- 1. VWs in LSR (score: 1)
- Author: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 10:09:16 -0800 (PST)
- I guess I'm going through a retro-time regression or something and recently started playing with an old VW motor. Remember how VWs and dune buggies where everywhere in the late 60s and early 70s? Did
- /html/land-speed/2005-02/msg00338.html (7,121 bytes)
- 2. Re: VWs in LSR (score: 1)
- Author: "Pork Pie" <pork.pie@t-online.de>
- Date: 19 Feb 2005 18:45 GMT
- "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com> schrieb: Got a picture of a nice tuned old bettle in my archive, done this picture some year ago, but I haven't some information about - check the programs, may be you ca
- /html/land-speed/2005-02/msg00339.html (7,356 bytes)
- 3. RE: VWs in LSR (score: 1)
- Author: "Mathew Sanchez" <mathew.sanchez@btinternet.com>
- Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 23:57:21 -0000
- Not sure about Dune Buggies but I know that Dean Lowry ran a VW over there and that Bob Stahl was or is still running a Bug. There have been a few and Larry's Old Volks holds two records (I think) wi
- /html/land-speed/2005-02/msg00344.html (7,417 bytes)
- 4. RE: VWs in LSR (score: 1)
- Author: "Pork Pie" <pork.pie@t-online.de>
- Date: 20 Feb 2005 03:06 GMT
- "Mathew Sanchez" <mathew.sanchez@btinternet.com> schrieb: Mathew - the chance is very small......I don't know when I done the picture - to find them I have to check about 15 000 slides and 10 000 dig
- /html/land-speed/2005-02/msg00345.html (7,835 bytes)
- 5. Re: VWs in LSR (score: 1)
- Author: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 12:39:01 -0800
- VW's had the same problem at Boneville that all air-cooled cylinder head engines have. They can't keep the exhaust valve cool enough. That limits the power in an endurance motor to about 1 HP per cu
- /html/land-speed/2005-02/msg00354.html (7,347 bytes)
- 6. RE: VWs in LSR (score: 1)
- Author: "Rick Yacoucci" <turborick@turborick.com>
- Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 13:57:50 -0800
- --Original Message-- From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bryan Savage Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 12:39 PM To: Dick J Cc: dan warner; land
- /html/land-speed/2005-02/msg00355.html (7,819 bytes)
- 7. RE: VWs in LSR (score: 1)
- Author: wester6935@comcast.net
- Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 23:24:22 +0000
- Speaking of air cooled engines and racing reminded me. I remember Andy Granatelli being on the salt with a Corvair and STP sponsorship in the early sixties. If I'm not mistaken he was competitive in
- /html/land-speed/2005-02/msg00357.html (9,458 bytes)
- 8. Re: VWs in LSR (score: 1)
- Author: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
- Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 16:39:33 -0800
- I don't remember Andy running a Corvair. He may have had some sponsordhip interest in one, however. Tom Kesobabian(sp?) ran a turbo charge Corvair at Bonneville in the 60s. Did very well as I rememb
- /html/land-speed/2005-02/msg00359.html (9,122 bytes)
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