VW Beetle Road Racers
January 16, 2010 by Hechtspeed
My first car was a 1972 Bug I picked up from a family friend for $500 (Check my Bug Garage here). Then I spent 2 years in Brazil as a missionary for my church. Brazil was one of the few countries that manufactured the Volkswagen Beetle. I was surrounded by them. One of the cities I lived in had a race track and they used to run Copa Fusca, which means Beetle Cup, a race class just for road racing Vdub Bugs. Some of these photos also come from the German version, the Kafer Cup series. I got to thinking and did a quick google image search. Check these Fuscas out, so rad!
I dig the front airdam spoiler, extra wide fenders and wide wheels and tires. Pretty simple formula.
This silver Fusca may be running a front radiator or oil cooler, not sure. Man that looks fun!
Here’s a German Kafer racer. Check out that big Porsche style rear wing! The little vent behind the rear window tells you its a 1972 or newer Bug. I believe all these VW racers are “Super Beetles”, the name given to the ‘72 and later bugs that came with the road race friendly MacPherson strut front suspension.
Another German racer. This one has a milder rear wing and a fiberglass front end. They must be running oil coolers in the front bumper area, see those vents?
I think it’d be cool to do a street version of this setup. Super Beetles are neglected versus their 50’s and 60’s brothers, so picking one up cheap would be easy. VW performance engines are very affordable and body parts in fiberglass are also easy to find.
This 68+ Fusca is possibly the perfect Bug to me, perfect stance. Super low, wide fenders, bumperless body and extra wide wheels. Dang that’s hot! Raise it up an inch or two and go track racing. 150hp pushing 1600 lbs has gotta be a super fun ride!
Hope you enjoyed these Fuscas. Any Vdub lovers out there? Let us know below with a comment.
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Great cars- I raced Beetle in the mid 60’s and would love any of these :)
hello, i have a beetle as well and im going to put some wider fenders on it . i really like this beetles look. does anybody know how many inches wider then stock these new fenders on this bug are????? answers are much appreciated
thanks,
Hey there John! Thanks for commenting. Good to see another vdub bug lover. As far as the wider than stock fenders, I believe they are usually 2″ wider than stock. But a quick google search should net you some answers.
John, check this link: http://www.markvfiberglass.com/catalog/fenders/fenders.html
Looks like there is all sorts of sizes for wide fenders. Good luck and let us know how your bug turns out.
Dude yes, Super Bugs are easy to find and super affordable. There’s a shop out here in the backwoods, a well-kept secret. Pat’s Auto VW/Audi/Porsche. And I live in Oregon. The guy literally has about 4 acres of old cool VWs, Audis, and Porsches, over 80% of them being aircooled! (excluding the Audis, of course). I’m going to build a road-race Bug myself, with a 2100cc Porsche aircooled engine.
Shane, sounds cool. You’ll have to keep us updated on your racebug build. Thanks for commenting!
I love the blue beetle at the bottom. i have a 74 and i am having trouble finding fenders for it … well i should say i am haveing trouble finding a quality set of fenders that are like the garbage you see running around on the ricers. if you know of any please let me know
Im looking for some wheels with a deep lip like those what brand and size wheels are they?
Man I love those bugs!
I have a 1973 1303sb and would love to race. Does anyone know of a circuit in the states? I’m out in the Western region, and if there’s not there needs to be one!