Pictures of street cars blasting off

[benssp]

Mine at North Weald

[sven]

From street to street and strip and final only strip.
1999 --> 1300cc - ? sec
2001 --> 1914cc - 13.8 sec
2003 --> 2165cc - 12.9 sec
2008 --> 2789 cc - 10.8 sec

[Lee.C]

From street to street and strip and final only strip.
1999 --> 1300cc - ? sec
2001 --> 1914cc - 13.8 sec
2003 --> 2165cc - 12.9 sec
2008 --> 2789 cc - 10.8 sec

Now that is COOL - what a evolution 

[2manytoys]

It only took me 10 minutes to figure out how to scan and save this picture, so it may be a while before I try that again.

Here is my DRKC 56 Rag in the Right lane and the DRKC 53 Zwit in the left. Buddy Rick Eichler gets credit for the nice wheelie launch, and I rolled out with a street tranny and 8:1 CR motor. Rick ran a high 11 I ran a low 13.2. Same motor is now in the Blue car with tweeking and ran a 12.8 in the 1/4 at the last NASA race in Sac.

[2manytoys]

I am getting a little,...very little bit better.

Same day different picture,..street car taking off.

[JeePee/DVK]

great pictures of a great car.

[Bewitched666]

Jeepee your car rocks with the centerlines btw.

Here's an old pic of my street car taking off.

[peach_]

here she is, about to do another 12 sec pass, just a few weeks after doing a 750 mile round trip to ebi2. Not a street car eh?

Slicks, Stinger and no belt? (cooling)

Not really what id call a street car eh 

[Sarge]

I am getting a little,...very little bit better.

Quit jerking us around... we want PICS!!!    Nice shots, Pat!

[andy M.]

here she is, about to do another 12 sec pass, just a few weeks after doing a 750 mile round trip to ebi2. Not a street car eh?

Slicks, Stinger and no belt? (cooling)

Not really what id call a street car eh 

Well I guess it's rather like when I go swimming, I tend to take most of my clothes off, 
if you're racing, you're racing, if you're swimming you're not drowning! why go slower when you can go quicker, doesn't make sense otherwise

andy (not drowning)

[flatfire]

One cool car.



A street car. We drove to EB2 from Scotland via a ferry  . It has ran a 13.6 this year belt etc etc. In an other stock weight bug with slicks the same engine has produced a 12.5 with a better driver. 

Its more of a garage car rather than a street car. An original California 67 bought from Dom the burnout king. We love it.

[Paul Bate]

Isnt this ment to be "street" vw's cause not many of the above look like daily/ sunny day street cars IMO 

I don't normally get involved with the whole internet posting thing too much however I would just like to say do you include my car in your above reply?

Just wondering because:

Raced since 1994 never trailered I don't even own one!
The closest track is 100 miles away
Driven to Chimay Bug In 1 ran 8th quickest and drove home
Full interior excluding back seats at the track
1973lbs with driver
10.91 et
This year best 11.02, 11.04 and driven home 280 mile round trip
80mph on the motorway crusing
No belt and I did run slicks


I gota say though I do agree with you when you say no slicks and run a charge (belt) and I think normal fuel ie no bio or race fuel, just the normal stuff you can pick up from any pump!!

Ps No slicks with treds, I mean Dot E marked tyres!!!

I hope I haven't offended anyone 'It's just a passion of mine' 

Kind regards Paul Bate

[peach_]

here she is, about to do another 12 sec pass, just a few weeks after doing a 750 mile round trip to ebi2. Not a street car eh?

Slicks, Stinger and no belt? (cooling)

Not really what id call a street car eh 

if you're racing, you're racing, if you're swimming you're not drowning! why go slower when you can go quicker, doesn't make sense otherwise

andy (not drowning)

If Your "Racing" dont put it in the "street" car thread lol

btw This isnt a swimming thread  (only messing mate)

cheers
(not racing)

[peach_]

Isnt this ment to be "street" vw's cause not many of the above look like daily/ sunny day street cars IMO 

I don't normally get involved with the whole internet posting thing too much however I would just like to say do you include my car in your above reply?

Just wondering because:

Raced since 1994 never trailered I don't even own one!
The closest track is 100 miles away
Driven to Chimay Bug In 1 ran 8th quickest and drove home
Full interior excluding back seats at the track
1973lbs with driver
10.91 et
This year best 11.02, 11.04 and driven home 280 mile round trip
80mph on the motorway crusing
No belt and I did run slicks


I gota say though I do agree with you when you say no slicks and run a charge (belt) and I think normal fuel ie no bio or race fuel, just the normal stuff you can pick up from any pump!!

Ps No slicks with treds, I mean Dot E marked tyres!!!

