>> >  The other wonderful idea along these lines would be to
     >> > find a drag strip and go on 'grudge' night- match-race vans, for 
     >> > the slowest 1/4 miles they'd ever have recorded!
     >>
     >There is a drag strip in Union Grove, Wis that will let anything 
     >race.(as long as it passes inspection)  I have always wanted to race 
     >my covertible.
     >After I fix my the bus-movingandstopping-bits I think i will take my
     >camper.
     
     Hey, I was at Santa-Pod raceway a couple of weekends back and I took 
     my '64 Deluxe on the strip. Stock 1600cc single port, and I got a 1/4 
     mile of 25 seconds with 47mph on the dial.
     
     cool,
     
     Lee.
     
     '64 samba
     l.s.griffiths@physics.salford.ac.uk