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Great news this week as the class sponsors for this year’s championships were finalised. TSR Engine Conversions and Bears Motorsport continue as Pro Class sponsors,

The club are still accepting offers for sponsorship – if you are interested, or if you know of anyone who may be interested, please get in touch with a committee member!

The 2010 Championship Dates are still not 100% confirmed but the prospective dates are as follows:

Round 1 - Easter Thunderball

April 2nd - 5th, Santa Pod Raceway

Round 2 - Big Bang

April 23rd - 25th, Santa Pod Raceway

Round 3 - Spring Nationals

May 1st - 3rd, Shakespeare County Raceway

Round 4 - Summer Nationals

June 19th - 20th, Santa Pod Raceway

Round 5 - Bug Jam 22

July 23rd - 25th, Santa Pod Raceway

Round 6 - Open Sports Nationals

August 28th - 30th, Shakespeare County Raceway

Round 7 - National Finals

September 25th - 26th, Santa Pod Raceway

Notes

There is a 100 point bonus for attending the first event.

There is a 100 point bonus for attending the final event.

There is a 100 point bonus for attending 6 events in the season.

Each competitor is required to take part in a minimum of three rounds to qualify for the Championship

Each competitor is required to compete at both venues to qualify for the championship.

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see attachment, and come back when you can do better with your workhorse..

vid clip here
http://ultravwmagazine.blogspot.com/2009/01/testing-front-end-for-bounce...

hopefully I can transfer some weight backwards on launch now... time will tell!

here's what we started with. a type 3 notchback dragcar with a type 1 framehead grafted on. the problem was that the front end was solid - no travel at all! this obviously made the car skip all over the road (or track) and was just plain dangerous!
the ideal would be a nice, springy front end, which would help transfer wait to the rear on launch, which would hopefully help the car hook up rather than breaking traction as it had been...

I started by removing the shocks, fearing they might be too firm or even seized, but that didn't help. so, after removing the spindles, steering etc. we could finally remove the arms - that took some brute force as they were seized solid... clearly our problem!

this beam had been narrowed about 5.5-inches - quite a lot. note also the lack of leaves.. i know that should reduce the spring rate, but it's not going to help the car land smoothly if it does end up pulling the front wheels!

leaves replaced and trimmed, bearings greased and everything freed-up, the car was re-assembled and ready for a test drive. watch out for the upcoming vid clip showing the newfound 'springiness'. new dampers really helped

Finally, following a meeting in January, we are pleased to also announce the 2009 Committee and their respective roles:

Chairman and Webmaster

Chris Bray
Email chris@vwdrc.com

A member since 2004, Chris has raced both a Type 3 Fastback and latterly a number of Golf GTi's in the VW Sportsman class with two championship runner-up trophies to his name including 2008.

Chris is hungry to go one step better in 2009 and can currently be seen campaigning his Oak Green Golf GTi 16v.

Vice Chairman

Paul Jackson
Email jacko@vwdrc.com

Involved with the club since it's inception Paul was the driver of the European record holding Proteus-3 dragster that ran down into the 7's!

Treasurer and Membership Secretary

Richie Grant
Email richie@vwdrc.com

Richie Grant is the longest standing member of the VWDRC, having been a member for all of our 21 years yet he's looking to make his on track debut in his Type 3 Fastback in 2009.

Marketing, Merchandise and Events Co-ordinator

Abi Tether
Email abi@vwdrc.com

Abi has been a member of the club since 2005. She won the Sir Brian Burrows Rookie of the Year trophy in her debut season and reached two finals. She joined the committee for the 2008 season, and was awarded the Becky Sutton Memorial trophy for services to the club in that year. She has used numerous different race vehicles, including her '65 Samba 'Sambasaurus', a Corrado, Polo and a couple of diesels - a MkV Golf and a Skoda Fabia vRS.

2009 will see Abi compete in ANOTHER new race car - a Mk3 Golf VR6 Highline and it is widely believed that she holds the record for most race cars used in a season!

