

again congrats richie... ;D awesome.....no need for that OTHER engine is there! :o

Freaking awesome job this weekend Richie!!!
  was great seeing you run so well. Can't wait to see whats in store next time in Sac. 
knock knock knocking on the door to the 8's bud.

I bet it does buddy - your still running stock disc/drum set up right  ??? :)

well done mate.

Congrats Richie! Really impressive.

do you never wonder what times you should run whit that engine in a lighter car?

henk!!!

maybe u should go on a diet richie!! to many american cheeesseburgers! ;D

Yes,but I think I know what it would go,but weres the challenge or fun in just doing what everyone else does?for example my engine in Hectors car "should go" using the wallaceracing calculator

8.43@158.9mph,but back in the real world :D  I will just keep chipping way at it,I have 2 realistic targets for ths year now,but we will have to wait and see ;)


cheers richie

No kidding Tim,I need to stay away from your fast food restuarants completely but how would your economy survive? :D


cheers richie

YeeHa!  ;D

Just mental...

Hey Richie - I was just thinkin about this little statment of yours "but weres the challenge or fun in just doing what everyone else does?"

Now after saying that how on eartth can you tease me about Roller cranks  :D :D :D ;) :) :-*

one word: vegiburger!


it is just too funny not to.  ;D

 >:( ;) :-*

Hi Richie,

 Most impressive times, you must be chuffed with that!!

I am in the process of getting an electronic boost controller for my motor but can't decide which to use. I'm getting mixed feed back on the Greddy Profec II unit and was interested to learn which unit you use?

Look forward to seeing you run your realistic targets 8)

Chip

Thats what i am using,been in the car for  5 years now

cheers richie,uk

He richie is this the same old engine you used in bitburg or is this an other one and what is the combo of the new engine
can it get anny better then this ?

i will visit you in the summer in CA to see if its true what you write  :D

Greets Henri

Hi Henri,no its a different engine& sorry but i am not going to write on here whats in it ;) It has taken alot of work to get here :)


cheers richie,uk

He richie i only want to know the different in displacement compared between those two engines
because you told me once that i needed more cu .

Greets Henri.

No problem,both 2332cc :)

cheers richie

Huh  ;) :)

Easy,I am trying to make stuff work that hasnt already been proved to be junk :D


cheers richie,uk

yeah yeah  :-* Also wanted to say please don't forget about my Blue Streaks  ;) :)

an amazing achievement!  :)

well done richie   :o
maybe 1 day i'll finish mine ;D
Glenn

Sat. Night   ;)
(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/Hotrodvw/Bug-O-Rama%202009/IMG_3718.jpg)

Congrats  ;D

Wow, top work. Hope you're enjoying your efforts. I can't even imagine what that terminal speed must feel like! :)

Awesome.... :)

I don't think the term "Terminal" is a good one to use in racing.   ;D

Is Pat's Fiat still street driven, or has it gone full-time race car now?

He hasnt driven it on the street since the accident as far as I know,he mentioned recently he hasnt this year for sure

cheers richi,uk

really awesome what you're doing richie!
do you have a video from a pass inside the car? that would be cool to see ;D
Kristof

i know whats in it :o crank....rods...cam....pistons...well u get the idea ;)

Oi leave it alone :D


And no sorry I havent got any incar video of it


cheers richie,uk

Cool can i join in to as i know also. :D ;D