This page is devoted to Pauls buggy and results

CREW

Driver : Paul Smart

Navigator : Currently unknown, when he gets his buggy going again, we'll find out

Paul Smart, Stuart Smart, Dick Lang, and anyone else within reach.

Technical Specs

• Engine : Toyota 4A-GE, ~1587cc four cylinder 20-valve DOHC alloy head. Stock compression, Stock camshaft (currently), Stock injectors driven by a Haltech Injection only computer (F3-C), Scorcher mechanical advance electronic points distributor, Delvac-XHP Turbo Diesel engine oil (Mobil 1 no good for this engine in these conditions), Stock exhaust header with 1.25"x17.25" long 'tuning fork' pipes into a single 2" collector then through a 2" hot dog (resonator), 100kW (~152HP) at rear wheels at 5500 RPM on Premium unleaded (96 octane), red line at 7500 RPM, runs on 100% Av-Gas (110-115 octane)
• Chassis : Pauls design tubular frame 'space cage' buggy chassis. (CAMS Type 5)
• Suspension
• Front : Widened VW 'beam' front end (8 inches), laid back ~7 Degrees, towers extended to cope with the Bilstein coil-over (F4-B46-1103-H003) shock absorbers, urethane bushing, 3" extended front arms giving 21" ground clearance and 20" full suspension travel.
• Rear : Standard VW rear Torsion housing with 3/8" pivot boxes, all bushes are urethane, 3"x4" extended trailing arms with disk brake Girlock callipers, Rear Shock absorbers are Bilstein coil-over ( F4-B46-1103-H003 )
• Drive shafts: custom drive shafts with 3" of spline for the CV to travel along, Combie CV's (Constant Velocity Joints)
• Gearbox : VW Combie 1800 transaxle, stock diff &1st+2nd gears, close ratio 3rd+4th
• Fuel Tank : 90 Litre tank made from 3mm Aluminium with hole through to accommodate the gear linkage, enough AV to allow the buggy to travel nearly 800 kms with the foot flat on the floor, even further if I don't push it :-)

Results

Started racing at the VORRA State round race at Seymour (1996), then found buggy is too long (~120 inches)