Public Relations Officer

Shane Rae
Email shane@vwdrc.com

Shane started racing in 2007 in his US import Type 2 Westfalia and has joined the committee for the 2009 season. One of the highlights of 2008 was Shane running a perfect ET at Summer Nationals and being voted RNJ Motorsport 'Car of the Meeting' and as part of his team 'Crazy Canuck Racing' was the host of the annual Racers Party at Bug Jam.

Sportsman Class Representative

Polly Naylor
Email polly@vwdrc.com

Polly has been racing in the VWDRC since 2007, in 2008 she was runner-up in the Avon Park VW Sportsman championship and was elected to the committee for the 2009 season. Her racecar – a Wizard Roadster is currently in the 'works' and she hopes it will see the light of day before she retires!

While the work continues on the Wizard, Polly has been campaigning her daily driver, which for the past 2 seasons has been a Mk3 Polo GT, although for the 2009 season, she has upgraded to a Mk2 Golf GTi.

Pro Class Representative

Luke Stevenson
Email luke@vwdrc.com

Luke is a passionate supporter of both the sport and the club, and is new to the committee for 2009. He is aiming to propel 'Major Lucky' his spaceframed MK2 Golf into the 9's by 2010 and in doing so, hoping to give current Pro champion James Hodson a run for his front-wheel drive money!

Alternate Engine Representative

Ian Huggan
Email huggy@vwdrc.com

Ian 'Darkside' Huggan has been a leading light in the development of Subaru power in VW's over the past 5 years. Whilst building his racecar, Ian used his T3 work van to compete in the championship, with the help of a dose of Nitrous Oxide! This will be his second year on the committee

Technical Officer

Danny Allen
Email danny@vwdrc.com

Taking some time out from racing in 2009 to look after his new son Danny has gratefully stayed on as a technical advisor for us.

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Although the classes have changed for 2009, the calendar hasn't. There are again 7 races in 2009 with any competitors best 6 counting towards the national championship.

There is a 100 point bonus for attending the first event.

There is a 100 point bonus for attending the final event.

There is a 100 point bonus for attending 6 events in the season.

Round 1 - Easter Thunderball

All the VW classes plus National Drag Racing Championships, Pro-Fuel Shootout - Top Fuel Dragsters, Funny Cars, Street Eliminator Series plus Rocket Bike, Jet Cars, Jet Trucks, Jet Beetle, Monster Truck and an extravaganza of moto stunts and displays.

Round 2 - Big Bang

Many racer's favorite event, Big Bang will once again host a whole line-up of great things to do on and off the track, day time and night time.

The best way to enjoy Big Bang is to camp over with your mates and take things at a relaxed pace. This is the most chilled-out VW show on the calendar!

Round 3 - Spring Nationals

Mixed drag racing event up in Shakespeare's Stratford.

Round 4 - Summer Nationals

All the VW classes plus MSA British Championship for Top Methanol plus all sportsman classes plus The Wild Bunch, Nostalgia Altereds and Drag Bikes inc. SuperTwins. Jet Car demos and track displays.

Round 5 - Bug Jam 22

For a full Bug Jam 21 report and gallery visit: www.bugjam.co.uk.

"Europe's No.1 Summer VW Festival" VW Drag Racing, RWYB track action, Super Mod, VW Traders, 4 music arenas, Top DJs, Comedy shows, Funfair, Mr & Miss Bug Jam, Show & Shine plus weekend camping.

Round 6 - Open Sports Nationals

Mixed drag racing event up in Shakespeare's Stratford.

Round 7 - National Finals

All the VW classes plus MSA British Championship Finals for Top Methanol plus all sportsman classes plus The Wild Bunch, Nostalgia Altereds, Drag Bikes inc SuperTwins. Jet Car demos and track displays.

Remember guys, entries have to be in THREE WEEKS before the start of the meeting or you'll be charged double for entering late...