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Not quite a track day, but I ran my bone stock 74 tii at a car control clinic put on by the CCA in Colorado. Great fun, and a couple instructors claimed it was their favorite car when it was time to jump in. Give it a shot - the real beauty of HDPE is the only person you’re competing against is your own brain. Don’t stress about the point bys, and you’ll probably learn more about vehicle management than any of the folks with faster cars running at 70% of their potential.

Hi everybody, I did, not my car. I love originality and my ‘73 has been, except for an engine rebuild a few years ago. Even kept the wore out Solex on it. A few months ago I put a Weber 32/36 DGEV and a Petronix ignition on. What a difference, love it. I did modify the original air filter housing to fit. Took me a bit of fiddling though. Question, does the Weber still use the fuel return valve? Still have mine connected. After the car sits a day or two, one pump on the gas pedal, it cranks over several times before it fires. Thanks, Robert PS. Now I’ve been thinking about jumping up one cam spec. I guess this is how it starts, huh?

Yes more than a few.

gordon415, my engine has already been done with 9.5 compression pistons. I’d have to research the needs for an upgraded cam before I decide. Thanks

Early on in my Beetle journey I had the same problem.Hot start was a bear.Switched to E fuel pump and never a problem since.I switched to E fuel pump on my '02 even though when I bought it last Fall it seemed ok.Now that the car is almost done with resto lets see how it does with new fuel pump.

Got the car running and starting well finally and took it for a shake down run in the local canyons. Better testing than just around the neighborhood. The Rock Store in Malibu. If you’re local to SoCal you know… Jay Leno can be found here on many Sundays. Used to be an old haunt of mine when I rode motorcycles in the canyons. Middle of the day, mid week, so it was pretty quiet.

@cda951 looks like a great time. I'd love to find a non-flashy rally like that in Washington.

Went to the local cars and coffee recently and got a bit distracted by this Lotus Evora S. Hopefully my '02 didn't notice!

I decided it was time to get my two money pits together for a meeting, so I took the 2002 on its longest trip yet to the marina to do the annual uncovering, polishing, painting, etc on our boat. 94 miles each way, much of it at 4500 rpm or more. Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. But once there I did tool around on some coastal roads for a bit. The massive trunk easily let me pack up all of the paint, tools, batteries. etc I needed. Love using the ‘02 for normal car stuff and not just pleasure cruises!