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Richie has just ran a PB in the old cabrio

8.95 @ 158mph

Congratulations

Awesome well done Richie, that's one good title to have

Awesome time

Cheers Andy

well done!

Supercool! Congratulations!

Nice! Any videos?

WOW! big thumps up!

i start to think about which 'records' are still on your to-do-list…  ;D

Amazing result!!!

Congrats !!  8)

That's great  ;D

Well done mate.
That's a big jump up from last weekend, when you thought you would have had a 9.10 or so had the head studs not failed.
Did you get the same type again or back to the old proven ones?
So I guess simplifying the setup and getting rid of all the excess weight really made a difference to the car.

Frank

What did the run feel like?
Looking at all the numbers, every single one is a best for the car so this must have been a case of all the right things coming together during the run.
Or was there any room for improvement?

NICE!

Thanks everyone, if you keep working away at it then it comes good finally ;)

1st pass I aborted, it did what Kalle wanted  ;D, big wheelie :D and I missed 2nd gear so just cruised up, made some adjustments and tried again and it all worked 8) ;D  Due to the mph being over 150 and not having a parachute we were done for the day, they wouldn't let me run again but I was so happy it didn't matter ;).

Simon, Videos uploading now, will post shortly  :).

Frank, it was a pass that was coming for a while, there are still some flaws in gearing, 1st and 2nd is too short so big gap to 3rd, also it has been nearly 125mph at 1/8th[124.95mph] so is some left, the most amazing thing is it picked up 38mph from 1/8th to 1/4, the new car best it has ever gained is 32mph :o

I put the good Scat head studs in this week and some rob bearings and rod bolts for added security

I think there is a little more in 60ft as it was maybe slightly to soft but its a very fine line without sissy sticks and some more power still if these studs will take it so who knows, I think 8.8x is realistic but will need to look at some weight removal to make up for the chute/mount etc etc I need to add now

cheers Richie

Sorry its a little wobbly :o  I didn't have my usual videographer with me today so had to make do ;)  thanks steve ;D  Here's the pass, it always sounds weird here with the sound bouncing off that wall



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVtjQQcIoFg&feature=youtu.be

Amazing!  And the 4" motor will be even faster?!

Kalle this is just for you ;D :D


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jx1FIWFcs0&feature=youtu.be

Congrats  :) :)

Thanks for sharing Richie! Proper old school Mr Webb kind of driving  :)

And congrats on the new ET. Very cool indeed. It is, for me at least, very inspirational since I will never ever go down that pure race car - pro mod route. I have always thought it is more interesting to find the limits for a street car and you are now pushing limits. I like that - a lot! SO then Richie, where is the limit you think? How low can you push the 60ft before it lifts or spin? How cool can you get the engine to run? Where is the limit for "ordinary" fuel and power output. These are all topics I would love to discuss over a cup of tea when the kids are star gasing in the hot tub.

-K-

always nice to seen the "old" cabrio in action.
what reputation do you have over there,are they asking if you are on alchohol in that second movie around 14sec.? ;D

henk!!!

congratz  ;)

I have 4 more ET/Mph goals still and a endurance goal of finishing drag week so plenty to keep me occupied  :)

 :D  Not sure if they are talking about the car or me needing it to be crazy enough to drive it ;D

Will there be a t shirt for this one?
Lee

Your welcome ;D  

Looking at what Jens Petter & Tor Skinne have done with there IRS platform then a lot more , but with what I see this car as and how it will stay then maybe another 1/10th or so. The corrected air was horrible at 3400feet, so I did the math using NHRA's official correction factors last night just out of curiousity and it comes up with a number that is way beyond what I expected  :o.
Better gearing would help and a taller 1st might yield another 1/100 or so in 60ft but more power mid track is what I really need, this engine/turbo is just about topped out now at this level, the new 2332 that is coming[ got most of it, cylinders need work still and will need head studs and pushrods, but waiting on the rocker set up to be finished 1st so maybe next winter] will hopefully allow another 1000rpm and that will change gearing need so going to leave it alone for now, its always going to be a compromise somewhere with a car like this that see's street miles as well
Gearbox is another limit, its just typical H pattern shifted full syncro bus box with type 1 gearset so don't know how much more that will take.

I have some simple stuff to do that should remove about 50-60lbs weight from it without cutting anymore out, that should help everything live by not having to work so hard to move it! I just realised, its never ending :o we are going to need lots of tea to figure it all out :D  

cheers Richie

Unlikely, not even thought about it and it was lots of work to get the other one done at a sensible price so we didn't loose money on them

That's a shame.  I think these would be popular with a good wheelie pic

we were out there yesterday and met Richie , very cool dude ! very fast VW ! . good talking to you Richie , see you next winter

Well done . looks like good power :-) And 1.2 without wheeliebars ....no idea how this can be done

Udo

Hi Dave

good to met you all yesterday to, you guys have a good attitude to it, "go to the track, have fun, go home make it better"  8) 

Keep at it and the 60ft will come, the mph shows you got a quick car already :)

cheers Richie

I'm still impresses with that 1.2 without wheeliebars  :o

@ Richie ..... thanks brother !