I hope I haven't offended anyone 'It's just a passion of mine' 

Kind regards Paul Bate

Im not a Expert on what is a "street" car and what isnt, just my honest opinion.

But on the above I would count this as a street car, as long as you promise to run cooling next time lolol

Dot's will get you throu a MOT so I guess there street legal, but I think to be a full street car you've got to run treads.

(im probs just causing more problems but again im allowed to voice my own opinion and im not try to cause a problem, contary to what some ppl may think.)

[ESH]

... 2003 --> 2165cc - 12.9 sec ...

I didn't realise it was that car, I have shots of it as was at Spa a couple of years or so ago somewhere.

... andy (not drowning) ...

 

... 1973lbs with driver ...

It'd be better if it was 1972lbs. As seen in Street VWs magazine...

 

[lawrence]

A street car is not less of a street car if you go to the track, put slicks on it and remove the fanbelt. Those changes are for e.t. improvement.

[Jyrki]

Green oval looks very cool. Any more shots of that car? 

Posted some in the Oval's thead, it's also among Top Racers in this site and in Cal-Look.com's rankings 

Stirring the pot. The green '55 above runs 11.5s shifting the big engine at 6500rpm, with belt, on street tires, pump gas, naturally aspirated (no gas, no turbos), mufflers, without taking anything out of the car (except the tool box and some air out of the rear tires; 1976lbs = 897kg). A couple of years ago it ran hi 12s and was driven to races, nowadays it is trailed. Does it qualify as a street car?

Here's the other one, the '65 turbo that ran 9.8s with belt, street tires, muffler, without taking anything out of the car for racing (2042lbs = 927kg). Also this one was (and will be) trailered to races. How about his one, does it qualify as a street car? And yes, before Ritchie reminds us, it has sissy bars at races.



Jyrki

[Jim Ratto]

nicked this pic from ugly duckling... thanks jeff

Mark V's Mean Green street car.

[speedwell]

here's a cool shot I stole from Fabs.. 

Dave Galassi's blown single-port '62 transferring weight against Gary Justus' 2332cc car. Cool shot Fabian. 

thx jim 

[Cornpanzer]

Isnt this ment to be "street" vw's cause not many of the above look like daily/ sunny day street cars IMO 

I don't normally get involved with the whole internet posting thing too much however I would just like to say do you include my car in your above reply?

Just wondering because:

Raced since 1994 never trailered I don't even own one!
The closest track is 100 miles away
Driven to Chimay Bug In 1 ran 8th quickest and drove home
Full interior excluding back seats at the track
1973lbs with driver
10.91 et
This year best 11.02, 11.04 and driven home 280 mile round trip
80mph on the motorway crusing
No belt and I did run slicks

I gota say though I do agree with you when you say no slicks and run a charge (belt) and I think normal fuel ie no bio or race fuel, just the normal stuff you can pick up from any pump!!

Ps No slicks with treds, I mean Dot E marked tyres!!!

I hope I haven't offended anyone 'It's just a passion of mine' 

Kind regards Paul Bate

Paul,
Everyone knows you cheat!   That "track" you race at is downhill and only 1000 ft.  Besides, you always stage with your rear tires and have your best mate trip the finish line with his foot.   

[Cornpanzer]

Here is my favorite launch shot.  Havent been to the track in a couple years, but I did drive it to Home Depot last week.  Threw a 40 lb bag of brick morter in the front floor and drove it home.  Lets see Paul Bate do that! 

[Paul Bate]

Hello Dave,

Don't  you get on the band wagon I've got enough with the bee-hatches this side of the pond LOL !! Anyways long time no banter good to hear from you keep up the good work !!

Hey I did get make redundant a earlier this year and it was back to the bug being my only car for 2 1/2 months, I used it as a parts delivery van Now try and tell me it's not a street car 

All the best Paul

[Jim Ratto]

all time classic shot we've all seen...

[speedwell]

this year at bug in 33

[speedwell]

more from ebi 1 & 2
to start ian clark split window

[speedwell]

rob's manx and don't remember the second i know he's in the outlaws

[speedwell]

schreck oval

[speedwell]

2 at ddday this year , i know pink panthe ris a race car ,but i love that doing some wheeling

[Cheesepanzer]

Here's my Ghia from a couple of years ago making a 13.05 pass, and a pic of my old '62 Bug on its way to a 11.81 pass. 

[richie]

Its simple. A street car sees more STREET time than TRACK time. Hope to get some pics of my car blasting off soon.

Ok,I will bite,so say on average I do 70 passes a year,average ET of 10.50 so by your theory I need to only drive my car 70x10.5=735 seconds or 12.25 minutes so only counting the cruise in las vegas this year I managed 2 times that so mine is a genuine street car,excellent

cheers richie,uk