Maximum Speed VW Challenge Records through 2013

BIG BLOCK, W/C & 36 hp
TOP SPEED RECORDS
VW CHALLENGE


Small Block……………..36hp
Big Block………………..40hp, 1300, 1500, 1600
Super Block…………….T4/T2/914…1700,1800,2000
Water Cooled…………..All Gas and Diesel



Current as of March 5, 2014

FASTEST 4 CYLINDER VW
2012 Dewey Potter 212.922mph 00 Passat 2000cc BV



AIR COOLED
BUG/SUPER BEETLE(without Aero)
1997 Dean Lowry 133.062 73 Super 2332cc EM


BUG/SUPER BEETLE(with Aero)
1988 Hans Dahlback 174.705mph 55 Bug __?__cc SW


BAJA BUG
2009 Cody Johnson 100.509mph 61 Bug 2180cc BV

VOLKSROD
2011 Richard Luna 119.207mph 67 Bug 2275cc BV


KARMANN GHIA
1987 Larry Monreal 167.480mph 68 Ghia 1875cc BV



SS36BUG
2013 Bryan Houston 88.4mph 65 Bug 1192cc MM

SS36GHIA
2014 Dick Simon 85.8mph 56 Ghia 1192cc MM

SS36BUS
2010 Todd Penn 56.233mph 60 Single Cab1192cc BV


SSS36BUG
2010 Justin McAllister 99.370mph 74 Bug 1621cc BV


SSS36GHIA
2014 Dick Simon 87.7mph 67 Ghia 1192cc MM

SSS36BUS
2012 Greg Urritia 55.411mph 63 Kombi 1192cc BV

DSS36BUG
2012 Bill Hatfield 114.909mph 99 Bug 1602cc BV

DSS36GHIA
2012 Tom Bruch 108.186mph 69 Ghia 1602cc BV


DSS36BUS
2012 Ronnie Fietlesen 86.664mph 60 SingleCab1482cc BV

K36BUG
1961 Dick Beith 101.296mph 56 Bug 1282cc BV

K36GHIA
Open - no record

K36BUS
Open - no record

NA36BUG
2011 Tom Bruch 126.236mph 66 Bug 1378cc BV


NA36GHIA
2013 Tom Bruch 128.9398mph 69 Ghia 1378cc OH

NA36BUS
Open - no record

WW36 Bug
2010 Kim Slaughter 70.914mph 58 Bug 1192cc BV

WW36 Ghia
2011 Craig Wilson 84.42mph 67 Ghia 1285cc BV

WW36 Bus
2011 Ronnie Feitelsen 68.851mph 60 SingleCab1192cc BV

SS1600BB Bug
2013 Rudy Bahnsen 95.0972mph 70 Bug 1585cc OH


SS1600BB Ghia
2011 Craig Wilson 79.405mph 67 Ghia 1585cc BV

SSSBB
2012 Jan Atkinson 111.124mph 72 Super 1776cc BV



TYPE 2 Steve Muller 117.878mph 57 Kombi 2700cc AU
T2/4


TYPE 3
2013 Jon Findlay 75.800mph 70 Fastback __?__cc AU

TYPE 4
OPEN-No Record

BUGGY
2012 Brad Humenny 121.253mph 62 Buggy 2332cc BV


SANDRAIL
1977 Mark Gyzebyk 152.780mph Grizzly 1999cc BV

KIT CAR/CUSTOM VW
1971 Ken Lowry 160.470mph 60 Amante 1500cc BV

TRIKE
OPEN-No Record

MOTORCYCLE
OPEN-No Record

LAKESTER/FORMULA VEE
1985 Jared Collier 189.786cc Frameworks 2800cc BV

STREAMLINER
1990 Skip Moore 161.870mph Streamliner 1776c EM



WATER COOLED GAS(4 cyl)
BEETLE/NEW BEETLE
2010 Greg Hogue 128.500mph 00 NB 2000cc TX

RABBIT/GOLF/PICK UP/JETTA
2011 Keith Pedersen 195.582mph 80 Pick-Up 2000cc BV

SCIRROCO/CORRADO
2011 Rene Berger 145.96mph ?_ Corrado 2000cc DE

PASSAT/CC
2012 Dewey Potter 212.922mph 00 Passat 2000cc BV

VANAGON/EUROVAN/5
OPEN-No Record

LAKESTER/FORMULA VEE
2007 Dan Chilson 212.610mph Frameworks 2153cc BV


WATER COOLED GAS(6 CYL)
GOLF/JETTA/RABBIT/PICK-UP
2010 Jeremy Freedman 208.100mph 97 Golf 2981cc VR6 TX

WATER COOLED DIESEL
PRODUCTION
2009 Connie Hogue 132.445mph 00 Nu Beetle2000cc 4 TX
2007 Kevin Winder 116.546mph 83 Pick-Up 1497cc 4 BV
2006 Frank Deinbacher 124.300mph ?_ T5 MH __?__cc DE

STREAMLINER
1980 Keke Rosberg 224.990mph Volkswagen 2400cc 5 IT
2011 Kevin Winder 149.182mph Winder 2000cc 4 BV

HYBRID(VW Engine or Body or Production VW Hyb.)
2012 Carlos Lago 187.147mph 13 Jetta 1400cc 4 BV
2009 Jim Bradshaw 165.714mph 70 Ghia 1497cc 4 BV
2009 Jacob Staub 97.740mph 00 Honda 1200cc 3 BV


FASTEST VW CHRONOLOGY(4 cyl)

2012 Dewey Potter 212.922 mph Bonneville
Passat 2.0 Turbo WC


2007 Dan Chilson 212.610mph Bonneville
Lakester 2.0 Turbo WC

1987 Jared Collier 199.902mph Bonneville
Lakester 2.0 Turbo WC

1985 Jared Collier 189.786mph Bonneville
Lakester 2.8 Carb AC

1979 Burke LeSage 160.740mph(tie) Bonneville
Belly Tank 1.5 F.I. AC

1971 Ken Lowry 160.740mph(tie) Bonneville
Kit Car 2.0 Carb AC

1970 Ken Lowry 157.898mph Bonneville
Kit Car 2.0 Carb AC

1969 Bob Newmire 134.930mph Bonneville
Lakester 1.7 Carb AC

1967 Bob Newmire 130.620mph Bonneville
Lakester 1.7 Carb AC

1963 Dick Beith 129.680mph Bonneville
Belly Tank 1.3 Supchg AC

1961 Dick Beith 101.696mph Bonneville
Bug 1.3 Supchg AC

1960 Dick Beith 80.874mph Bonneville
Bug 1.2 Carb AC

1959 Phil Freudiger 67.560mph Bonneville
Bug 1.2 Carb AC

1954 Dick Katayanagi 61.21mph Sacramento CA
Bug 1.2 Carb AC

1949 Otto Matthe 120.110mph Autobahn DE
Type 64 1.1 Carb AC

1939 _____?_____ 86.991mph Autobahn DE
Type 64 1.0 Carb AC



SPECIAL MENTION

1901 Ferdinand Porsche 37.00mph Austria
Lohner-Porsche Mixte(Hybrid)




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