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NEW Wolfsburg West Class Contingency Awards for 2013

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. "Attached below" are the 2013 36hp Challenge and SSSBB Challenge rules in their entirety. Please print them out for quick reference in the garage. If you are going top be racing in one of the Wolfsburg West categories, please email me with details and at which event you expect to race so I can follow your results.

 

WW36 and DSS36 Overview:

 

WOLFSBURG WEST $1000.00 Contingency Award program for 2013. Two separate $500.00 awards will be available. Volkswagen stock bodied Bug's, Ghias and pre 1967 Type 2's competing at the 2013 USFRA World of Speed or SCTA/BNI Speedweek or World Final events on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah in the WW36 or DSS36 categories will be eligible to earn separate $500.00 contingency award's from Wolfsburg West. Contingency award applicants engines must be equipped withWolfsburg West Okrasa style dual port cylinder heads and related components as stated per the respective WW36 and DSS36class guidelines above. One $500.00 award will be given to the racer with the "fastest record of the three" different WW36classes where records can be set. The qualifying WW36 racer must "exceed" the base WW speeds established in 2010 and 2011 for contingency award consideration. A second $500.00 award will be given to the fastest record setting DSS36 legal Volkswagen. No other awards will be issued. Past WW contingency award winners are not eligible the first year following their award. Genuine Okrasa equipped engines are not eligible for the WW contingency award!


 

 

 

WW36 and DSS36 2013 guidelines are listed below:

 

 

WW36*** (Wolfsburg West Kit)-Modified 36hp engines equipped with either Wolfsburg West kit numbers:

 

111 198 700 Complete Okrasa style dual port kit with original style linkage.

111 198 700A Complete Okrasa style dual port kit with CSP style bolt on linkage.

 

and installed in stock bodies Bug's, Ghias or pre 1967 Type 2's. Engine components must include WW cylinder heads with stock intake, exhaust port and valve sizes, WW Solex 32 PBIC style carburetors, WW original or CSP style linkage as new from WW and WW intake manifolds. Cylinder heads can be polished but not ported, carburetors can be modified internally and jetting changed but must appear externally as new from WW. WW intake manifolds must be used and appear externally as new from WW. Air cleaners can be removed. Requires any Bosch distributor and coil (Pertronix Ignitor is O.K.). No displacement or camshaft limitations. No external carburetor or intake manifold modifications allowed (must maintain stock Wolfsburg West kit appearance) but can be modified internally. Must use "36hp style dual tip or Abarth style aftermarket four tip muffler". No headers or extractor exhaust systems allowed! ! !

 

*** Eligible for 2013 Wolfsburg West contingency award at World of Speed in September! ! ! !

 

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http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/wolfsburg_new/engine/25-36hp/WW_dual_port_kit.cfm    Site for Okrasa style dual port cylinder head and dual carburetor kit details.

 

http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=111198600     Site for Okrasa style 69.5mm stroker counterweightedcrankshaft details.

 

http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=111251055OK    Site for Abarth style 4 tip stainless steel muffler details.

 

 

 

Current WOLFSBURG WEST 36 Base Records as of 12/10/2012

 

WW36 Bug

 

2010        70.914mph             58 Bug Kim Slaughter                Bonneville, UT

 

 

WW36 Ghia

2011       84.442mph              67 Ghia Craig Wilson                Bonneville, UT

 

 

WW36 Bus

2011      68.851mph              60 Single Cab Ronnie Feitelsen  Bonneville, UT

 

 

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Kim Slaughters WW36 record holding engine. Photo by Burly Burlile

 

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DSS36*** (Dual Super Stock)-Pre 1965 period style dual or single dual throat carburetors systems, using pre-1965 carburetors only (Weber 48 IDA carburetors are pre-1965), fitted to modified stock VW 36hp cylinder heads or period aftermarket 36hp dual port cylinder heads(or replicas like Wolfsburg West Okrasa heads )! Requires any Bosch distributor and coil. Dual spark plug conversions O.K. . No displacement, camshaft or header limitations. Handcrafted intake manifolds are O.K. . Carburetor(s) must be under the deck lid without bumps or scoops or external cutouts. Carburetors must be under the deck lid without bumps, scoops or external cutouts. Deck lid stand-offs are not allowed!

 

*** Eligible for 2013 Wolfsburg West contingency award at World of Speed in September ! ! ! !

 

Current DSS36 records as of 12/10/2012

 

DSS36 Bug

2012              114.909mph          99 Bug     Bill Hatfield/Linda Lance           Bonneville, UT

 

DSS36 Ghia 

2012             108.186mph          69 Ghia    Tom Bruch. Gaylen Anderson/Tom Newport Bonneville, UT

 

DSS36 Bus     

2012              86.664mph          60 PickUp Ronnie Feitelsen                         Bonneville, UT

 

 

Past WW contingency award winners......................

 

2011 Wolfsburg West Contingency Award winner- Bill Hatfield & Linda Lance from Harmony, Indiana in his silver DSS36BUG 1999 Mexican Beetle.

 

2012 Wolfsburg West Contingency Award winner- Tom Bruch, Tom Newport and Gaylen Anderson from Cedar Rapids, Iowa in the Appletree Automotive DSS36GHIA 1968 Karmann Ghia coupe.

 

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Bruch/Anderson/Newport DSS36 engine with WW heads. Photo by Carter Kudrle

 

Should you have any questions regarding the new WW36 category or award please contact me at burlybug@comcast.net .

 

Burly

 
VW 36hp & BB CHALLENGE
Society of Land Speed Racing Historians
www.burlyb.com

 

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