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March Attack

March, 2009
By Stephan Szantai
Volkswagen Beetle Rear End Quarter Mile Run
Fontana, March 13 and 14th:... 
   
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Volkswagen Beetle Rear End Quarter Mile Run
Fontana, March 13 and 14th: Jack Sacchette has recently repainted his mighty Beetle - see February 2004 cover. He qualified number 4 in the packed All Motor class.
Volkswagen Beetles Quarter Mile Launches
Fontana, March 13 and 14th:... 
   
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Volkswagen Beetles Quarter Mile Launches
Fontana, March 13 and 14th: The VWs put on a great show in the bracket classes. Allen Wiess (left) damaged his engine after an 11.52-second quarter-mile pass, while Muffler Mike lost later in the semifinals of the ET2 class.
Red Volkswagen Scott Kelly0
Fontana, March 13 and 14th:... 
   
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Red Volkswagen Scott Kelly0
Fontana, March 13 and 14th: Two thumbs up to Scott Kelley, who won the All Motor finals--10.62 at 125mph against Cloyse Holland III's 10.76 at 123mph, driving a Honda Civic.
Volkswagen Bug Mike Marshall V8
Miles Marshall and his V8... 
   
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Volkswagen Bug Mike Marshall V8
Miles Marshall and his V8 Bug lost the Top Eliminator finals against Jorge DeLeon's Bus that posted a blistering 14.89 at 43mph.
Volkswagen Bug Dom Luppino Nitrous Injected
Dom Luppino raced his nitrous... 
   
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Volkswagen Bug Dom Luppino Nitrous Injected
Dom Luppino raced his nitrous injected "Fast VW", as stated on his license plate. Could a turbo be the next step?
Volkswagen Bug Raphael Vasquez Super Street Machine
A few renowned PRA racers... 
   
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Volkswagen Bug Raphael Vasquez Super Street Machine
A few renowned PRA racers participated in the event, including Raphael Vasquez and his Super Street machine.
Volkswagen Sedan Flaming Blue Paintjob
This flamed Sedan was glowing... 
   
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Volkswagen Sedan Flaming Blue Paintjob
This flamed Sedan was glowing in the sun. Cool paintjob!
Volkswagen Beetle Classic Hot Rod
A few Hot Rod VWs, which you... 
   
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Volkswagen Beetle Classic Hot Rod
A few Hot Rod VWs, which you may remember from our past issues, found a spot together. Fred Hidalgo's '64 now displays a pair of skinny gasser wheels in the front!
Volkswagen Beetle Drag Run
Look at the ohmygad turbo... 
   
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Volkswagen Beetle Drag Run
Look at the ohmygad turbo setup on Dave and Keith Greiner's '67! Scruffy Beetle took part in our 2002 Dyno Day.
0407Vwt Race10 Z
There wasn't any show per... 
   
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0407Vwt Race10 Z
There wasn't any show per se, but a neat "Car on Display" area. Note the pack of canopies to the right.
Volkswagen Bug Rod Iron
You can count on Randy Carlson... 
   
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Volkswagen Bug Rod Iron
You can count on Randy Carlson to bring some weird wheels! The foreman of Oldbug.com drove in this Iron Bug built in 1985.
Volkswagen Bug Large Fenders
Torey Braun's '66 street/strip... 
   
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Volkswagen Bug Large Fenders
Torey Braun's '66 street/strip Bug looks absolutely gorgeous. Powers comes from a 190-horsepower 74x94 motor.
Volkswagen Sedan Drag Run
All vehicles had to run a... 
   
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Volkswagen Sedan Drag Run
All vehicles had to run a muffler; even race cars like Leo De La Rosa's drag Sedan.
0407Vwt Race14 Z
Race Director Ron Fleming... 
   
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0407Vwt Race14 Z
Race Director Ron Fleming (left), hanging out with Dyno Don Chamberlin, the official announcer of this event.
Volkswagen Beetle Wheelie
Dom "The Burnout King" is... 
   
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Volkswagen Beetle Wheelie
Dom "The Burnout King" is well known for his, well, burnouts... But he is getting pretty good at wheelies as well!
Drag Car Burnout
Marty Staggs posted the lowest... 
   
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Drag Car Burnout
Marty Staggs posted the lowest ET of the day (5.97) with his latest toy, the ex-Competition Engineering Altered from Arizona.
Volkswagen Beetle Drag Run
The Bergs brought out their... 
   
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Volkswagen Beetle Drag Run
The Bergs brought out their famous black '67 - another former VWT feature car - out of semi-retirement. Doug Berg was behind the wheel.
Volkswagen Beetle Research
Volkswagen Beetle The all new Volkswagen Beetle is a good car, with practical styling to fit your lifestyle. The Beetle gets 20 mpg in the city and 28 on the highway, and comes with comparable warranty coverage to other vehicles in its class. You also might want to research the Volkswagen Passat and the Volkswagen GTI.
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Produced between 1968 and 1979, Bay Window Westfalias are still plentiful in the United States. But let's face it... the last model came out of the German factory a quarter of a century ago; as a result...
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