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Sad news. Bonneville Speedweek cancelled due to water on the track. I know that there are a few Aussies that traveled stateside to visit the event - a long way to go to not see anything - they must be very disappointed. Here's the release from the SCTA. "The SCTA Board is currently on the salt, and has determined that the standing water wil ...
Original Post by Burly Burlile - 36hp Challenge Mailing list
G'day Challengers
The weather continues to plague the final land speed racing events with the World of Speed, World Finals, Mike Cooks High Speed Shootout and the October El Mirage Dry Lake events all being canceled. Fortunately, with the advent of mile events around the U.S. un ...
Original message by Burly Burlille - 36hp Challenge mailing list
G'day Challengers I wanted to pass on the following Facebook link for you to check out and hopefully place on your "watch" list. The car shown is a very historic 36hp engine powered 1955 Volkswagen bug that has been driven "around the world" on three different documented occasio ...
Original message fro Burly Burlille 36hp Mailing List
G'day VW Challengers For those coming to the World of Speed this September to race or watch the 36hp and Big Block VW Challengers, FREE camping will be available at "bend in the road", which is located on the only road to and from the salt. Camping at the future site for the Bonneville Spe ...
Original message from Burly Burlile - 36hp Challenge mailing list
West Coast Challengers (and those who like to travel)
The Mojave Mile(1 mile) and Magnum Mile(1 1/2 mile) event scheduled for this October in southern California:
"NEW DATE" Oct 12-13 The Mojave Mile "and" Magnum Mile and a half (36hp & BB Challenge). Mojave, California ...
Original Post from Burly Burlile - 36hp Challenge mailing list
G'day Challengers
The USFRA held there monthly meeting last night in Salt Lake City and I drove down to find out the latest and the greatest. The best news was scraping of the race course has begun and the salt is looking good. To date, they have received around 75 pre-entrie ...
From Burly Burlile - 36hp Challenge mailing list
Wolfsburg West's Contingency Award program for 2013 is aimed at all Volkswagen's racing with a 36hp engine in the DSS36 or new WW36 categories of the 36hp Challenge on the Bonneville Salt Flats at either the USFRA's World of Speed or the SCTA/BNI's Speedweek or World Finals events. ...
G'day Friends of the Challenge
The first land speed racing event of 2013 for VW's just ended down in Australia this past week. After two years of rain-outs, the event was rescheduled to February from March and the result was dry and hot weather. Temps reached 111 degrees fahrenheit but the rain stayed away and Speedweek was a resounding success ...
Original message from 36hp challenge mailing list G'day VW Challengers The 2012 World of Speed was a rousing success, despite occasional rain showers and downtime on the course. Ten new VW records were set or established by 37 driver/engine/class combinations. Below are the top speeds achieved by each of the drivers. And heres your heads up, next y ...