Top Richie,  :o .

well done Richie. where next then. ;D

Congrats 👍

First is first😜

Kris

Again, congrats for your achievement. 

Seeing the Cabrio on Drag week, scaring some Yankees on their own playground, would be awesome  8)

It looks like drag racing is gaining some more attention. Any plans on racing the car on the street outlaws TV show?  ;D

i'm curious, what are your gears now?

Show us your weight reductions here:  http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,5293.750.html

Good job richtie!congrats!

Well done Richie, that's insane time for a street driven bug. I hope your not getting ideas for 7's  ::) ::)  ::)

hi Bruce

gearing is  3.10,1.81,1.26 or 1.22[cant actually remember] and 0.82 4th 

cheers Richie

Nope, no desire to go that quick in it, be nice to chip away at it a little more and see how it improves :)

Don't think so, I think I am to quick for them :D :D

9 second nitrous street car I think  ;)  :o

Track photographers pictures here

https://klrpictures.smugmug.com/2015-TEST-AND-TUNE/TNT-8-November-7-2015/i-7swT2NK

Page 5 for Kalle  for wheelies ;D  and page 13 has the launch for the 8sec run :)

https://photographynut.smugmug.com/Cars/Test-N-Tune-Autoclub-Drag-way/Autoclub-Dragway-11-07-2015/

there are more pics here

Sure would be entertaining to watch you all try to decipher each other's version of English though! ;)

OKC English VS London accent, should be fun  ;)

we understood him fine , but we aren't rednecks   lol

Did you buy a shift light yet?  ;) :D 

hahaha ............... I will order the new 2 step w/ shift light tomorrow .............. I talked to Lummus today and he said we need to let the tires down , I kinda knew that but I didn't want my kid to feel the car moving around until he had a few passes in the car ,  most guys don't learn how to drive in a 9 sec bug  :o ............... did you ckeck out the other link I posted with pics of the day ?

Yep thanks for that :)

no problem

Hi Dave

I have sent you a pm about clutches

cheers Richie

reply sent

Photographers sent us some pics over, this has to be favourite as it sums up what this car has been most known for during the past 15 years ;)


[attachment=1]still doing it

Hi Richie,

How did all of this started? I mean, you are now at the top of the hobby, but did you start with a 1641cc kadron engine, or did you decide to go full swing from the beginning? Tell us some stories, I warm some water and put beers in the fridge  ;)

Dokke asked me to write something like this earlier in the year for a magazine he writes for, I will try digging it up and send it to you :)

Thanks you  ;)

post it up! if that is OK with Dokke and the mag.

I think I first met Richie when the cab had just got into the 13's and I remember thinking that it was stupidly quick for a cab! Can't believe that it's now an 8-second street car - incredible. Still one of my favourite cars of all time.

Same as you Neil, and remember discussing with Richie his frustrations that the cab was " only " running in the 13's and should be much quicker ! You certainly followed your dream there Richie and look at what you've achieved since those early days many moons ago  ;D Fantastic and well done for all the dedication, time spent and hard work that has truly paid off !

Shane.

thanks Shane  :), When I saw you had replied I was just thinking back to early rwyb's I did and you being their in the blue car  8), all I wanted was a 12second street car :o ::) not sure what happened there :D ;D  weren't to many other VWs even back then going regularly to rwyb rather than just the glory look at me events ;)  Was a lot of fun doing it and met some good people that way :).

cheers Richie

cheers Richie

Must have been around the end of the 90's - think I still had my Ghia then, and pretty sure I met Shane at the same time, in the fire up road at the Pod for a RWYB. Even if i had got the beetle by that point I would still have been the slowest by quite a bit! ;D

Think it was 2001 for me with cabrio for 1st time

Remember there was an interview on maybe a Big Bang video?Running 13,s ,and lifting the wheels ,  Not a dvd , so musta been a while ago ;)

I remember you working in street in Watford on that car! Congrats!

Thanks Paul, yep didn't even have a garage to work on it in for a long while  :(   Always just trying to make the most of what I got :)

cheers Richie

Not sure I have even seen that Donald, does sound a long time ago though!!! 

cheers Richie

Richie!

Didn't see this until now - congrats and the hat goes off! That is an outstanding achievement! :)

Johan

I can't remember if you've mentioned this (I think you have?), but have you considered doing Drag Week?

It would be great to see a fast VW representing!

Yep, that's what the plan is for the 4inch jpm headed engine I am building :)

Thanks Johan :)  See you in Tierp next year?

cheers Richie

Excellent. Which class are you thinking of running?

Was small block power adder but think they changed the name

cheers Richie

That will be great to watch!

So when does the trailer hitch go on? :)

I am trying not to go down that route, thinking of doing it on a 235 drag radial so no need for spare race wheels and trying to minimise everything else so can be carried in car, also got an idea for a roof rack that would be good/strong enough to carry a few light things like bag with race suit etc in

The perfect set up would be one of these mono wheel trailers in matching color and a go-cart race wheel, hooked on to the T-bars!!  ;D ;D

(http://merrymakerr.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/957014.jpg)

Great job Richie, congrats!