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Title: photo of Mike Smiths race car..
Post by: 48IDA66 on March 22, 2009, 19:27:31 pm
Anyone out there have a clear photo of Mike Smiths "Gotcha" engine lid..thanks for any help... ;)


Title: Re: photo of Mike Smiths race car..
Post by: speedwell on March 22, 2009, 23:10:17 pm
 ;)


Title: Re: photo of Mike Smiths race car..
Post by: 67worshipper on March 22, 2009, 23:11:46 pm
the animal is an anteater? is it?


Title: Re: photo of Mike Smiths race car..
Post by: speedwell on March 22, 2009, 23:12:31 pm
yes


Title: Re: photo of Mike Smiths race car..
Post by: Shubee2 (DSK) on March 22, 2009, 23:13:50 pm
Where is that Car today?  is it still being Raced?


Title: Re: photo of Mike Smiths race car..
Post by: Sam K on March 22, 2009, 23:36:51 pm
It's owned buy a guy in Japan whose escapes me right now.. Volksworld did a featutre on his collection a year or two ago. He also owns Kris Klingaman's old race car and several others as well. If I remeber correctly, the cars have no engines but are otherwise intact.


Title: Re: photo of Mike Smiths race car..
Post by: guillaume on March 23, 2009, 00:44:19 am
Ask Stephane or Bill from the DKP. They saw it in personn during their Japan trip.

Akira Ueno is the owner of this car and many more old vw dragsters. He was at the European Bug-In 1 and 2 and is a very nice personn.
He has a well known VW shop in Japan : BEE HAUS.


Title: Re: photo of Mike Smiths race car..
Post by: lawrence on March 23, 2009, 05:35:32 am
the animal is an anteater? is it?

It looks like a wolf with a cloak of sheep skin.


Title: Re: photo of Mike Smiths race car..
Post by: Jason Foster on March 23, 2009, 06:40:33 am
It's absolutely not an ateater it's a "wolf in sheeps clothing"


Title: Re: photo of Mike Smiths race car..
Post by: Bewitched666 on March 23, 2009, 12:37:59 pm
That car had a nice mouseengine in it to if i remember correctly


Title: Re: photo of Mike Smiths race car..
Post by: Jon on March 23, 2009, 12:45:46 pm
Anteater in sheep clothing... the ant's never saw that coming! :D


Title: Re: photo of Mike Smiths race car..
Post by: TiDi on March 23, 2009, 12:47:13 pm
It's absolutely not an ateater it's a "wolf in sheeps clothing"

it looks like he is throwing up....  ::)


Title: Re: photo of Mike Smiths race car..
Post by: JS on March 23, 2009, 16:07:05 pm
It's absolutely not an ateater it's a "wolf in sheeps clothing"

it looks like he is throwing up....  ::)

He probably took a ride with Damon Hill...  :D


Title: Re: photo of Mike Smiths race car..
Post by: Jason Foster on March 23, 2009, 20:45:02 pm
It's absolutely not an ateater it's a "wolf in sheeps clothing"

it looks like he is throwing up....  ::)

It's his to tongue hanging out. :P


Title: Re: photo of Mike Smiths race car..
Post by: ESH on March 23, 2009, 20:52:23 pm
... Akira Ueno is the owner of this car and many more old vw dragsters. He was at the European Bug-In 1 and 2 and is a very nice personn.
He has a well known VW shop in Japan : BEE HAUS ...

I had a very interesting, if somewhat brief translated conversation with him at EBI, a cool guy for sure and a nice collection. :)


Title: Re: photo of Mike Smiths race car..
Post by: speedwell on March 23, 2009, 21:55:31 pm
here we go  ;)


Title: Re: photo of Mike Smiths race car..
Post by: speedwell on March 23, 2009, 22:01:31 pm
 ;)


Title: Re: photo of Mike Smiths race car..
Post by: speedwell on March 23, 2009, 22:04:52 pm
street version when mike was in the der california kafers klub



Title: Re: photo of Mike Smiths race car..
Post by: TiDi on March 23, 2009, 23:06:37 pm
It's absolutely not an ateater it's a "wolf in sheeps clothing"

it looks like he is throwing up....  ::)

It's his to tongue hanging out. :P

gotcha  ;D ;D ;D


Title: Re: photo of Mike Smiths race car..
Post by: Bruce on March 24, 2009, 03:10:50 am
4.86 R&P +
1.31 4th +
26" tyres +
111mph =

9200 rpm through the lights!


Title: Re: photo of Mike Smiths race car..
Post by: Jason Foster on March 25, 2009, 03:36:07 am
Wowza....

  I like the T-bars.


Title: Re: photo of Mike Smiths race car..
Post by: Rennsurfer on March 25, 2009, 06:33:13 am
I guess I'm just an old fart... 'cause I never tire from lookin' at 48IDAs on short manifolds. That's just beautiful, man.


Title: Re: photo of Mike Smiths race car..
Post by: Griebel on March 25, 2009, 12:36:32 pm
Not super clear but...

http://griebel9.blogspot.com/

Hej Michael  :)


Title: Re: photo of Mike Smiths race car..
Post by: Jim Ratto on March 25, 2009, 21:29:16 pm
4.86 R&P +
1.31 4th +
26" tyres +
111mph =

9200 rpm through the lights!

.... and looking at the spec of that engine, no wonder it was geared as such. Wouldn't you love to throw those valve springs on a Rimac after a few passes....?  :o