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Ragtop
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Re: New cabrio, this years progress and those 8s
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Reply #30 on:
June 06, 2013, 17:35:26 pm »
Looking forward to a race, I have to chase now hehe
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modnrod
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Old School Volksies
Re: New cabrio, this years progress and those 8s
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Reply #31 on:
June 08, 2013, 01:46:35 am »
Hey Ritchie, you never did mention what that stupid idea you had (the one in your sig line) was, and how it worked.........
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richie
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Re: New cabrio, this years progress and those 8s
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Reply #32 on:
June 08, 2013, 06:45:28 am »
Quote from: Ragtop on June 06, 2013, 17:35:26 pm
Looking forward to a race, I have to chase now hehe
Tierp is going to be fun for sure
Got to make sure my mirrors are set right so I can see you all behind me
cheers Richie
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richie
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Re: New cabrio, this years progress and those 8s
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Reply #33 on:
June 08, 2013, 06:47:04 am »
Quote from: modnrod on June 08, 2013, 01:46:35 am
Hey Ritchie, you never did mention what that stupid idea you had (the one in your sig line) was, and how it worked.........
Its not to do with this car, its even more stupid
It will be a while before I get a chance to do it, got to build the 10sec street car 1st
cheers richie
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richie
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Re: New cabrio, this years progress and those 8s
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Reply #34 on:
June 23, 2013, 18:21:06 pm »
Fame at last
Amazing what people make up when you don't reply to there emails
http://www.carthrottle.com/this-8-9-second-beetle-convertible-is-the-coolest-dragster-in-the-world/
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nicolas
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Re: New cabrio, this years progress and those 8s
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Reply #35 on:
June 23, 2013, 19:19:39 pm »
Quote from: richie on June 23, 2013, 18:21:06 pm
Fame at last
Amazing what people make up when you don't reply to there emails
http://www.carthrottle.com/this-8-9-second-beetle-convertible-is-the-coolest-dragster-in-the-world/
yes, too bad they noticed the wheeliebars huh?
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richie
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Re: New cabrio, this years progress and those 8s
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Reply #36 on:
June 23, 2013, 20:38:55 pm »
Best pass this weekend, it is slowly morphing into the old car
Going the long way round, as soon as it went toward the center line I backed right off but it doesn't really look like it here, and then that wind really moves the car around near the finish
http://www.youtube.com/v/e7mhumjZt2k
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Shag55
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Re: New cabrio, this years progress and those 8s
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Reply #37 on:
June 24, 2013, 14:48:25 pm »
Nice!
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Fonz
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Posts: 104
Still struggling with speed humps!
Re: New cabrio, this years progress and those 8s
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Reply #38 on:
June 24, 2013, 17:43:43 pm »
Quote from: richie on June 23, 2013, 18:21:06 pm
Fame at last
Amazing what people make up when you don't reply to there emails
http://www.carthrottle.com/this-8-9-second-beetle-convertible-is-the-coolest-dragster-in-the-world/
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richie
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Re: New cabrio, this years progress and those 8s
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Reply #39 on:
June 24, 2013, 21:07:44 pm »
Quote from: Fonz on June 24, 2013, 17:43:43 pm
Quote from: richie on June 23, 2013, 18:21:06 pm
Fame at last
Amazing what people make up when you don't reply to there emails
http://www.carthrottle.com/this-8-9-second-beetle-convertible-is-the-coolest-dragster-in-the-world/
Yep you did use to look like that
Your famous again
cheers Richie
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Fonz
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Still struggling with speed humps!
Re: New cabrio, this years progress and those 8s
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Reply #40 on:
June 25, 2013, 18:53:17 pm »
Was I famous before?!?
Those were good times. I need to get down and see you run sometime.
Congratulations again. Come quite some way since the ol 1641.
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Dead Dog
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Re: New cabrio, this years progress and those 8s
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Reply #41 on:
June 25, 2013, 22:52:59 pm »
Superb work Richie, as the owner of a
11 sec
car, I can barely start to imagine the time expense and most importantly expertise that it takes to do what you've done - amazing!
Can't wait to see what another 400 hp and no 400mph head wind will do
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Turbo_Rich
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Re: New cabrio, this years progress and those 8s
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Reply #42 on:
June 26, 2013, 12:16:47 pm »
Great progress, certainly looked like a handful on that run. That head wind on Saturday was pretty strong and gusty so to run that time was pretty amazing. I know it caught my attention going through the top end at 110mph!
Whens the next outing for the car? Bug Jam entry closes THIS Friday- would be great to see you there
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Dead Dog
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Re: New cabrio, this years progress and those 8s
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Reply #43 on:
June 26, 2013, 22:28:37 pm »
Quote from: Turbo_Rich on June 26, 2013, 12:16:47 pm
Whens the next outing for the car? Bug Jam entry closes THIS Friday- would be great to see you there
Hell Yeah !!!
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Chris bugster
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Re: New cabrio, this years progress and those 8s
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Reply #44 on:
July 02, 2013, 23:09:53 pm »
Well done, Richie.
What have you done to Mr Sanchez- looks like he's put on about 40lbs. since I saw him last.
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richie
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Re: New cabrio, this years progress and those 8s
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Reply #45 on:
July 03, 2013, 08:00:38 am »
Quote from: Dead Dog on June 26, 2013, 22:28:37 pm
Quote from: Turbo_Rich on June 26, 2013, 12:16:47 pm
Whens the next outing for the car? Bug Jam entry closes THIS Friday- would be great to see you there
Hell Yeah !!!
