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Old April 3rd 2006, 02:22
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aircooled VW Gumball race 2006

Was held at 1st of April (last weekend).
It was a time contest on public roads, starting in the Netherlands at the last petrol station, just 100 yards from the german Autobahn border

The goal was to arrive as quickly as possible at the bug-shop www.beetlefactory.com which is about 135 km into germany.
As none of us were ever been there, it was alsio a sort of contest who was best in navigating/ reeding the roadmap best.

Starting time was the time slip from the store at the petrol station subtracted by the time from the receipt at the beetlefactory shop.
Winner was a 1303 with 2 liter type 4 with K-jetronic in just over 1 hour Congrats Nigel!
Considering the road works and subsequent speed restrictions underway (and some general 120km/h limits) and the time spend in finding the shop in city of Wuppertal, that is very fast!

Within this are some pics:

http://www.bug-talk.de/international...r=asc&start=15

Greetings,
Walter
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Old April 3rd 2006, 10:06
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The first Gumball Race was a success Big thumbs up to Maurice for organizing the event and to the guys at the Beetle Factory for looking after us and Rob for making such cool trophy's .
Walter the link should be www.beetle-factory.com, my japanese is not so hot
I can't wait until next year and hope that a few more cars will take part...
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Old April 3rd 2006, 15:49
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Hmm, thanks for the correction Nigel

Here's a video where you can see yourself collecting the cool trophy

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/E...1F5EAFC390.htm
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Old April 8th 2006, 15:17
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Gumball

It was FUN!!!!! i hope it will be back in 2007!!!!!
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