8.02 @ 169mph!

Richie Webb does it again, setting a new PB at Santa Pod over the weekend.

Now for a winter of making it go faster...

Help!

Is anyone out there, within reasonable distance of Bicester, able to hang a pair of Beetle doors?

Ellie's Angel is nearly done - all that's left now is for me to jam the fuel pump on and for someone else to gap the doors. I've had a go at it, it ain't happening. The doors fit, they were on when it was painted, but will they now? Like hell...

So, is anyone out there able to save the day and release Angel back into the wild - and give me my garage back?

Coming up...

This weekend sees the last of the 3 Santa Pod VW weekenders. All the usual guff and nonsense with the added bonus that it's VW-only RWYB (plus invited guests) so no lines of Corsas etc clogging the fire up lane.

This year's theme is Zombie Fright Night so expect lots of hilarious people in bad costumes causing a nuisance throughout the weekend. Friday night sees Ivan McCutcheon and Niki Dimensions playing House and D&B. Saturday night is the usual Jensen D Groover farce. Alternatively there's the Scary Monsters indie party in the Fuellers Bar both nights.

Saturday night sees Shaun of the Dead being shown in the Fuellers Bar after the noise has stopped.

Tickets are £40 on the gate
(under 13s go free)

(clickety fo' biggety)

Don't Call It A Comeback...

Less than 2 weeks after the Slough Swapmeet shuffled off this mortal coil a group of enthusiasts have come together and performed CPR.

Details are still being finalised but it will be at Montem Sports Centre, Slough on November 2nd.
As well as the swapmeet there will be trophies for classes yet to be decided.

If you want to book a table please email traders@sloughswapmeet.co.uk

Slough Swapmeet

Pollock, in the guise of intrepid investigative reporter, has received this message from the infamous John Daniel regarding this year's swapmeet:

"Regretfully, the committee decided at the post mortem meeting last December to wind up the event as we were told that Slough Council are planning to demolish the Centre and the Ice Arena in the next couple of years or so.
This news of a closure, allied to the general decline in attendance and the poor health of a senior committee member, resulted in the member's decision to call it a day.

We would like to thank all VW aircooled owners, traders and visitors, who have supported the event over the years".

Edit: It's back! See here or in the comments below.

Coming up...

NSRA Hot Rod Supernationals

1st - 3rd August

Shuttleworth College, Old Warden Park, near Biggleswade

Europe's biggest and best Hot Rod show is on next weekend. Friday and Saturday are for weekend visitors only but Sunday is the main show day and open to all.

This year's special guest is American journalist/author/Hot Rodding historian Pat Ganahl.

Sunday Tickets are £8 for adults, children £4

Gates open 10am
(9am for show cars)

Sat Nav: SG18 9EA

Bug Jam tips from Fake Science

Bug Jam Club Camping

From Santa Pod:

 

"Bug Jam, of course, is still aimed fairly and squarely at die-hard Volkswagen enthusiasts and the loyal VW clubs are a very important part of the show. So we’ll be moving the club camping pitches to a much higher profile location bringing more of these often hidden gems to the fore. This will release more space for our general campers and consequently should allow most of our day visitors to park on site minimising the need for a park and ride service."

The actual club plot lay-out will be published later this week, once they've finished shuffling all the little bits of card around. I remember when Club Camping was along the bottom of the banking. Mind you it was all fields around here then, mutter, grumble, moan, ooh, my poor old back, etc etc...

Oooh, aaaaah, pretty

(sorry about the music...)

8.14s @ 167mph

Richie Webb was racing in the Super Comp class at Santa Pod's Summernationals at the weekend, setting a new Personal Best along the way...

 

And the onboard shot (ffwd to 3m10s)