Flame and Thunder Pictures

[Fasterbrit]

Here's some shots of the weekend's action. Big congrats to all

[ESH]

There are a few more on www.outlawflatfour.com and some others will probably be added soon. 

[Lee.C]

AWSOME pic's as always dude 

[Trond Dahl]

great pictures.. what a perfect way to start the day! Thank you :-)

[Fastbrit]

Another cool one from Eurodragster...

[kev d]

Another cool one from Eurodragster...

Has this car ever been paired with ritchie??
Both bugs coming off the line like this
Love to see that!

[58vw]

awesome pics thanks for sharing

[ESH]

...Has this car ever been paired with richie...

A few times I think, wakes the photographers every now and then too! I am not certain but I think that wheelie preceeded "a bit of a moment" which had Phil make use of both sides of the lane, twice. Awesome driving on his part. Pete Englezos once explained to me that the biggest problem is that until you land you don't know which way you're facing which is a fair observation but you have to consider that this is from a guy that never, ever gets off the throttle!

 

[Fastbrit]

I think that wheelie preceeded "a bit of a moment" which had Phil make use of both sides of the lane, twice.

Not surprised – look at how the rear tyres have been unloaded as it's hit the stinger on the deck, coupled with the front wheels being turned 40 degrees!

[Neil Davies]

Something I've seen a couple of times is a piece of light coloured tape wrapped around the top of the steering wheel so that straight ahead is marked - that way when the wheels come up you know where you're going when you come back down again!

[ESH]

...look at how the rear tyres have been unloaded as it's hit the stinger on the deck, coupled with the front wheels being turned 40 degrees...

I think the car got pretty crossed up before it landed, in that shot it's not pointed squarely up the track and is instead making towards the region occupied by the tree, I guess Phil probably looked out of his side window and on seeing the barn figured that he needed to turn right for the finish line.
 
That's one of the issues of using the exhaust insted of sissy sticks. It's funny, normally at the track Phil is in bed by 7, on Saturday he was up past 8, I think 'Natural High' is an apt name for the car in more ways than one!
 

[the beard]

Actually for this racemeet it was the first time I had actually marked the steering wheel with a white line, also on the front window rubber.  I had just put in a new steering box/tie rods/tie rod ends and spent a fair while on the tracking.  Anyway traction had not been great, normally I only need 18psi to lift the wheels but I had wheelspin and got an 11.90 ( 4/100 off my best) with 17psi.  So I got impatient and ran 15psi which I never run and the thing launched vertically and sideways.  I was so worried that Greg would damage his car hitting mine if it went into his lane that I forgot about checking my white line on the steering wheel and my natural reaction was to steer left in the air!  Not good.

Anyway I don't need wheelie bars, I just need to control the launch height with the correct rear tyre psi, it's a fairly accurate game, ideally the higher the pressure the better at the top end of the track, as long as it still gives me a decent 60foot (1.52 so far).  17 is about as low as I should go, this one was for the crowd!
Cheers all
Phil

[Joe_G]

Another picture of the same launch from the rear by Julian Robinson on the Herts VW site



I think the Outlaws have been good entertainment value this season, hope the Pod want us back to a proper meet next year

[SteveW]

I think the Outlaws have been good entertainment value this season, hope the Pod want us back to a proper meet next year

I hope so too!  Well done to all you guys this year, you really put on a good show and shown everyone what proper VW's can do! 

[ESH]

Whatever way it cuts 2008 is a season I'm looking forward to. We can expand the calendar at the home track, Shakespeare County Raceway and maybe add a couple of dates at the Pod, couple that with a session at Chimay and Bitburg and you've got a busy year!

I know from the unofficial feedback we got from Santa Pod that the crowd enjoyed the show, whenever the Outlaw cars were announced numbers in the stands swelled, I guess that's pretty cool.

 

[Neil Davies]

Agreed, we were in the stands for most of the day on saturday, and it was noticeable whenever O/FF came out on track that people who were leaveing the stands  turned round and sat down again and others stood up to get a better view. There were some people sat just behind us who didn't seem too impressed when the first of our cars came round but they changed their minds rather quickly when they saw what they could do!

[Black Sheep]

Sorry a bit on the late side.

[guillaume]

I really like the Deano's top chop and All natural race car.

Do you have some pictures of the interior and engine? Does each car has a feature in a magazine?

I remember the engine of the Deanos top chop. I saw it at the Bug-In and it was stuffed with DDS deano Dynosoars parts.

If the owners are logged in the lounge, could they post some pics of their cars please? Many thanks ;-)

Guillaume Bendler

[speedwell]

guillaume here's a pictures 

[Olaf A./DFL]

here's the same pic but a closer view:

[ESH]

[guillaume]

Thanks a lot guys. very nice car. My engine is going to look the same. I will let you know soon about my car. I take some pics this week ;-).

Any pics of High Natural?

[nicolas]

btw a stinger is the workingman's wheeliebar!

great pics and great racecars. i wouldn't mind waiting in the lanes of DDD again to see all these beautifull and very quick cars race again! a wait well worth it!
and most off all a great inspiration.

[benssp]

Thanks a lot guys. very nice car. My engine is going to look the same. I will let you know soon about my car. I take some pics this week ;-).

Any pics of High Natural?

[guillaume]

Thanks Ben 

[ESH]

[Lee]

Not F&T, But cool pic though.

 

[guillaume]

Thanks a lot for the natural High pics. very nice car.

The Outlaw flat4 really rocks.

[californiaspirit]

outlaw flat 4,for me it s:

fuckin nice and fast vw

[The Burnout King]

whats with the tents you guys pit in? Looks like an awsome idea..... is that something you guys do or the track?