The question when talking about the Bug-In is an easy one. Who doesn’t like wheelstanding turbocharged Volkswagen Beetles that run 11-second quarter miles at over 100 miles per hour? Anyone? While there is obviously a large amount of Volkswagen and America that that became synonymous with an unfortunate granola munching Hippie shtick in the ’60s, an intrepid few eschewed the slow for the quick, and modified their ass-engined economy cars for maximum velocity and performance down the 1320 feet of the drag strip. The last thing any of the German designers of the people’s car had in mind were people hanging up the front hoops in first and second gear, then laying down rubber from the slicks over about a half mile in the quarter. Throw in a car show and a swap meet, and you pretty much have a perfect day for Volkswagens at the California Speedway. This was the Bug-In: 35th Edition.
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acarr260 says
Very cool meet. This makes me wish I was in Cali… like most other cool VW posts. Nicely documented, Mike.
Brian Driggs says
That’s a solid meet, Bumbeck. Looks like a good time for sure.
Isn’t there a part of every red-blooded gearhead in the world that wants – however secretly – to build his own Bug? I know I do. Will it ever happen? Doubtful, but it sure looks like fun.
There’s an old yellow bug sitting in a field a couple blocks from my house. The grass around it is tall enough to suggest it hasn’t moved in well over two years (which is about as long as I’ve lived in the area and seen it. Every time I pass by, I want to adopt that thing…
What the hell is wrong with me?
Mad_Science says
Must. Have. Baja-Ghia.