Oh dear I missed the cut off and entry is closed, never mind, nice idea but it was never going to happen, I have no interest in festivals or being subjected to all the idiots that go to them
We will be getting ready to leave to go to Sweden that weekend anyway
cheers Richie
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richie
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Re: New cabrio, this years progress and those 8s
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July 03, 2013, 08:02:40 am »
Quote from: Chris bugster on July 02, 2013, 23:09:53 pm
Well done, Richie.
What have you done to Mr Sanchez- looks like he's put on about 40lbs. since I saw him last.
Thanks Chris
It is all self-inflicted, compliments of Heathrow canteen I think
cheers Richie
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Neil Davies
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Re: New cabrio, this years progress and those 8s
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Reply #47 on:
July 03, 2013, 10:39:39 am »
Quote from: richie on July 03, 2013, 08:00:38 am
Quote from: Dead Dog on June 26, 2013, 22:28:37 pm
Quote from: Turbo_Rich on June 26, 2013, 12:16:47 pm
Whens the next outing for the car? Bug Jam entry closes THIS Friday- would be great to see you there
Hell Yeah !!!
Oh dear I missed the cut off and entry is closed, never mind, nice idea but it was never going to happen, I have no interest in festivals or being subjected to all the idiots that go to them
We will be getting ready to leave to go to Sweden that weekend anyway
cheers Richie
Richie, I so agree, I used to LOVE Bug Jam, but it changed when the entertainment moved pit-side. My wife has been a couple of times, once for a weekend before we met, once for a single day, and it put her off so much that she has sworn never to go to Santa Pod ever again. She loves Shakey tho!
I'll never do Bug Jam again, but it's clouded her view of the Pod so much that if I want to race there I'll have to do it by myself.
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benlawrence
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Posts: 173
Re: New cabrio, this years progress and those 8s
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Reply #48 on:
July 04, 2013, 23:50:34 pm »
I havnt been to bug jam since 2003, probably never will again, im just getting old (40 this year
) but santa pod for the european finals is awesome, full of petrol heads there for the right reasons, not 17 year olds with their eyes hanging out of their sockets.
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richie
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Re: New cabrio, this years progress and those 8s
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Reply #49 on:
July 05, 2013, 08:19:03 am »
Ben,
maybe it is that being 40+ thing that does it to us
Most of the events that they put on there are excellent and as you mention Euro finals is awesome, I am happy to accept that not all the events will suit my needs, there are more races over euro during the season than I could ever attend so missing one or two that are aimed at a different crowd is fine by me.
The next event I will race at will be the Dragstalgia in a weeks time, it is a perfect event for our cars, there are a few VWs entered and they have asked us to do some VW vs V8 match ups which I am happy to do
Isnt that what is was all about, upsetting the "proper race cars"
Andy Raw and myself have talked for a long while about racing each other again, him in his beetle bodied funny car against the cabrio, hopefully we will be able to line up together then
cheers Richie
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Dead Dog
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Re: New cabrio, this years progress and those 8s
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July 09, 2013, 21:25:53 pm »
Quote from: richie on July 03, 2013, 08:00:38 am
Oh dear I missed the cut off and entry is closed, never mind, nice idea but it was never going to happen, I have no interest in festivals or being subjected to all the idiots that go to them
We will be getting ready to leave to go to Sweden that weekend anyway
cheers Richie
Yeah I know what you mean, it'd just be awesome to have your car in our pits
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Dead Dog
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Re: New cabrio, this years progress and those 8s
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July 09, 2013, 21:36:35 pm »
Quote from: richie on July 05, 2013, 08:19:03 am
Andy Raw and myself have talked for a long while about racing each other again, him in his beetle bodied funny car against the cabrio, hopefully we will be able to line up together then
cheers Richie
I would come back from the dead to watch that
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richie
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Re: New cabrio, this years progress and those 8s
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Reply #52 on:
July 14, 2013, 12:06:42 pm »
dragstalgia, 2nd pass today 8.85@149mph, only 1.35 60ft!!!!
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benlawrence
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Re: New cabrio, this years progress and those 8s
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Reply #53 on:
July 14, 2013, 14:46:17 pm »
Awesome
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dannyboy
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Re: New cabrio, this years progress and those 8s
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Reply #54 on:
July 14, 2013, 18:32:12 pm »
yeah good work today mate it was a fun weekend great track and fantastic cars
plus a couple of great pbs for both of us
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richie
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Re: New cabrio, this years progress and those 8s
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July 15, 2013, 07:37:25 am »
Quote from: dannyboy on July 14, 2013, 18:32:12 pm
yeah good work today mate it was a fun weekend great track and fantastic cars
plus a couple of great pbs for both of us
That was pretty cool for us to run PBs within a couple of minutes of each other on a track that was definitely suffering from the heat and the mass of treaded tyred cars ripping up the fresh rubber surface, and hopefully going on all the positive feedback we got from people visiting our pits to check out the cars and be amazed by the VWs that we made a good impression and showed that we deserve to be taken seriously
VWs racing isn't all about daily driven skodas and rusty 20 second
buses
cheers Richie
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dannyboy
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July 15, 2013, 08:42:18 am »
you break the right lane ill dig up the left lane
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richie
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July 15, 2013, 09:52:32 am »
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Chris bugster
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Reply #58 on:
July 15, 2013, 11:07:16 am »
I can see from the photos of the track, that though one of Europe's premier drag tracks wasn't at its' best over the past weekend, it's still far better than anything we have over in this half of Europe. Watching the live link over the weekend, though I enjoyed the variety of cars and the times posted, what I appreciated most was the level of care that the crew at Santa Pod put into the track and the generally high level of everything from comentators to safety standards. I raced at Santa Pod for nearly ten years before moving over here to Poland and never realised just how good I had it.
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dannyboy
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Reply #59 on:
July 15, 2013, 11:23:56 am »
nothing to see here move along
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