Kalahari Desert Speedweek

[36hplandspeedracer]

G'day VW Racers

I have looked over the Speedweek results and created the Volkswagen LSR history list below for this years Kalahari meet. I would sure appreciate hearing from any of the Volkswagen racers. As you can see I am missing critical information regarding each of the race cars and also need photos of each VW racer for the photo file. Please PM me or contact me through the VW Challenge FaceBook page at http://www.facebook.com/groups/36hpvw.challenge . Also please feel free to share photos and info on our land speed racers at the FaceBook site.

2014 Steyn Croesler 54.059 68 Bug 62 _?_ __?__cc Kalahari SA
87 kph

2014 Paul Dalton 52.195 _?_ Buggy 156 _?_ 1600cc Kalahari SA
84 kph

2014 Pierre Eksteen 128.002 74 Beetle 61 _?_ 2000cc Kalahari SA
206 kph Top 5 in Class Turbo Big Block

2014 Ian Fowler 50.952 _?_ Buggy 156 _?_ 1600cc Kalahari SA
82 kph

2014 Craig Plowden 60.894 _?_ Buggy 156 _?_ 1600cc Kalahari SA
98 kph

2014 Storm VanStaden 60.237 69 Beetle 149 _?_ __?__cc Kalahari SA
97 kph

2014 Art Vilsoen 64.001 73 Beetle 55 _?_ __?__cc Kalahari SA
103 kph

2014 Ian Werwayen 63.379 _?_ Buggy 156 _?_ 1600cc Kalahari SA
102 kph


Photo by Burly Burlile

Thanx for taking time to share your details with me.

Burly

Burly Burlile
Mendon, Utah, USA
VW 36hp & BB Challenge

http://www.facebook.com/groups/36hpvw.challenge

Freelance Photo Journalist
Society of Land Speed Racing Historian (SOLSRH)

[36hplandspeedracer]

I am currently researching details for a magazine article about Porsches (both Porsche and VW powered) that race in land speed. I need good quality photos and overall technical details. I have some pics of your 356(s) that are minimal in size and hope you see this message so I can obtain the information I need. Also that of any other four cylinder Porsche (or Porsche powered) vehicles that have competed at the Kalahari events. Event organizers? Can you help with contact info?

Any help you are anyone else can offer would be greatly appreciated. Please PM me with your email and I will return my email so the photos and details can be transferred.

May the Speed be with you.......................

Burly Burlile
Society of Land Speed Racing Historians
U.S.A.

[vw59beetle]

Hi Burly

I will send you an email by the end of this weekend with all the info you asking for. I can not remember what I have already send you, but you welcome to email me at for more detailed request.

Cheers
Wernher

[36hplandspeedracer]

Below are two new photos of the T64 dash and engine compartment plus reposts of earlier photos that became deleted. Hopefully these will not disappear a second time! While you can see progress is being made, this will be the last update post for awhile.

The publicity this car has generated created a problem for the builders with too many interruptions from both media and curious observers calling and stopping by the shop(s) and it has seriously slowed their ability to spend time completing the T64 versus "talking about it"! Any further updates will be at the discretion of the builders and it is requested that all contact with them be deferred until after completion of this very special 36hp Challenge racer.













Thanx so much for your understanding and patience.

Burly

[Bugger]

HI Burly Burlile If you send me a e-mail to then I can send you a whole bunch of Photos of our Speedweek Expedition and the Bugs we took with

[Bugger]

This is Bloedhond. Afrikaans for Bloodhound. I actually did a GPS 215km/h but I missed the cones as I mis understood the marshall when they turned the track around. Then straight after that I did a GPS 209 with a official 206 on the score card. . .

[Bugger]

. . . . . . . Enjoy the pics

[Donovan D]

Is anyone from Cape Town making the trip up this year?

[Tony Z]

not me... still hoping for 2016 though but not holding my breath

[36hplandspeedracer]

It has been awhile since the last update on the 36hp Challenge Type 64 recreation being built in North Carolina. The crew of Bruce Cook, Dave MIller, Whitey Worsham and Elbert Efird have been working vigorously behind the scenes to make this masterpiece come together so I thought I would post the latest photos they have shared. As can be seen, the extremely difficult part of creating the body, all of the interior panels, are now formed and installed. Kudos to Dave for this amazing effort. Enjoy the images............Burly










All photos by Bruce Cook