I was at the inaugaral event at Sears Point in 1969 and one of the cars
running was the EMPI Inch Pincher which wasall out drag race Beetle. I
believe the car ran in the 11s at the time and I'll never forget my Chevy
loving buddy's face when it soundly beat a Fuel Injected 'Vette.
KW
-----Original Message-----
From: Jetmugg@aol.com <Jetmugg@aol.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Monday, January 25, 1999 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: DML: fast rice rockets/ Volkswagens too.
>
>Know what can be even faster and quicker than one of those rice rockets? A
>really built VW Beetle. Not the NewBeetles, but the old fashioned kind.
>Running in the 12's is fairly straightforward for these cars. Get the
weight
>down to about 1650 pounds, build a 200 horse 2 liter engine, bolt on some
>sticky tires, and Zoom. A stout VW can pull the front tires off the ground
>with sticky tires. Nitrous, turbos, superchargers, they are all used in the
>hottest VW's. The fastest ones will run in the high 9's, but these are
race-
>only "Pro-Stock" Volkswagens.
>
>Just a warning - if you see a trick looking VW with a one piece fiberglass
>front end, wheelie bars, and slicks, you had better be really ready to
race.
>
>
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